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Did you know August is National Make-A-Will Month?

Did you know August is National Make-A-Will Month? It’s the perfect time to reflect on the legacy you want to leave for the people and causes you love. By including a gift to a nonprofit in your will, you create a lasting impact that extends far beyond your lifetime.

When you choose to remember SUWA in your estate plans, you’re funding real-world, effective resistance and helping to ensure that public lands in Utah remain intact far into the future. Legacy gifts--whether large or small--are vital to the strength of all nonprofits, and while we would be honored to be part of your legacy, we also encourage you to consider supporting other organizations close to your heart.

To make the process easy, we’ve teamed up with FreeWill, a free online resource that helps you create a legally valid will at no cost. Visit suwa.org/plannedgiving (link in bio) to learn more—and know that you can include a planned gift to any organizations you care about through our portal, not just us. Together, these commitments help build a stronger, more resilient future. #protectwildutah

Volunteers needed for September Stewardship projec

Volunteers needed for September Stewardship projects! If trips during the week are out for you, make sure to check out some of these projects as most of them fall over the weekend. These trips are perfect for getting out of the city and connecting with the land. Get more info/apply at: suwa.org/projectcalendar (or visit link in bio).

[Sat-Sun, September 6-7] La Sal Mountains: Meadow Restoration & Protection – Enjoy late summer wildflowers and the cool reprieve of the mountains in helping the Manti-La Sal Forest Service build infrastructure to protect a sensitive meadow ecosystem.
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[Fri - Sun, September 19-21] Westwater Canyon River Cleanup – Join us for a river cleanup to steward public lands in celebration of Latino Conservation Week and National Public Lands Day! We'll camp overnight in the river corridor, remove non-native vegetation and beautify campsites, and get to raft through Class III rapids! [Photo 2]

[Mon - Thurs, September 22 - 25] Indian Creek: Riparian Restoration – Work alongside a local Forest Service hydrologist to restore ecological integrity to riparian plan and animal (think beaver!) communities in the high desert.
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[Saturday, September 27] Stansbury Island Stewardship for National Public Lands Day – Stansbury Island is part of Utah’s magnificent northern landscape, but in recent years it has experienced more than its fair share of trash dumping. Let’s celebrate National Public Lands Day by helping out this special place with a morning of trash clean-up!
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❗TAKE ACTION NOW❗(link in bio)

Congress isn’t in session right now, but when they return, they’ll be working on finishing the 2026 Budget Bill. We need you to speak up and ensure that Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument remains protected from exploitation. The House version of the bill includes a harmful provision that would undermine existing protections for this crown jewel of our nation’s public lands system.

In practical terms, if the House version is passed, it would require the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to follow a 2020 Trump administration resource management plan that does NOT afford monument protections for approximately 900,000 acres of Grand Staircase-Escalante.

We can make sure this doesn’t happen—but we need to act now. The Senate’s version of the Budget Bill does not include the harmful provision, and it must stay that way. Our advocacy action urges senators to hold the line and reject any attempt to add this provision into their version of the bill; at the same time, it calls on representatives to remove the provision from the House bill.

Please take a moment to contact your elected officials and tell them to protect Grand Staircase-Escalante!

#protectwildutah

Today, the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance filed

Today, the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance filed a lawsuit in federal district court challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) 2019 decision to approve a nearly 125,000-acre potash mining project, the Sevier Playa Potash (SPP) Project, as well as BLM’s 2025 decision approving a modified version of the Project.

Together, BLM’s decisions set the stage for the SPP Project to impact and damage Utah’s remote West Desert for decades. BLM failed to consider the full range of environmental impacts from this large-scale industrial development, including impacts to groundwater, migratory birds, and dark night skies, all in violation of federal environmental law.

Background info on Sevier Lake and SUWA’s litigation can be found at the link in our bio. #protectwildutah #mining #publicland

SUWA has been at the forefront of protecting the r

SUWA has been at the forefront of protecting the redrock wilderness for over four decades. In that time we have gained protections for more than five million acres of wild lands, and fought off countless attacks against public lands across Utah. Folks often reach out and wonder what else they can do to protect the redrock, here's how:

Join our monthly giving program! For as little as $5 per month, you can support our work throughout the year and help us defend public lands against the on-going threats of the current administration. Visit suwa.org/monthly25 to become a monthly donor.

Be on the lookout for Advocacy Actions, where you can submit comments to the BLM or reach out to your congressional reps. (Right now there is one to protect the southern part of the Uinta Basin from oil & gas development).

Lastly, you can join a stewardship trip and give back to public lands hands-on style. Visit suwa.org/stewardship to learn more.

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