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Utah Wilderness News, May 26, 2010

Robert Redford: Protecting America's wild lands "I have lived most of my life in the West, and I have seen too many special places lost. Each time it happens, our children's wilderness inheritance shrinks even further. It doesn't have to be this way. We can protect our last remnants of...

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Utah Wilderness News, May 25, 2010

After 5 years work, Beaver-Piute legislation tabled indefinitely  Beaver County is putting its proposed land bill on hold after two open house meetings in Milford and Beaver on Monday and Tuesday were attended by residents who strongly oppose the legislation. Read more at The Spectrum Daily News Environmental groups attack...

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Utah Wilderness News, May 21, 2010

New BLM director will hopefully reform and improve Utah land management "But Salazar's reforms of the Bureau of Land Management's environmental review practices, and his decision to replace Selma Sierra with Juan Palma as Utah BLM director, point the national and local offices toward better stewardship. Sierra dutifully carried out...

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Redrock Report: May 2010

May 2010 Here’s what is happening this month with the redrock:1.  Find out what is happening with the San Juan County wilderness process.2.  TAKE ACTION – Ask the White House to address climate change in public lands decisions.3.  Send us photos or videos of your family exploring Utah’s wild lands!4. ...

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Dispatch from San Juan County – No. 4

When we showed up in Monticello this past Tuesday morning, ten days had passed since Senator Bennett’s loss at the Utah Republican convention.  The future of the process to determine the fate of the San Juan—Canyonlands Wilderness was definitely in doubt when Bennett’s aide, Brad Shafer, cleared the air.  Brad...

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