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 […]

The Landscape 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 region's spectacular features are protected as Wilderness Study […]

The Landscape 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. Cedar Mesa, a canyon-cut expanse of pinyon-juniper forest, offers a refuge for wildlife and humans alike. Cedar Mesa holds a wide variety cultural sites, […]

The Landscape The Sego Lily Wilderness Study Area (WSA) sits within 'The Lands In Between," which refers to an archeologically rich corridor between protected areas such as Bears Ears National Monument and Hovenweep National Monument in Utah, and Canyons of the Ancients National Monument in Colorado. This region is without designated protections, despite its incredible […]