Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
How Dust on Colorado’s Snow Could Ruin Your Salad “If your lettuce doesn’t get grown in California, you notice that in Washington, D.C.” So says Jayne Belnap, an ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in a must-read piece from Climate Progress on how increasing dust from industrial development on...
Read MoreLast year the BLM proposed to sell 57 oil and gas leases primarily located in Utah’s stunning San Rafael Swell. The leases would have green-lighted development on more than 80,000 acres of proposed wilderness, the vast majority of which the BLM itself acknowledges are wilderness-caliber landscapes. The leases would have also authorized...
Read MoreHere's what is happening this month with the redrock: 1. The Utah state legislature's anti-federal government campaign hits a brick wall called the U.S. Constitution. 2. Take action for wild Utah this summer! 3. SUWA's annual Backyard Bash celebrates our community of citizen activists. 4. The BLM has a lot...
Read MoreHere's what is happening this month with the redrock: 1. Don't let the BLM sacrifice Labyrinth Canyon for fertilizer! 2. Support in the Senate for protecting Utah wilderness is on the rise. 3. Educators tell Utah legislators they are chasing imaginary unicorns. 4. Moab residents discuss the Greater Canyonlands National...
Read MoreMay 2013 Here’s what is happening this month with the redrock: 1. Join Neil Young and Daryl Hannah in our Greater Canyonlands photo campaign. 2. Bad news for Hatch Point in Greater Canyonlands. 3. Help increase congressional support for Utah wilderness. 4. Attend an upcoming redrock event in NJ, NY...
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