High Uintas Wilderness Service Week
**Please Note: This project is in the planning phase. Some details - including the specific dates - are subject to change. The project is expected to run (5) days, including up to (1) day of travel into and out of the wilderness at the outset and conclusion of the project. The project is scheduled to […]
Chipeta Canyon Stewardship Project
The Land Between Price, Utah and Grand Junction, Colorado, Highway 6 and Interstate 70 cross 170 miles of barren and windswept terrain. The drive would be lonely but for a constant companion: the thousand-foot-high wall of the Book Cliffs that parallels the highway just to the north. Winding for 250 miles across Utah and Colorado, […]
Fall West Desert Service Weekend
The Land Utah’s West Desert is a remote, sprawling collection of magnificent landscapes containing a series of distinctive “island” ranges including the Deep Creek Mountains, the House Range, the Wah-Wahs, Notch Peak, and more. Spanning several counties and hundreds of miles of remote roads, many of the regions spectacular features are protected as wilderness study areas […]
Cedar Mountain Wilderness Stewardship Project
The Land The Cedar Mountain Wilderness is located in northwestern Utah. The vegetation on the upper elevations is dominated by junipers, hence the name. The Cedar Mountain Wilderness includes more than half of the 180,000 acres (730 km2) Cedar Mountain Herd Management Area, where feral horses have grazed since they were introduced in the late 19th century. A survey […]
GSENM Stewardship Weekend – National Public Lands Day
The Land The 1.7 million-acre Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is an extraordinary landscape. The monument is world renowned for its remarkable paleontological discoveries, stunning scenery, and outstanding recreational opportunities. Local communities have benefited with significant increases in tourism, new businesses, population growth, and higher per capita income. Since its designation in 1996, Grand Staircase-Escalante has […]
Canyon Rims Service Project
Work schedule and project details are in development. A comprehensive project description will be posted with the Complete Fall 2020 Stewardship Calendar on Monday, June 15th. Contact volunteer@suwa.org with any […]
Mill Creek Canyon WSA Stewardship Weekend
The Land The Mill Creek Canyon wilderness study area is Moab's periurban wilderness - magnificent in its scope despite an onslaught of pressures from the nearby community's thriving recreation industry. […]
Hackberry Canyon Stewardship Project
The Land The 1.7 million-acre Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is an extraordinary landscape. The monument is world renowned for its remarkable paleontological discoveries, stunning scenery, and outstanding recreational opportunities. Local […]
Behind the Rocks Stewardship Project
The Work We will work to address the impacts of noncompliant ORV travel and illegal camping in the area. Our tasks will focus on campsite remediation, including: firering removal, naturalization […]
San Rafael Swell Stewardship Project – Mexican Mountain
The Land On March 12, 2019, the Emery County Public Land Management Act was signed into law as the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act. As part […]
2021 Washington County Wilderness Stewardship Training
Transform your recreation into stewardship! Across Washington County's designated wilderness areas there is a need to ensure that user activities do not result in unchecked impacts to natural and cultural resources. The rapid growth of Utah’s recreation economy is profoundly impacting our public lands. SUWA’s Service Program works every year to remediate, rehabilitate, and reclaim […]
BENM Archeological Survey – Week I
The Land With the designation of Bears Ears National Monument on December 28th, 2016, a new layer of protection was granted to some of the most spectacular places in southern […]
BENM Archeological Survey – Week II
The Land With the designation of Bears Ears National Monument on December 28th, 2016, a new layer of protection was granted to some of the most spectacular places in southern […]
Program TBD
Details to follow.
San Rafael Swell – Mexican Mountain II
The Land On March 12, 2019, the Emery County Public Land Management Act was signed into law as the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act. As part […]
Bears Ears National Monument – Project I
The Land With the designation of Bears Ears National Monument on December 28th, 2016, a new layer of protection was granted to some of the most spectacular places in southern […]
Latino Conservation Week: El Futuro de Nuestro Hogar
Online at SUWA.org/SilvestreLatino Conservation Week: The Future of Our Home Latino Conservation Week is from Saturday July 17th through Sunday the 25th. On July 17 head to SUWA.org for a surprise recognizing Latino herencia y querencia for wild Utah and nature on public land. You won’t want to miss this view into the future of our home […]
Bears Ears National Monument – Project II
The Land With the designation ofBears Ears National Monument on December 28th, 2016, a new layer of protection was granted to some of the most spectacular places in southern Utah. […]
High Uintas Wilderness Stewardship Project I
The Land Located in northeastern Utah, the Uinta Mountains were named for the Uintaat Indians, early relatives of the modern Ute Tribe. The High Uintas Wilderness envelops the wild core […]
High Uintas Wilderness Stewardship – Project II
The Land Located in northeastern Utah, the Uinta Mountains were named for the Uintaat Indians, early relatives of the modern Ute Tribe. The High Uintas Wilderness envelops the wild core […]
San Rafael Reef Wilderness North – Project I
The Land On March 12, 2019, the Emery County Public Land Management Act was signed into law as the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act. As part […]
Westwater Canyon WSA Stewardship Project
The Land The Westwater Canyon WSA spans the Westwater Canyon portion of the Colorado River with the eastern two-thirds of these protected lands located in the Dolores Triangle. Major tributary […]
San Rafael Reef Wilderness North – Project II
The Land On March 12, 2019, the Emery County Public Land Management Act was signed into law as the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act. As part […]
San Rafael Reef Wilderness North – Project III
The Land On March 12, 2019, the Emery County Public Land Management Act was signed into law as the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act. As part […]
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Stewardship Project (Prioritized for SUWA Diversity Scholars)
The Land The 1.7 million-acre Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is an extraordinary landscape. Over the last 20 years, Grand Staircase-Escalante has claimed its place as a crown jewel equal to […]
