Widely criticized “No More Wilderness” Policy should be changed Seven years ago, the U.S. Interior secretary and the governor of Utah cut a land management deal that has reverberated across the West ever since. Through an unprecedented interpretation of federal law, this agreement allowed for the removal of federal protections...
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Utah Wilderness News, October 22, 2010
Sign the Petition to Overturn the "No More Wilderness" Policy "It was the dark days of 2003, and environmental groups still hadn't quite grasped the full scope of the Bush administration's outrageous disregard for the planet. Then-Interior Secretary Gale Norton was in closed-door negotiations to settle a lawsuit with the...
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Help Protect Wilderness and Save Sevier Lake – Redrock Report October 2010
Here's what is happening this month with the redrock:1. 21 conservation groups and YOU ask the Obama administration to protect wilderness.2. Take action to help save Sevier Lake!3. Read a recap of the 2010 SUWA Roundup.4. Remember to talk to candidates about Utah wilderness this election season!5. See SUWA's Wild...
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Disturbed Desert Dust and Early Snowmelt
How We Lose 18-Months-Worth of Water for Los Angeles Every Year A recent scientific study has found that the Colorado River is losing 35 billion cubic feet a year due to early snowmelt caused by the deposition of windborne dust in the mountains of the Upper Colorado River Basin. That...
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350 Mile Walk Kicked Off By Backpacking in San Rafael Swell with Salt Lake High School Students
Guest post by Jamie Pleune Jamie and Ryan Pleune kicked off the first ten miles of their 350 mile walk with a ten mile backpack in the San Rafael Swell accompanied by eleven high school students. The Pleunes are walking 350 miles through Utah to raise awareness for climate...
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