Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
In order to preserve the unforgettable experience provided to visitors at Corona Arch and Gemini Bridges, BLM is proposing a temporary restriction on “roped activities” in these areas. The recent adrenaline-driven fad of rope swinging, rappelling, slacklining, and highlining is negatively affecting the experience sought by the majority of visitors...
Read MoreRejects Once and For All State of Utah and County Claim that Streambed in Salt Creek Canyon Is State “Highway” Contact: Stephen Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3981 (office) Heidi McIntosh, Earthjustice, 303.996.9621 (office) (September 8, 2014) Salt Lake City, UT: This morning the United States Court of Appeals for...
Read MoreThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is moving ahead with the so-called Moab Master Leasing Plan (Moab MLP). This plan will determine what areas are available for oil, gas and potash leases and permits on large swaths of public land close to Canyonlands and Arches National Parks. It also affects...
Read MoreWe expected bad, but this is far worse. Background: On April 9, 2014, the Grand County Council Public Lands Working Committee identified 3 alternatives, along with maps, for long term designations of public lands in Grand County as part of Representative Rob Bishop’s proposed land use bill for eastern Utah....
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 4, 2013 Contact: Stephen Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3981 SALT LAKE CITY – Today the United States District Court for the District of Utah struck down significant parts of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) Resource Management Plan for the Richfield Field Office, putting the...
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