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Scott Groene: Red Rock Wilderness Act Drives Utah’s Wilderness Debate

Feb 14th, 2020 Written by Scott Groene

This op-ed by SUWA Executive Director Scott Groene was published in the online version of the Salt Lake Tribune on February 13, 2020. With the reintroduction of America’s Red Rock […]

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Wild Utah Podcast, Episode 11: Kya Goes To Congress

Feb 13th, 2020 Written by suwa

In this episode, we talk with SUWA Wildlands Attorney Kya Marienfeld and Legislative Director Jen Ujifusa about the status of, and funding for, large-scale eradication of piñon pine and juniper forests on BLM lands in Utah.

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America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act Introduced in the House!

Feb 7th, 2020 Written by suwa

It’s official! America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA). With your support to galvanize members of Congress, there are […]

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SUWA Statement on Utah National Monument Plans

Feb 6th, 2020 Written by suwa

Salt Lake City, UT (February 6, 2020) – In response to the release today of the management plans for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, the Southern Utah Wilderness […]

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SUWA Praises BLM Withdrawal of Last Remaining Vegetation Removal Projects Proposed In Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

Jan 30th, 2020 Written by suwa

Withdrawal Means Planned Vegetation Treatments in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Have Been Reduced From More Than 135,000 Acres to Zero  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kya Marienfeld, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, […]

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Here at SUWA, we celebrate Juneteenth and use it a Here at SUWA, we celebrate Juneteenth and use it as a time to reflect on the ongoing pursuit of liberty and justice for all. We hope you and your families enjoy the long weekend and take the opportunity to spend time in the great outdoors.

 📸 of Salt Lake City's official Sego Celebration (left) & Sego Belonging (right) flags at SUWA's Salt Lake City Office.
We are strongest together ♡ Thank you for standing We are strongest together ♡ Thank you for standing up for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument!
Last Friday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) r Last Friday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a decision authorizing private airplanes to take off and land in the Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness by designating the previously unauthorized Keg Knoll backcountry airstrip as open for aircraft use. The airstrip is located on the west side of Labyrinth Canyon and north of Canyonlands National Park. 

For more info, visit link in bio.
Yesterday, The Center for Biological Diversity fil Yesterday, The Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice of intent to sue the Trump administration’s Bureau of Land Management for quietly approving a hydrocarbon highway through Utah’s scenic, culturally and historically significant Gate Canyon in the West Tavaputs Plateau region of eastern Utah. 

Gate Canyon feeds into Nine Mile Canyon — a world-renowned archaeological area that contains more than 10,000 unique, irreplaceable cultural, historical and archaeological resources.  The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) filed a similar 60-day notice in April. Both notices say the BLM and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act by not considering the project’s threats to Mexican spotted owls, despite the fact that the BLM identified the cliffs near the proposed blasting areas as potential owl habitat. 

Read more in our full press release—link in bio.
🚨 DEADLINE TOMORROW 🚨 ACT NOW! Link in bio. The B 🚨 DEADLINE TOMORROW 🚨 ACT NOW! Link in bio.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to designate the High Desert Trail, a roughly 810-mile off-road vehicle (ORV) route running north to south across western Utah. 

As currently proposed, the High Desert Trail would push a highly promoted ORV route through one of the most sensitive landscapes in southwestern Utah. In Washington County, the proposed route would thread a narrow passage between the designated Cougar Canyon and Slaughter Creek Wilderness Areas, continue through the Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area (NCA), and terminate in “Zone 6” of the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve near St. George—a world-class recreation area and important habitat for the threatened Mojave desert tortoise. 

The BLM is accepting public comments through Tuesday, June 16.
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