Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
May 15, 2026 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUWA Statement on Proposed Changes to the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area – 5.15.26 Amendments to Plan reduce conservation in favor of extractive development and off-road vehicle dominance Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org Salt Lake City, UT – Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released the final environmental assessment and...
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ADVOCATES FOR THE WESTCENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYCONSERVE SOUTHWEST UTAHCONSERVATION LANDS FOUNDATIONSOUTHERN UTAH WILDERNESS ALLIANCETHE WILDERNESS SOCIETYWILDEARTH GUARDIANS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2026 Northern Corridor Highway Risks Irreversible Harm to Mojave Desert Tortoise – 5.11.26 Conservation Groups Amend Lawsuit over Federal Agencies’ Failure to Protect Threatened Wildlife in Reapproving Controversial...
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May 11, 2026 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUWA Statement on the Trump Administration’s Rescission of the BLM Public Lands Rule – 5.11.26 The Rule reiterated that conservation is one of many uses of the nation’s public lands Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org Washington, DC – The Department of the...
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May 7, 2026 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUWA Statement on BLM’s Intent to Expand Destructive Motorized Use in the San Rafael Swell and San Rafael Desert – 5.7.26 Proposal would damage cultural sites, wildlife habitat, and non-motorized visitors at the behest of Utah politicians and extreme off-road vehicle groups Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2026 Unprecedented Alliance Highlights Need for Real Affordable Housing Solutions Without Sacrificing Public Lands – 4.29.26 Leaders of the Affordable Housing and Public Lands Community unveil “Shared Ground” affirming that protecting public lands and expanding affordable housing are complementary, not competing, priorities. Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications...
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