FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  August 25, 2026 Recreation, Conservation Groups Unite Against Forest Service Travel Rule Rollback  – 8.25.26 Proposal would gut protections for fish and wildlife, create chaos for public lands users Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  August 20, 2026 Utah Senator Mike Lee Wants to Speed Up the Destruction of Bears Ears National Monument – 8.20.26 Piling on top of Trump’s proclamation, Lee could soon fast-track an attempt to rip up the national monument’s land-use plan, which reflects a historic collaborative management process...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  August 14, 2026 Mining Claims Filed Immediately After Trump Decimates National Monuments in Utah – 8.14.26  Attempts to file mining claims in Bear Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments shows industry clamoring to exploit landscapes Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.orgAutumn...

August 5, 2026 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUWA Statement on BLM’s Cancellation of 10 New Backcountry Airstrips in Redrock Country – 8.5.26 None of the airstrips were previously designated and many were reclaimed  Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org Salt Lake City, UT – Monday, following a formal appeal from the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA), the Bureau of...