The Landscape In October of 2021, President Biden signed a proclamation restoring Bears Ears National Monument to its full, original boundaries - reinstating protection to some of the most spectacular places in southern Utah. There is Cedar Mesa, with its incredible canyons running toward the San Juan River. There is White Canyon to the west […]

 Contact volunteer@suwa.org for more information. The Landscape On the eastern flank of the Uinta Mountains, small units of intact wilderness-quality lands support pinyon-juniper woodland intermixed with mountain mahogany, serviceberry, and big sagebrush. Ponderosa pines, remnants from last century's cooler climes, stand watch over tributaries of the Green River. Significant cultural resources such as rock art, […]

**THIS PROJECT REMAINS IN DEVELOPMENT**  Contact volunteer@suwa.org for more information. The Landscape Winter Ridge Wilderness Study Area (WSA) is located on the Tavaputs Plateau within the Book Cliffs in east-central Utah. Relatively shallow canyons within Winter Ridge WSA drain northward toward the Uinta Basin, altering their directional course to join the Green River as it […]

**THIS PROJECT REMAINS IN DEVELOPMENT**  Contact volunteer@suwa.org for more information. The Landscape The Uinta Basin is Utah's mecca for oil and gas production, but just to the south lies the Tavaputs Plateau's biological and geological diversity that extends to the Book Cliffs, an escarpment paralleling the I-70 corridor between Price, UT and Grand Junction, CO. […]

**Note: Project pending final confirmation & approval. This is a backpacking project designated strenuous. Our crew will backpack into site, camp for 2-3 nights to complete the project, then hike out as a team. Though the distances aren't long (4-5 mile roundtrip) the terrain is uneven and challenging. We will vet our volunteers accordingly. If you […]

**THIS PROJECT INVOLVES MULTI-DAY BACKPACKING** The Landscape The 1.7 million-acre Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is an extraordinary landscape. The monument is world renowned for its remarkable paleontological discoveries, stunning scenery, and outstanding recreational opportunities. Local communities have benefited with significant increases in tourism, new businesses, population growth, and higher per capita income. Since its designation […]

**THIS PROJECT IS RESERVED FOR LATINO CONSERVATION WEEK PARTICIPANTS** SUWA occasionally reserves projects for student groups, nonprofits, and other organizations seeking to engage on the issues primary to our mission. Contact volunteer@suwa.org for more information. The Landscape A multitude of Wilderness Study Areas constitute Moab’s periurban wilderness – magnificent in their scope despite an onslaught […]

The Landscape With the designation of Bears Ears National Monument on December 28th, 2016, a new layer of protection was granted to some of the most spectacular places in southern Utah, including Indian Creek, access point to the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park and located in the northernmost region of the Monument. Paved roads […]

The Landscape The 1.7 million-acre Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is an extraordinary landscape. The monument is world renowned for its remarkable paleontological discoveries, stunning scenery, and outstanding recreational opportunities. Local communities have benefited with significant increases in tourism, new businesses, population growth, and higher per capita income. Since its designation in 1996, Grand Staircase-Escalante has […]

The Landscape Beef Basin is a remote and at-risk landscape within Bears Ears National Monument, as it lies just outside of Canyonlands National Park and therefore has not been afforded the same protections in recent decades. However, when President Obama used his authority under the Antiquities Act to designate Bears Ears National Monument in 2016, […]

**THIS PROJECT IS FULL** SUWA occasionally reserves projects for student groups, nonprofits, and other organizations seeking to engage on the issues primary to our mission. Contact volunteer@suwa.org for more information. The Landscape The 1.7 million-acre Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is an extraordinary landscape. The monument is world-renowned for its remarkable paleontological discoveries, stunning scenery, and […]

The Landscape On March 12, 2019, the Emery County Public Land Management Act was signed into law as the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act. As part of that act, the Emery County Public Land Management Act protected 663,000 acres of public lands as designated wilderness, including acreage in Muddy Creek, Desolation […]

The Landscape With the designation of Bears Ears National Monument on December 28th, 2016, a new layer of protection was granted to some of the most spectacular places in southern Utah. Cedar Mesa, a canyon-cut expanse of pinyon-juniper forest, offers a refuge for wildlife and humans alike. Cedar Mesa holds a wide variety cultural sites, […]

**APPLICANTS LIVING IN WASHINGTON COUNTY WILL RECEIVE PRIORITY ACCEPTANCE FOR THIS PROJECT AS PART OF OUR WILDERNESS STEWARD PROGRAM. ALL ARE WELCOME TO APPLY.** SUWA occasionally reserves projects for student groups, nonprofits, and other organizations seeking to engage on the issues primary to our mission. Contact volunteer@suwa.org for more information. The Landscape The wilderness lands […]