Proposed Desolation Canyon wilderness, photo by Ray Bloxham In what can only be called “shockingly disappointing,” the Utah Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is promoting a private company’s plan to develop the Desolation Canyon proposed wilderness and destroy thousands of acres. We would have expected as much during the last...
Read MoreA message from Aron Ralston
You might know me as “that guy who cut off his arm to escape a boulder.” With the nationwide release this month of 127 Hours – the Hollywood adaptation of my story – you might soon know me as “that guy played by James Franco” (who so vividly pretends to...
Read MoreORV Travel Plan in the Works — Protect Wilderness in the Glen Canyon area
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area photo by Ray Bloxham The Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (GCNRA) encompasses a significant portion of Utah’s redrock country in southern Utah. Authorized in 1972 and managed by the National Park Service (NPS), it covers 1.25 million acres of remote and wild canyon country. This...
Read MoreProtect Arch Canyon from ORVs
Please tell the Utah BLM State Director that Arch Canyon is a gem that must be preserved — not managed as a playground for ATVs and dirt bikes. Arch Canyon, photo by Liz Thomas The Bureau of Land Management recently denied SUWA’s request to protect Arch Canyon from the damage...
Read MoreGreat News on San Juan-Canyonlands!
Great news! We’ve learned recently that Senator Bob Bennett (R-UT) is not likely to try pushing a harmful bill for the San Juan-Canyonlands landscape. Thank you, all of you, who contacted your members of Congress on this important issue! White Canyon proposed wilderness. Photo copyright Chris Case (www.chriscasephoto.com). Throughout the...
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