Reports From the Field is a blog of SUWA’s Field Volunteers, accounting experiences, reflections and activism from time spent in direct service of Utah’s wild and public lands. When hiking […]
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A GOP star for Utah wilderness
There have been several GOP stars in recent years. One of them has been Rep. Tim Johnson of Illinois. And he’s done it again by writing President Obama and asking him to designate a Greater Canyonlands National Monument.
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Intern Files: On getting shut out of a meeting on Utah’s Land Grab
It took just minutes for me to be removed from Room 1324 in the Longworth office building of the U.S. House of Representatives. I was attending a meeting by the Congressional Western Caucus to discuss H.B. 148, Utah’s Transfer of Public Lands Act—also known as the Utah legislature’s pipe dream...
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Redrock activists greet President Obama’s motorcade in Denver
We hope that our message of ‘Protect Greater Canyonlands’ rang a bell and that he will put conservation and responsible recreation ahead of unsustainable resource extraction and irresponsible off-road vehicle use.
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Help us block gas drilling in Redrock country
We need your help to save Utah’s spectacular Desolation Canyon from plans for a massive natural gas project.
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