Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
**THIS PROJECT INVOLVES MULTI-DAY BACKPACKING** If you choose to apply for this project, please include your previous backpacking experience in your application. Don’t hesitate to reach out to volunteer@suwa.org to learn more about the details of this trip including mileage, strenuous terrain, and water availability. The Landscape The 1.7 million-acre...
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**THIS PROJECT REMAINS IN DEVELOPMENT** We are still working with agency partners to determine project scope. As a result, this project description and work scope may shift. Updates are anticipated summer of 2026. The Landscape Designated on December 28, 2016, Bears Ears National Monument brought new protections to some of...
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The Landscape In southeastern Utah, along the Colorado border, red rock desert and winding rivers come together to form a striking landscape. River gorges cut deep into sandstone, while mesas and benches are dotted with old-growth pinyon–juniper forests that have sustained life here for thousands of years. This is an...
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The Landscape Utah’s vast West Desert is home to a number of dramatic “island” mountain ranges that rise abruptly from the desert floor: the Deep Creek Mountains, the House Range, the Wah Wahs, and many more. Each range holds its own personality, from ancient bristlecone pines and limestone cliffs to...
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The Landscape Near Vernal, Utah, the Green, White, and Yampa Rivers carve winding corridors through layered cliffs and colorful badlands, linking high-elevation forests to arid lowlands. Pinyon-juniper woodlands give way to expansive sagebrush flats, while rugged ridges rise in bands of red, gray, and gold, telling a geologic story millions...
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