Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Of all southern Utah counties with large wilderness potential, Emery seemed the best prepared to undertake a process to work through public lands issues there. They’ve been actively involved in preparing a number of bills for legislation over the past decade, including a National Conservation Area and a National Monument...
Read MoreLocal reaction to governor's energy task force mixed Last week, Gov. Gary Herbert announced the formation of his 10-year Strategic Energy Plan Task Force. “It will be a diverse working group composed of people from education, the energy industry, market consumers and other stakeholders,” said Rob Behunin, special assistant to...
Read MoreA year ago, Mark Meloy told me about his dream of starting an organization committed to the appreciation and preservation of Cedar Mesa. It turns out that with Senator Bennett’s announcement of a process to resolve public lands issues—including Cedar Mesa—in San Juan County, Mark’s timing was perfect. When I...
Read MorePlanning stage begins for Washington County "The Bureau of Land Management has started the three-year process of implementing the provisions of a massive lands bill passed last year by Congress, which designated 256,338 acres of public lands as wilderness. New management plans are needed for the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve...
Read MoreColoradans have a stake in the future of Utah's public lands "Utah public lands being considered for possible wilderness designation concern Coloradans, judging from the number of Colorado license plates in the area every spring, said Terri Martin, of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance." Read more – Grand Junction Free...
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