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. The proposed wilderness features a series of canyons cut by perennial streams and ephemeral washes, lush with riparian vegetation. Pinyon-juniper forest fills out the higher […]
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 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 […]
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 of illegal vehicle tracks in protected areas, vertical mulching and other techniques to direct travel flows, and installation of educational signage to inform future visitors. […]
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 of that act, the Emery County Public Land Management Act protected 663,000 acres of public lands as designated wilderness, including acreage in Muddy Creek, Desolation […]
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 Utah. There is Cedar Mesa, with its incredible canyons running toward the San Juan River. There is White Canyon to the west of Natural Bridges. […]
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 Utah. There is Cedar Mesa, with its incredible canyons running toward the San Juan River. There is White Canyon to the west of Natural Bridges. […]
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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 of that act, the Emery County Public Land Management Act protected 663,000 acres of public lands as designated wilderness, including acreage in Muddy Creek, Desolation […]
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 Utah. There is Cedar Mesa, with its incredible canyons running toward the San Juan River. There is White Canyon to the west of Natural Bridges. […]
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. There is Cedar Mesa, with its incredible canyons running toward the San Juan River. There is White Canyon to the west of Natural Bridges. There […]
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 of this massive mountain range. Characterized by the highest peaks in Utah, countless lakes, and a unique alpine ecosystem, it is among the nation’s most […]
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 of this massive mountain range. Characterized by the highest peaks in Utah, countless lakes, and a unique alpine ecosystem, it is among the nation’s most […]
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 of that act, the Emery County Public Land Management Act protected 663,000 acres of public lands as designated wilderness, including acreage in Muddy Creek, Desolation […]
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 canyons on the east side of the river include Little Dolores, Marble, and Star canyons. A short box canyon, Little Hole, and a rincon (Big […]
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 of that act, the Emery County Public Land Management Act protected 663,000 acres of public lands as designated wilderness, including acreage in Muddy Creek, Desolation […]
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 of that act, the Emery County Public Land Management Act protected 663,000 acres of public lands as designated wilderness, including acreage in Muddy Creek, Desolation […]
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 Utah’s national parks. The monument is world renowned for its remarkable paleontological discoveries, stunning scenery, and outstanding recreational opportunities. Local communities have benefited with significant […]
Southeastern Utah Stewardship Immersion – (for students of HMI’s Gap Semester)
Details provided to HMI Student participants.
Ten Mile Point Stewardship Project
The Land TBD The Work Project details TBD Our Objective: TBD Itinerary A comprehensive itinerary will be provided to registered volunteers. Saturday, Nov 6th: Meet at designated location at 9:00am. Travel to site. Sunday, Nov 7th: Complete work project. Project Rating Level 2 – Our most common trip incorporates mid- to heavy-lifting, work in remote landscapes at varying […]
Canaan Mountain Wilderness Stewardship Project
The Land: Adjacent to the southeast boundary of Zion National Park, Canaan Mountain Wilderness is comprised of approximately 44,500 acres of public land in Washington County. In this wilderness, an 8-by-10 mile block of Navajo Sandstone, bounded by 2,000-foot-high cliffs, has been sculpted by wind and water over time into a landscape of soaring cliff […]
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument – Big Spencer Flat
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 Utah’s national parks. The monument is world renowned for its remarkable paleontological discoveries, stunning scenery, and outstanding recreational opportunities. Local communities have benefited with significant […]
Canyon Rims Stewardship Project – University of Utah Alternative Break Students Only
The Land A vast wilderness east and south of Canyonlands National Park is contained within the Canyon Rims Recreation Area, which as its name suggests features many canyons, cliffs, mesas and eroded red rock formations, though also a lot of flat, rather featureless grassy plains. Most lies to the east, starting a little south of […]
La Sal Mountains – Pack Creek Watershed Restoration
The Land The Manti-La Sal National Forest covers more than 1.2 million acres (4,900 km2) and is located in the central and southeastern parts of Utah and the extreme western part of Colorado. The La Sal Mountains are located south/southeast of Moab, Utah in Grand and San Juan Counties. The name of the range dates to Spanish times, when […]
