Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2026 Senator Lee formally begins process to fast-track the destruction of Bears Ears National Monument in Utah – 9.17.26 Within a day, industry clamoring to exploit landscape Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.orgKeri Gilliland, The Wilderness Society, (KGilliland@tws.org)Chaitna Sinha, Conservation...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2026 First Mining Claims Filed in Lands Cut from Bears Ears National Monument – 9.16.26 Within a day, industry clamoring to exploit landscape Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.orgKeri Gilliland, The Wilderness Society, (KGilliland@tws.org)Chaitna Sinha, Conservation Codirector and Staff Attorney,...
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The U.S. Forest Service is rewriting its longstanding Travel Management Rule, which determines where off-road vehicles (ORVs) can travel across national forests and grasslands. This is the tool that land managers use to designate areas and trails for motorized use while also setting aside areas for human-powered recreation, wildlife habitat,...
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The Trump administration continues its attacks on public lands in its latest push to rescind the Roadless Rule, one of the country’s most important legal safeguards for undeveloped national forests. In August, the U.S. Forest Service moved to the next phase of its rulemaking process, releasing a dangerous proposal to...
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Protecting Utah’s redrock wilderness has never been about a single moment or a single victory. It’s a long, unfolding effort—one that depends on people willing to stand alongside these landscapes for the long haul. That’s why monthly giving matters so much: it’s an ongoing commitment that helps us carry the...
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