Thanks to a terrific team of six Utahns, protecting Greater Canyonlands was on the agenda this week in Washington D.C.! For two days, volunteer activists representing young people, archaeology, veterans, health professionals, and local Moab residents met with key offices of the Obama administration. Loaded up with an armful of...
Read MoreNew Publication Makes Archaeological Case for Protecting Greater Canyonlands
12,000-year-old encampments of ice age mammoth hunters. Ghostly, life-sized figures staring down from towering sandstone cliffs. Hundreds upon hundreds of stone ruins clinging to canyon walls. These are just some of the remarkable artifacts that make Greater Canyonlands a treasure trove of scientific and historical knowledge. Tell President Obama to...
Read MoreSave Corona Arch and Gemini Bridges
In order to preserve the unforgettable experience provided to visitors at Corona Arch and Gemini Bridges, BLM is proposing a temporary restriction on “roped activities” in these areas. The recent adrenaline-driven fad of rope swinging, rappelling, slacklining, and highlining is negatively affecting the experience sought by the majority of visitors...
Read MoreHappy 50th, Canyonlands National Park!
Get ready for some celebrating—Canyonlands National Park is turning 50 today! That’s 50 years of gorgeous sunsets, tranquil hikes, and family exploration in one of the wildest, most beautiful parts of the United States—all thanks to a handful of Americans who had the foresight to recognize Canyonlands as one of...
Read MoreTenth Circuit Denies State and San Juan County Petitions for Rehearing
Rejects Once and For All State of Utah and County Claim that Streambed in Salt Creek Canyon Is State “Highway” Contact: Stephen Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3981 (office) Heidi McIntosh, Earthjustice, 303.996.9621 (office) (September 8, 2014) Salt Lake City, UT: This morning the United States Court of Appeals for...
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