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Speak Up for Greater Chaco Canyon in New Mexico!

In our work to protect the redrock wilderness, we’ve long had to go beyond Utah’s boundaries to gain support for protecting public lands, and our neighbors in the Four Corners area have been powerful friends and allies. Today, they need our help. The Trump administration wants to open the Greater...

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Wild Utah Podcast, Episode 26: The Beauty Way

We take a step back to look at the macro view of why southern Utah captures the hearts of so many. We’re joined by Michael Haswood, Bears Ears Artist in Residence at Utah Diné Bikéyah, to ask: What is beauty? How is beauty embodied in your art? Is beauty important...

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SUWA Statement on the Confirmation of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact: Scott Groene, Executive Director, 801-712-5034, scott@suwa.org  Moab, UT (March 15, 2021) – In response to the Senate’s confirmation of Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) executive director Scott Groene issued the following statement: “Utah’s public lands suffered significant damage...

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Yesterday was Indigenous Peoples’ Day. We recognized it by sharing the Bears Ears Inter Tribal Coalition’s words. Today, we want to continue the spirit of Indigenous Peoples’ Day with a message about public land.  The wild lands of America’s red rock wilderness are ancestral Goshute, Ute, Shoshone, Diné, Paiute, Hopi,...

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Conservation Groups Praise the BLM’s Withdrawal of Oil and Gas Leases Near Utah National Parks

Contact: Steve Bloch, Legal Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801-859-1552, steve@suwa.org  Anne Hawke, Senior Press Secretary, Natural Resources Defense Council,  646-823-4518, ahawke@nrdc.org  Liam Kelly, Communications Manager, National Parks Conservation Association, 213-814-8666, lkelly@npca.org  Emily Thompson, Associate Director of Engagement, Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, 202-758-3936, Emily_Thompson@protectnps.org  Salt Lake City, UT...

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