Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
SUWA members are invited to our annual Summer Gathering on Thursday, August 27. We couldn’t do this work without your support and look forward to thanking you in person! If you plan to join us, please RSVP below. Not sure if your membership is current? Email Membership Coordinator Kelly Burnham...
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting scoping comments on a proposal to sell 44 parcels spanning more than 74,000 acres of public land in Utah for oil and gas development. This sale is an especially bad one for redrock country as it includes a large block of parcels...
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June 23, 2026 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUWA Statement on Tenth Circuit Decision over long-running attack on National Monuments – 6.23.26 Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments remain protected following 10th Circuit Court of Appeals decision Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org Denver, CO –...
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June 23, 2026 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUWA Statement on three BLM Travel Management Plans moving forward – 6.23.26 Solitude, wildlife, and cultural resources all at risk from off-road vehicles use, statewide Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org Salt Lake City, UT – Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced it...
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June 22, 2026 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUWA Statement on Approval of 10 New Backcountry Airstrips in Southern Utah’s Redrock Country – 6.22.26 None of the airstrips were previously designated or open to use and many were reclaimed Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org Salt Lake City, UT – Last week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a...
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