Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Submit Your Comments on the Grand Staircase-Escalante Draft Management Plan by November 9th It was only two years ago when we celebrated the restoration of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Now, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released a draft Resource Management Plan for the restored monument and is accepting...
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Good news! The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has taken meaningful steps to protect the world-renowned Labyrinth Canyon and Gemini Bridges area near Moab! On September 28th, the BLM released a final motorized vehicle travel management plan for this 300,000-acre landscape which identifies areas and routes open and closed to...
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The Biden administration is taking an important step to restore thoughtful, transparent, and efficient decision-making under the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) and your input can help get it over the finish line. Signed into law in 1970, NEPA embodies our nation’s environmental conscience and is considered one of our...
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If you’ve spent any time on public lands in recent years you’ve undoubtedly noticed the explosive growth in human-powered recreation—hiking, biking, camping, climbing, river running, and horseback riding. In addition to the typical frustrations that come with crowded parking areas, full campsites, and busy trails, this increasing use also brings...
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Unfortunately for Utah’s public lands, bad ideas just don’t go away. In April, SUWA successfully challenged the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) approval of a controversial lithium mining project located near the entrance to Canyonlands National Park and Dead Horse Point State Park. Our victory provided a reprieve to one...
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