Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
According to a Deseret News story on August 31st, “Kane County officials are celebrating what they say is the first concession in Utah of the federal government agreeing to grant right-of-way access to disputed roads that cross federal lands” – for a route known as Skutumpah Road. But wait a...
Read MoreLooking through my colleagues’ photos and videos taken at last Saturday’s “Take Back Utah” rally, I became confused. For years, one of the main arguments against America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act – the Utah Wilderness Coalition’s flagship BLM wilderness bill – has been that since 1993 the legislation has been...
Read MoreLast week, I left my home in Moab and traveled to Salt Lake City just in time to hit a “Red Alert” day — meaning the air quality was so poor that breathing could damage your lungs (yes, my driving contributed to the problem). Somehow that made it all the...
Read MoreAugust 2010 Here’s what is happening this month with the redrock: 1. The San Juan River wilderness is threatened by off-road vehicle abuse. 2. Secretary Salazar and other administration officials come to town. 3. Help protect wild Utah with your activism! 4. Join us for the 2010 SUWA Roundup! Help...
Read MoreMuch smoke has been blown in the past six months — most often by the Utah congressional delegation — about “secret agendas” and “land grabs” being cooked up at the Department of Interior. Wilderness opponents cite the now notorious “monuments memo” – partially leaked in February and in its entirety...
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