The citizen’s wilderness proposal is not dead “Nine million acres of globally significant wilderness really do remain within our public lands.  Let’s listen to everybody — but we can never give up on the preservation and stewardship of Utah’s irreplaceable wild canyons and fragile deserts.”  Letter-to-the-Editor – The Salt Lake...

Commissioners: San Juan bill could include Hovenweep, Canyonlands expansion “So far the initiative to expand the monument is not experiencing any protestors or disfavor,” said San Juan County Commissioner Lynn Stevens. Enlarging the monument could be accomplished in several ways, including congressional legislation, a cooperative management agreement between the National...

Silent focus: Neuroscientists float the San Juan River to ponder how the brain works GLEN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, Utah — Todd Braver emerges from a tent nestled against the canyon wall. He has a slight tan, except for a slim pale band around his wrist. For the first time...

SUWA's Steve Bloch on the agreement to protect Desolation Canyon "Now is the time to build upon the trust and good will that the agreement between SUWA and Barrett generated to accomplish lasting protection for this uniquely Utah treasure. By ensuring that the Bill Barrett Corp. will be able to...