Last week, America’s outdoor recreation industry pushed back against Utah Governor Gary Herbert, whose radical land grab policies threaten to carve up and sell off Utah’s spectacular public lands.
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Join Us at Hidden Splendor this Fall!
Please join us from September 21-23 for this year's SUWA Roundup, where members and supporters gather each year to camp, hike, discuss wilderness issues, share good food and camaraderie, and enjoy the beauty of Utah’s canyon country.
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75 years ago today
Seventy-five years ago today, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt designated the Capitol Reef National Monument, proclaiming "it would be in the public interest to reserve such lands." No one today would dispute that FDR's action was visionary -- because today Capitol Reef National Park is considered one of the crown jewels...
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HERBERT DODGES ON COSTS AND EFFECTS OF HIS FEDERAL LAND GRAB EFFORTS
“If Herbert is spending millions of dollars of our tax money for his litigation against the United States, he should at least be honest with Utah Citizens about what he’s doing, “ said Scott Groene, SUWA's Executive Director. "He's attacking Utah's wilderness and national parks, not protecting them."
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Utah’s anti-wilderness frenzy – Redrock Report July 2012
Here's what is happening this month with the redrock: 1. Taking the fight to Utah Governor Herbert. 2. San Rafael Swell and more threatened by an awful Emery County proposal. 3. Redrock champs in Congress step up again. 4. Potash mining & tar sands -- more reasons to protect Greater...
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