Recently, a number of SUWA supporters (and detractors) have asked us why we decided to compromise with the Bill Barrett Corporation (BBC) regarding its proposed West Tavaputs Plateau natural gas development. You can read our press release about the agreement here. In short, we did it because it was the...
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Utah Wilderness News, August 18, 2010
Commissioners: San Juan bill could include Hovenweep, Canyonlands expansion “So far the initiative to expand the monument is not experiencing any protestors or disfavor,” said San Juan County Commissioner Lynn Stevens. Enlarging the monument could be accomplished in several ways, including congressional legislation, a cooperative management agreement between the National...
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Utah Wilderness News, August 16, 2010
Silent focus: Neuroscientists float the San Juan River to ponder how the brain works GLEN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, Utah — Todd Braver emerges from a tent nestled against the canyon wall. He has a slight tan, except for a slim pale band around his wrist. For the first time...
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Keep It Wild Day at the Outdoor Retailer Show
Every summer the manufacturers and retailers of outdoor equipment converge on Salt Lake City for the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market – an event that this year drew an estimated 20,000 people. SUWA partnered with the Conservation Alliance to participate in the Keep It Wild day which paired environmental groups with...
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Administration officials talk wilderness in Salt Lake City
On August 3rd the “America’s Great Outdoors Listening Session” came to Salt Lake City. Hundreds of people gathered for the session, held in conjunction with the Outdoor Industry Association’s Summer Market. Utah wilderness activists were everywhere wearing “Secretary Salazar: Protect Wild Utah” stickers and buttons and vastly outnumbering the small...
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