The Bureau of Land Management has agreed with SUWA that it failed to comply with federal law when it issued a permit for an all terrain vehicle “safari,” a three-day affair in which as many as 400 ATVs travel over 500 miles of routes on public land in southeastern Utah’s...
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Urgent! Utah Governor declares war on wilderness!
Utah Governor Gary Herbert just launched the biggest attack against Utah’s wilderness we’ve faced in fifteen years.
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Enough is Enough!
The Monticello BLM office is requesting comments on its environmental assessment, which analyzed a proposal to give San Juan County a right-of-way to construct a new ATV route across scenic public lands next to Indian Creek, directly east of the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park.
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Our field staff have been busy
SUWA's field staff have been keeping busy the last few months photo-documenting the controversial ORV trails that were designated by the BLM within Greater Canyonlands.
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Victory! Protection for Salt Creek in Canyonlands NP
Last Friday, in a major victory for the Greater Canyonlands Region, a federal judge ruled against San Juan County and the State of Utah in their bid to open an off-road vehicle (ORV) route in Salt Creek Canyon in Canyonlands National Park.
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