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We’re excited to see this new film, @alifeinthedes

We’re excited to see this new film, @alifeinthedesert, bringing attention to public lands in Southern Utah, America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act, and desert explorer Steve Allen! You can learn more about the film—including the fundraising campaign through January 14 to make it a reality—by visiting alifeinthedesert.com. Below is a great description of the film from the team behind it:

A Life in the Desert is the story of legendary explorer, historian, and Wilderness activist Steve Allen and his efforts to help protect public lands in Southern Utah.

Steve is the ultimate desert rat. He has tackled first descents of technical slot canyons, written beloved guidebooks, and explored over 75,000 miles of southern Utah, documenting every step of the way. Despite Utah’s world-renowned red rock landscapes, these public lands are threatened by politicians and industries that see it as a place to exploit for short-term gain. Steve’s unmatched knowledge and dedication to these remote lands shows viewers what is truly at stake.

Blending environmental advocacy, captivating history, and intimate storytelling, A Life in the Desert is a tribute to a remarkable life lived in wild places and a call to safeguard those spectacular landscapes and living history for future generations. Protect Wild Utah!

Today the Trump administration and the state of Ut

Today the Trump administration and the state of Utah announced an agreement to assert Utah’s control over 8 million acres of national forests while cutting public oversight and weakening environmental reviews. The intent of the agreement is clear: to hand publicly owned national forests over to the state of Utah to benefit corporate interests over those of the American public.

Today’s announcement marks a significant escalation in Utah officials’ long-held goal of wresting control, and ultimately ownership, of public land from the American people.

The agreement creates a “shared framework” that shifts significant decision-making power over to the state, expands logging and cements state influence in federal forest management decisions while limiting public participation.

To read more, visit link in bio. #protectwildutah

Photo Credit: Tim Peterson

As we near the last days of our year-end fundraisi

As we near the last days of our year-end fundraising drive, I want to shine a spotlight on a team at SUWA whose impact is felt nationwide: our Grassroots Organizing team.

This small but mighty team is the reason a regional conservation nonprofit has a presence across the entire country. Our organizers mobilize thousands of supporters and ensure that decision-makers hear—loud and clear—that people across the nation care deeply about protecting Utah’s redrock landscapes. As a result, lawmakers in every state hear from their own constituents when these federal lands are under attack.

With the support of people like you, SUWA’s grassroots organizers work tirelessly to educate activists and help generate tens of thousands of public comments on critical issues from public land sell-off attempts, to the protection and management of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monuments, to building broad congressional support for America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act—legislation backed by 60 representatives and 19 senators in 2025.

Grassroots organizing touches every aspect of SUWA’s mission. It is how we turn public concern into political pressure—and how we win protection for places that Utah’s own leaders would otherwise sacrifice for the benefit of private interests.

Please make a gift to our year-end fundraising drive to help support grassroots organizing and the broader movement to Protect Wild Utah! Link in bio.

Our Stewardship Program is a vital part of SUWA’s

Our Stewardship Program is a vital part of SUWA’s work to ensure that public lands in Utah remain wild. Established in 2016, this volunteer-powered program serves as a critical bridge between the policy victories we secure and real, lasting protection of these places on the ground.

Please consider making a gift to our year-end fundraising drive and help SUWA continue showing up in the field! Link in bio.

The work of our Stewardship crews is essential to maintaining wilderness character across a wide range of public lands in Utah and ensuring that hard-won conservation victories have real-world follow-through. Each work site is also a classroom—pairing active land care with shared knowledge about how to steward wilderness responsibly.

Land stewardship is, at its core, a collaborative effort. This work depends on strong partnerships between our Stewardship team, land management agencies, community volunteers, and supporters like you—each playing a role in caring for these places over time.

As we’re reminded again and again, meaningful protection doesn’t happen overnight—it unfolds across generations. We’re grateful to be building on the commitment of those who came before us, and equally grateful to stand alongside you as we carry that responsibility forward. #protectwildutah

𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵: 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘋𝘺𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢

Though our tenth year of stewardship has come to a

Though our tenth year of stewardship has come to a close, SUWA’s Stewardship team is as busy as ever, meeting with agency staff across the redrock.

This year, our Stewardship Program facilitated 23 projects for 215 volunteers over 74 project days. When the government shutdown hit, our staff quickly pivoted, remaining on the ground throughout the fall to review recent work sites and develop proposals for future projects. Despite the political setbacks, we brought more volunteers out on the land this year than last.

Our team is now focused on creating what we hope will be one of the highlights of your year in 2026. Come late winter, we’ll release our spring/early summer 2026 Stewardship Project Calendar. Keep an eye out! 👀

To check out our year-end wrap-up and learn more about the Stewardship Program’s accomplishments over the past decade, visit the link in our bio.

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