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  • Grand Staircase-Escalante: Circle Cliffs Remediation

    The Landscape Spanning an astonishing 1.7 million acres, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is one of the most extraordinary landscapes in the American Southwest. This is a place of vast slickrock plateaus, winding canyons, towering cliffs, and night skies so dark they feel prehistoric. Every layer of rock tells a story, and in many cases, those […]

  • Goblin City: Recreation Management and Restoration

    *THIS PROJECT REMAINS IN DEVELOPMENT* The Landscape Near Vernal, Utah, the Green, White, and Yampa Rivers carve winding corridors through layered cliffs and colorful badlands, linking high-elevation forests to arid lowlands. Pinyon-juniper woodlands give way to expansive sagebrush flats, while rugged ridges rise in bands of red, gray, and gold, telling a geologic story millions […]

  • San Rafael Swell: Wilderness Implementation 1

    The Landscape 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 […]

  • West Desert: House Range WSAs Protection & Monitoring 1

    The Landscape Utah’s vast West Desert is home to a number of dramatic “island” mountain ranges that rise abruptly from the desert floor: the Deep Creek Mountains, the House Range, the Wah Wahs, and many more. Each range holds its own personality, from ancient bristlecone pines and limestone cliffs to broad valleys and endless pinyon-juniper […]

  • Southern Utah: Backpacking Cultural Site Survey – WAITLIST

    **It is an honor and privilege to visit these sites and support their protection. Participants must understand that this is a sacred landscape and treat sites with the utmost care and respect.** **THIS IS A BACKPACKING PROJECT** If you choose to apply for this project, please include your previous backpacking experience in your application. Don't […]

  • Beyond Canyonlands: Beef Basin – WAITLIST

    The Landscape Beef Basin is a remote landscape within Bears Ears National Monument, tucked just beyond the boundaries of Canyonlands National Park. With wide valleys, stunning buttes, and sandstone outcroppings, this region treats visitors to wide open expanses, herds of mule deer, as well as the presence of cultural sites that the Monument is known […]

  • Cedar Mesa Naturalization 1

    The Landscape Designated on December 28, 2016, Bears Ears National Monument brought new protections to some of the most remarkable landscapes in southern Utah. Within the monument, Cedar Mesa rises as a canyon-carved expanse of pinyon-juniper forest, offering refuge for wildlife, springs and seasonal creeks, and the incredible Grand Gulch canyon system. Here, broad mesas […]

  • Manti-La Sal National Forest: Backpacking & Habitat Restoration

    **THIS PROJECT INVOLVES MULTI-DAY BACKPACKING** If you choose to apply for this project, please include your previous backpacking experience in your application. Don't hesitate to reach out to volunteer@suwa.org to learn more about the details of this trip, including mileage, strenuous terrain, and water availability. The Landscape Southern Utah is home to a number of […]

  • Deep Creek Mountains: WSA Protection & Monitoring – WAITLIST

    The Landscape Rising abruptly from the salt flats of Utah’s West Desert, the Deep Creek Mountain form the highest and most dramatic skyline in the region. Akin to Great Basin National Park, this remote mountain range spans the Utah-Nevada border, skyrocketing out of the low-lying grasslands and playas to granite peaks nearing 12,000 feet. With […]

  • Uinta Basin Springs: Habitat Restoration

    The Landscape Near Vernal, Utah, the Uinta Basin unfolds as a striking convergence of rivers, ridgelines, and desert geology. Here, the Green, White, and Yampa Rivers carve winding corridors through […]

  • Dark Canyon Wilderness: Spring Restoration

    The Landscape Deep within Bears Ears National Monument sits Dark Canyon Wilderness, an incredible and massive remote canyon system. Forming off of the forests of Elk Ridge, Dark Canyon's high […]

  • Northern Utah Stewardship Project I

    *THIS PROJECT IS IN DEVELOPMENT* The Landscape From the salt flats of Utah’s West Desert to the Deep Creek Mountains and many geologic wonders eastward toward the Salt Lake valley, […]

  • Manti-La Sal National Forest: Elk Ridge Protection – FULL

    **THIS PROJECT IS FULL**  SUWA occasionally reserves projects for student groups, nonprofits and other organizations seeking to engage on the issues primary to our mission.  Contact volunteer@suwa.org for more information.  The Landscape Sitting between […]

  • Northern Utah Stewardship Project II

    *THIS PROJECT IS IN DEVELOPMENT* The Landscape From the salt flats of Utah’s West Desert to the Deep Creek Mountains and many geologic wonders eastward toward the Salt Lake valley, […]

  • San Rafael Swell: Wilderness Implementation 2

    **THIS PROJECT REMAINS IN DEVELOPMENT**  The Landscape On March 12, 2019, the Emery County Public Land Management Act was signed into law as the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, […]

  • Dark Canyon Wilderness: Backpacking & Riparian Restoration

    **THIS PROJECT INVOLVES MULTI-DAY BACKPACKING** If you choose to apply for this project, please include your previous backpacking experience in your application. Don't hesitate to reach out to volunteer@suwa.org to […]

  • White River: Habitat Restoration

    The Landscape Near Vernal, Utah, the Green, White, and Yampa Rivers carve winding corridors through layered cliffs and colorful badlands, linking high-elevation forests to arid lowlands. Pinyon-juniper woodlands give way […]

  • Dolores Triangle: Recreation Restoration

    The Landscape In southeastern Utah, along the Colorado border, red rock desert and winding rivers come together to form a striking landscape. River gorges cut deep into sandstone, while mesas […]

  • Cedar Mesa: Cultural Resource Protection

    **THIS PROJECT REMAINS IN DEVELOPMENT**  We are still working with agency partners to determine project scope. As a result, this project description and work scope may shift. Updates are anticipated […]

  • Cedar Mesa Naturalization 2

    The Landscape Designated on December 28, 2016, Bears Ears National Monument brought new protections to some of the most remarkable landscapes in southern Utah. Within the monument, Cedar Mesa is […]