This video from SUWA's National Public Lands Day Service project was taken on September 25th, 2010. After consulting with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Price Field Office, SUWA Field Inventory Specialist Ray Bloxham worked with 15 volunteers for 6 hours to build post and rail fences signifying the vehicle...
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Utah Wilderness News, October 4, 2010
Air quality problems plague Uintah Basin "Air pollution monitors recently installed in the Uintah Basin measured ozone concentrations exceeding federal health standards more than 68 times in the first three months of 2010, according to U.S. EPA data. On one day in January and two days in February, recorded ozone...
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Why do Mainers care about protecting Wild Utah?
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to travel to Maine for the Common Ground Country Fair, an event that combines the usual fair activities with a passion for organic and sustainable agriculture and environmental and social justice causes. For the past two years, I have been assisting the Mainers...
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What’s in a name? Embracing Stewart Udall’s legacy
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending the renaming ceremony of the Department of the Interior building in Washington, DC – now appropriately christened the Stewart Lee Udall building. It was truly moving to see the late Interior Secretary’s family (including two U.S. Senators), distinguished current and former public servants,...
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Utah Wilderness News, September 21, 2010
USGS & NASA: Colo. Plateau dust causing early snowmelt; reduction could mitigate climate change Dust caused by human activities in the American desert Southwest is a contributing factor in speeding up the melting of snow and reducing runoff in the mountains of the Colorado River basin, according to a new...
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