Today and tomorrow, the House of Representatives will be voting on the Continuing Appropriations Resolution and hundreds of amendments that have already been filed. Please tell your Representative to oppose attacks on our wild lands! The bill is a disaster for the environment – taking aim at safeguards for air,...
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Utah Wilderness News, February 15, 2011
Legitimizing an illegal ATV trail would be “disastrous” “If the Bureau of Land Management allows San Juan County to legitimize an illegal all-terrain-vehicle trail in Recapture Canyon, it might as well give up even a pretense of enforcing protections for scenic and archaeological treasures in other remote areas. Making this...
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Utah Wilderness News, February 14, 2011
House Republicans: "Wild Lands" not worth protecting "The bill would also prevent the Bureau of Land Management from implementing its new 'wildlands' policy, established in December by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. The policy, which has been in Western Republicans' cross hairs, allows BLM to survey and provide interim protections for...
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Take Action – “Wild Lands” under attack in Congress!
A key tool to protect Utah’s redrock country is coming under attack! Please contact your Members of Congress today to let them know how important the Bureau of Land Mangement’s “Wild Lands” Policy is to you! Want more information about the “Wild Lands” policy? SUWA’s Associate Director Heidi McIntosh offers...
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SUWA’s Heidi McIntosh discusses the DOI “Wild Lands” policy
SUWA’s Outreach Director Deeda Seed interviews our Associate Director Heidi McIntosh about the Department of Interior’s “Wild Lands” policy. Interior Secretary Salazar issued a secretarial order in December that restored the Bureau of Land Management’s authority to protect wilderness-quality lands.
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