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Utah Land Grab

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Utahns Tell Governor Herbert to Stop the War on Utah’s Wilderness

Apr 27th, 2012 Written by suwa

About 80 people gathered at the Utah governor's mansion today to protest a slew of anti-environmental policies, including recent threats to take over 30 million acres of public land and to sue the federal government over more than 25,000 bogus "road" claims across parks and proposed wilderness.

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Protest tomorrow (Fri) at the Governor’s mansion!

Apr 26th, 2012 Written by suwa

Join us at the Governor's mansion on Friday -- tell Governor Herbert he needs to STOP his attacks on Utah wilderness and the environment!

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Dark road ahead

Apr 26th, 2012 Written by suwa

Don’t let Utah commit this highway robbery!

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Really, these are legitimate roads?

Apr 25th, 2012 Written by suwa

Look at these photos of RS2477 claims from the state of Utah. Do they look like well-established public transportation routes to you?

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THE FACTS ABOUT HB 148: Unconstitutional, Bad Public Policy and Won’t Help Utah Schools

Mar 23rd, 2012 Written by suwa

Governor Gary Herbert signed House HB 148 (Transfer of Public Lands Act and Related Study) Friday, March 23rd. This bill is almost certainly unconstitutional, is bad public policy and won’t help fund Utah’s schools.

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We are suing President Trump for his unlawful acti We are suing President Trump for his unlawful action against Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments! #protectwildutah
Today conservation groups challenged President Tru Today conservation groups challenged President Trump’s July 2026 unlawful decimation of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. The groups filed suit in U.S. District Court seeking to reactivate litigation against Trump’s 2017 monument rollbacks and challenge both sets of illegal proclamations together.

To read more, visit link in bio. #protectwildutah
The BLM is AGAIN proposing to designate ten backco The BLM is AGAIN proposing to designate ten backcountry airstrips for private aircraft use in the Moab and Monticello areas. Several are located in remote, ecologically sensitive landscapes near Gemini Bridges/Labyrinth Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, and the original boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument. 

COMMENTS DUE THIS THURSDAY SEPT 3!

These areas support bighorn sheep, burrowing owls, ferruginous hawks, and other wildlife, and the BLM acknowledges that aircraft noise and visual intrusions would diminish natural soundscapes and solitude.  𝐀𝐜𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐋𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭! Link in bio.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched a process to significantly revise its Travel Management Rule, which guides where motorized vehicles are and are not allowed on almost 200 million acres of national forests and grasslands. 

The USDA is proposing to flip the U.S. Forest Service’s longstanding approach to travel management on its head, forcing local forests to allow motorized vehicles everywhere except for places that are specifically closed. The current rule requires motorized vehicles to stay on a designated system of roads, trails and areas in national forests and grasslands and is an essential policy for wildlife conservation, balanced recreation and public safety. 

This comes directly on the heels of the USDA’s proposed repeal of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which would make 45 million acres of remote backcountry forests available for clearcut logging, road-building and other development, unleashing back-to-back blows to our national forests. Combined, these actions are part of the administration’s systematic dismantling of the rules and safeguards that keep national forests safe, accessible, and managed for everyone. 

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🎭 Come find SUWA tabling at Footpath Theatre Compa 🎭 Come find SUWA tabling at Footpath Theatre Company’s production of Western Minerals & Their Origins, running its final Utah engagement THIS WEEKEND from August 27-29 at Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City. 🏜

While clearing out her canyoneer brother’s garage, a young woman is pulled deep into memory and the redrock landscape that shaped her. Rhetorical Review calls it “a love letter to the canyons, to the outdoors, to Utah itself.” We hope to see you there!

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