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Become a Crew Leader for SUWA’s Service Program!

Jun 29th, 2018 Written by suwa

Thanks to the commitment of our Field Volunteers, 2018 is proving to be our most active and productive service season to date. Our crews continue to expand our work across […]

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John Curtis’s San Rafael Swell Bill Gets a #NotSoSwell Hearing

Jun 21st, 2018 Written by Jen Ujifusa

This morning, HR 5727, the Emery County Public Lands Management Act—or the Not So Swell bill—was heard before the Federal Lands Subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives. The hearing, […]

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Into the Field: Volunteer with SUWA this Summer

May 24th, 2018 Written by suwa

Greetings from Southern Utah – Summer is upon us and our Field Crews are gearing up for a season of high elevation volunteering! Several spots remain open on our first […]

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SUWA Launches Statewide, DC Media Campaign on San Rafael Swell Bill: Watch the TV Spot

May 9th, 2018 Written by suwa

On May 9, 2018, Senator Orrin Hatch and Rep. John Curtis of Utah introduced “The Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018” — a bill that would significantly impact […]

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Conservation Groups Blast Sen. Hatch, Rep. Curtis on New San Rafael Swell Bill

May 9th, 2018 Written by suwa

Bill is a “Big Step Backwards” for Conservation and Wilderness on Public Lands in Emery County, Utah FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jen Ujifusa, 202-266-0473, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance jen@suwa.org  Virginia […]

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Here at SUWA, we celebrate Juneteenth and use it a Here at SUWA, we celebrate Juneteenth and use it as a time to reflect on the ongoing pursuit of liberty and justice for all. We hope you and your families enjoy the long weekend and take the opportunity to spend time in the great outdoors.

 📸 of Salt Lake City's official Sego Celebration (left) & Sego Belonging (right) flags at SUWA's Salt Lake City Office.
We are strongest together ♡ Thank you for standing We are strongest together ♡ Thank you for standing up for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument!
Last Friday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) r Last Friday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a decision authorizing private airplanes to take off and land in the Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness by designating the previously unauthorized Keg Knoll backcountry airstrip as open for aircraft use. The airstrip is located on the west side of Labyrinth Canyon and north of Canyonlands National Park. 

For more info, visit link in bio.
Yesterday, The Center for Biological Diversity fil Yesterday, The Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice of intent to sue the Trump administration’s Bureau of Land Management for quietly approving a hydrocarbon highway through Utah’s scenic, culturally and historically significant Gate Canyon in the West Tavaputs Plateau region of eastern Utah. 

Gate Canyon feeds into Nine Mile Canyon — a world-renowned archaeological area that contains more than 10,000 unique, irreplaceable cultural, historical and archaeological resources.  The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) filed a similar 60-day notice in April. Both notices say the BLM and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act by not considering the project’s threats to Mexican spotted owls, despite the fact that the BLM identified the cliffs near the proposed blasting areas as potential owl habitat. 

Read more in our full press release—link in bio.
🚨 DEADLINE TOMORROW 🚨 ACT NOW! Link in bio. The B 🚨 DEADLINE TOMORROW 🚨 ACT NOW! Link in bio.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to designate the High Desert Trail, a roughly 810-mile off-road vehicle (ORV) route running north to south across western Utah. 

As currently proposed, the High Desert Trail would push a highly promoted ORV route through one of the most sensitive landscapes in southwestern Utah. In Washington County, the proposed route would thread a narrow passage between the designated Cougar Canyon and Slaughter Creek Wilderness Areas, continue through the Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area (NCA), and terminate in “Zone 6” of the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve near St. George—a world-class recreation area and important habitat for the threatened Mojave desert tortoise. 

The BLM is accepting public comments through Tuesday, June 16.
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