Nokai Dome in the San Juan-Canyonlands region.  Photo copyright Harvey Halpern. Over the past two months, we’ve participated in a series of meetings with San Juan County commissioners and representatives […]

On April 26, U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar instructed Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and his “Balanced Resource Council” to “Be not afraid,” no new monuments would be designated without […]

Tucked between the rivers slowed by Lake Powell, a wilder, more unpredictable set of wonders can be found.  Here, in the still unprotected Glen Canyon wilderness, sandstone domes and mesas […]

It’s an exciting time for friends of redrock country! The San Juan-Canyonlands region of southeastern Utah contains some of the most iconic landscapes of the American West, including the ancient […]

National Monument(s) for Utah? You’ve probably heard news of possible national monument designations for Utah’s San Rafael Swell and Cedar Mesa, and of the ensuing furor from some Utah officials […]