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SUWA Statement on New San Rafael Swell Management Agreement – 6.8.26 

Jun 8th, 2026 Written by suwa

June 8, 2026 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUWA Statement on New Cooperative Management Agreement for the San Rafael Swell – 6.8.26  Latest effort by State of Utah to exert control over federal public lands  Contacts:Grant […]

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Trump Administration Takes Aim at Public Lands . . . Again

Jun 4th, 2026 Written by suwa

Last Friday, after most people left work, President Trump announced the repeal of two executive orders (11644 and 11989) that govern off-road vehicle (ORV) use on public lands nationwide. He also directed federal land management agencies […]

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Actions You Can Take to Defend Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

Jun 4th, 2026 Written by suwa

There’s no way to sugarcoat it: Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is under attack.  The elected officials behind 2025’s failed public lands sell-off attempts – Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT-02) – introduced […]

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President Trump Revokes Executive Orders Protecting Public Lands from Unmanaged Motorized Recreation 

Jun 2nd, 2026 Written by suwa

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  June 2, 2026  President Trump Revokes Executive Orders Protecting Public Lands from Unmanaged Motorized Recreation  Repeal threatens wildlife, public safety, and outdoor recreation across federal lands   Contacts:Laura […]

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Virtual Rally for Grand Staircase-Escalante!

Jun 1st, 2026 Written by suwa

With less than two weeks for the Senate to take up Senator Mike Lee’s Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution to undo the management plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, […]

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🚨 ACTION ALERT! 🚨 Surprise, surprise—Senator Mike 🚨 ACTION ALERT! 🚨

Surprise, surprise—Senator Mike Lee wants to fast track the destruction of Bears Ears National Monument. He is scheming to use the Congressional Review Act to get rid of the existing management plan for this incredible living landscape.

Sound familiar? Earlier this year, Senator Lee and Rep. Celeste Maloy used this same mechanism in an attempt to overturn the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Management Plan. Their plan ultimately failed because people like YOU spoke up!

TAKE ACTION NOW! And Urge your members of Congress to speak out against Lee's attack on Bears Ears at link in bio.
This week, at the behest of Senator Mike Lee, the This week, at the behest of Senator Mike Lee, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released an opinion that the Bears Ears National Monument land-use plan is subject to the Congressional Review Act (CRA).

The plan, finalized in 2025 was historic in that it was developed through a collaborative process involving the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Bears Ears Commission.

This path paves the way for Lee and the rest of the Utah delegation to introduce fast-track legislation that could topple Tribal collaborative management and speed up the destruction of the landscape. 

Read more at suwa.org (or visit link in @protectwildutah's bio).
Within one day of President Trump illegally reduci Within one day of President Trump illegally reducing Bears Ears National Monument by over 90%, Kimmerle Mining filed 7 mining claims (see map 1) with the San Juan County (Utah) Recorder’s Office. 

Less than one month after Trump’s attack, two mining claims were also filed in Grand Staircase-Escalante by Craig Rosequist (see map 2) with the Kane County (Utah) Recorder’s Office. Both located in areas just cut out of the monument by Trump.

For more details, visit suwa.org or (link in @protectwildutah's bio).

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If you live in one of the following states, one or If you live in one of the following states, one or both of your Senators co-signed Senator Ben Ray Luján’s letter to President Trump, opposing the recent monument reductions to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante: MD, CO, DE, NV, AZ, NY, NH, NM, HI, CA, GA, MA, WI, CT, NJ, IL, MN, OR, WA, MI, VT.

Please thank them using the link in @protectwildutah's bio!

Music credit: (Waikiki by Deep Chills)
Monday, following a formal appeal from the Souther Monday, following a formal appeal from the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) withdrew its decision approving 10 backcountry airstrips in the heart of Utah’s redrock country. 

These airstrips, many of which show no signs of recent use and none of which were designated for use, are scattered across some of the most remote and ecologically sensitive landscapes in southern Utah—including the Gemini Bridges/Labyrinth Canyon area and the remote backcountry immediately adjacent to Bears Ears National Monument. 

For more info, visit link in bio.
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