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Yesterday, the National Parks Conservation Associa

Yesterday, the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) and the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) successfully settled and dismissed their lawsuits against the National Park Service (NPS) over off-road vehicle management at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (NRA). In light of the settlement, the two cases in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia were dismissed, marking a significant victory for the protection of national park land from harmful impacts of off-highway vehicles (OHVs) and street-legal all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). The settlement does not affect recreation on Lake Powell.

Spanning southern Utah and northern Arizona, Glen Canyon NRA is cherished for its dramatic redrock landscapes, deep canyons and mesas, and the quiet solitude it offers as one of the nation’s most remote recreation areas. In 2021, an NPS rule expanded motorized vehicle use, ignoring the significant impacts widespread use would have on the NRA’s vegetation, wildlife, and stunningly quiet landscape. Of particular concern was the Park Service’s new authorization of OHV and street-legal ATV use in the remote and ecologically sensitive Orange Cliffs area that borders Canyonlands National Park.

After years of litigation, NPCA, SUWA, and NPS successfully reached an agreement that commits the Park Service to propose a revised rule that better protects the ecological integrity and visitor experience of Glen Canyon NRA, limiting OHVs and street-legal ATVs in the park’s most delicate areas.

Below is a quote from SUWA Staff Attorney, Hanna Larsen.

“We’re pleased to reach this settlement with the National Park Service and start the process to bring a more balanced approach to where motorized vehicles can operate in the NRA. “In particular, as lake levels at Lake Powell continue to fluctuate – and concerning activities such as the spread of invasive species and illegal cross country motorized vehicle use increase – NPS must clearly manage where motorized vehicles can and cannot drive on an ever-changing and exposed shoreline. The settlement commits the Park Service to do that work.” —Hanna Larsen

Read the full press release at www.suwa.org

On one of the first sunny Saturday's of spring, tw

On one of the first sunny Saturday's of spring, two SUWA staffers had the privilege of attending the Celebrate Bears Ears event in Bluff, UT. Framed by tall red rock cliffs and the San Juan River, they spent the day learning about the incredible landscape, its need for protection, and the draft management plan for Bears Ears (which agencies are accepting comments on through June 11).

Event attendees heard from speakers from across the Southwest who have been fighting for the protection of this monument, such as the "Intergenerational Connections to Bears Ears" presentation led by @ancestrallands Leaders. During Charissa Miljessepe-Wilson's keynote presentation, “The Land Leads Us: Indigenous Learnings in Conservation, Leadership & Movements” she shared her approach as Co-Director of @bearsearscoalition, which has been shaped by the influence of Indigenous Traditional Knowledge in her upbringing.

Our staff loved learning how Tribal youth are actively connecting to the land, working to restore and preserve it, and inspiring others to do the same while becoming leaders in their own communities. They left feeling a renewed commitment to continue to advocate for the protection of Bears Ears and Southern Utah. Thank you to @bearsearspartnership who put on this incredible event!

Join us as an intern for Summer 2024! Reporting t

Join us as an intern for Summer 2024!

Reporting to and working with our Utah Grassroots Organizer on a variety of grassroots campaigns, the intern will support the Grassroots Team as they conduct activities to demonstrate support for protecting America’s Redrock Wilderness—a critical step towards mitigating the climate crisis and protecting biodiversity.

This is a great opportunity to gain valuable experience in the day-to-day functions of a nonprofit organization leading one of the most recognized conservation campaigns in the country. Interns will gain insights into environmental campaign planning, education, organizing, and activism. This internship is based in Salt Lake City and runs roughly Mid-May to Mid-August 2024.

Interested? Send a one-page cover letter summarizing why you’re the best candidate, how this opportunity fits into your education, and what you hope to gain from the experience. Please also include a one-page resume outlining any work and educational background. Send both items to: Nicole Milavetz, SUWA Utah Grassroots Organizer at nicole@suwa.org.

Application deadline: Monday, April 29, 2024.

In the next post to honor Women’s History Month,

In the next post to honor Women’s History Month, meet another influential woman who greatly impacted SUWA’s work—Heidi McIntosh.

Back in 1991, armed with a law degree from Georgetown University and working on her LLM in environmental law at the University of Utah, Heidi made the interesting choice of volunteering for a lean and scrappy advocacy organization called the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. A few short years later she was hired as our staff attorney and went on over the next 20 years to become one of the fiercest and most well-recognized protectors of Utah’s redrock wilderness. During her career at SUWA, Heidi became a leading expert on the threats posed to western public lands by off-road vehicles and RS 2477 right-of-way claims.

Heidi was named the Utah State Bar Energy, Natural Resources and Environment Section’s Lawyer of the Year in 2001. She is currently the managing attorney at Earthjustice’s Rocky Mountain regional office in Denver.

Thank you, Heidi—for your efforts in protecting the redrock! #protectwildutah #wcw

Take action today! Support responsible solar devel

Take action today! Support responsible solar development in Utah!

In mid-January, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced it is seeking public input on the proposed Western Utility-Scale Solar Energy Development Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. This plan, commonly called the Western Solar Plan, is intended to update and expand utility-scale solar energy development on BLM-managed lands in eleven western states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

SUWA knows public lands have an important role to play in the urgent and necessary transition to renewable energy. As we see every day, continued reliance on fossil fuels is devastating our wild places as they get hotter and drier at an ever-accelerating rate. We also know that pitting protecting public lands and supporting renewable energy development in Utah against each other is a false choice. Adoption of the Western Solar Plan doesn’t need to come at the expense of Utah's wildest lands.

As currently proposed, Alternative 5 (the most conservation-friendly choice) limits lands available for solar energy development to previously-disturbed lands. Unfortunately, this does not protect all wilderness-quality lands and approximately 55,000 acres of wilderness-eligible lands in Utah would remain open to solar energy development.

The good news is that there is a simple solution to protect these wild and intact landscapes! Urge the BLM to select a modified version of Alternative 5 that excludes all lands proposed for Wilderness designation in America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act while still leaving over 1.5 million acres available for responsible solar energy development in Utah.

Thank you for helping us preserve the beauty and solitude of Utah’s wild lands! The BLM is accepting comments on the Western Solar Plan through Thursday, April 18, 2024. Link in bio.

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