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Last week, SUWA members gathered for our annual Su

Last week, SUWA members gathered for our annual Summer Shindig at Salt Lake City’s Tracy Aviary (@tracyaviary). It was the kind of night that reminds us why we do this work—and who we do it with. ❤

Surrounded by birdsong, good food, and even better company, we came together to celebrate our shared love for America’s redrock wilderness and the power of community in the effort to protect it. Thank you to everyone who was able to join us. Shoutout to @caffeibisroasters for being there!

Our new executive director, Scott Braden, spoke powerfully about what connects all of us in the Protect Wild Utah movement. He closed his remarks with a quote from Wallace Stegner that captured the heart of why we fight so fiercely for our last wild places:

“We simply need that wild country available to us, even if we never do more than drive to its edge and look in. For it can be a means of reassuring ourselves of our sanity as creatures, a part of the geography of hope.” —Wallace Stegner

Right now, that geography of hope is under threat from escalating attempts by lawmakers to chip away at public land protections across Utah and the West. But this movement—grounded in determination, solidarity, and a deep love for the land—has never been stronger.

From all of us at SUWA, thank you for being part of this fight—for showing up in every way you can, and for helping to ensure that the redrock endures for future generations! #protectwildutah

Overnight, the Senate Parliamentarian ruled that S

Overnight, the Senate Parliamentarian ruled that Senator Mike Lee’s plan to sell off millions of acres of public lands cannot be included in the FY25 Budget Reconciliation Bill, currently being considered by the Senate.

His plan was part of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s bill text and would have required the Bureau of Land Management and US Forest Service to offer up millions of acres of public land across 11 western states (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, and WY) for sale.

A statement from SUWA Executive Director Scott Braden can be found below.

As public lands in Utah face their latest threat,

As public lands in Utah face their latest threat, our Stewardship work remains focused on the land. ❤

Interested in what more you can do beyond repeat call your Senators? Join us in the field! We are halfway through our Stewardship season and currently recruiting volunteers for nearly all of our summer and fall projects, July through November.

Check out a few of our opportunities below. (For our full calendar and to apply head to suwa.org/projectcalendar)
🏔 July 8-11 Deep Creek Mountains – Travel deep into this far flung range in the West Desert to work on travel and camping compliance in ancient riparian canyons.
🦌 July 14-17 Bears Ears: Elk Ridge – Work with us to continue our travel management efforts high in the aspens beneath the Bears Ears Buttes.
🏜 Sept 11-14 Grand Staircase-Escalante – Backpack into the canyons of the Escalante to naturalize the erosive impacts of recreation.
❤️‍🔥 Sept 19-21 Latino Conservation Week in Canyon Country – Celebrate Latino Heritage on your public lands near Moab Utah.
🦎 Sept 22-25 Indian Creek Riparian Restoration – Learn how to build erosion control structures to restore healthy waterways, floodplains and plant and animal communities near Indian Creek in Bears Ears National Monument
⚒ Oct 27-29 San Rafael Swell Wilderness – Join a local crew working to ensure wilderness implementation protects the magnificent landscapes of the San Rafael.

As always, thank you for your support. We hope to see you soon! #protectwildutah

🚨Take Action TODAY at the link in our bio or at

🚨Take Action TODAY at the link in our bio or at suwa.org 🚨

Public Lands Sell-off is back in the Senate Budget Bill—and it’s getting worse! Over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wilderness study areas, inventoried roadless areas, and critical wildlife habitat are eligible for sale.

In Utah (see map on slide 3) this comes to 18.7 million acres—6.1 of US Forest Service and 12.7 of Bureau of Land Management land. It includes lands surrounding Utah’s national parks, lands with high-quality wildlife habitat and innumerable cultural resources, and world-class hiking, biking, skiing, hunting, and fishing areas.

Check out more maps (including other states) from our friends at @wildernesssociety using the link in our bio and reach out to your Senators ASAP.

❗️ACT NOW❗️at the link in our bio to PROTE

❗️ACT NOW❗️at the link in our bio to PROTECT WILD UTAH.

#protectwildutah #arches #brycecanyon #canyonlands #capitolreef #zion #act #wilderness

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