Utah’s wild canyonlands are once again threatened by oil and gas leasing – this time by a little known state agency, the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration or “SITLA.” This past Monday, SITLA held an auction for oil, gas, and other mineral leases that cover some of Utah’s...
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Utah Wilderness News, January 31, 2011
Proposed wilderness in the Book Cliffs and Desolation Canyon threatened “’For people who take the time to explore it, it’s quite a remarkable landscape,’ said Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance attorney Steve Bloch, noting he once spent the night with a stuck vehicle while exploring the East Tavaputs Plateau with friends....
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Tell the BLM to protect Recapture Canyon – Redrock Report January 2011
January 2011 Here’s what is happening this month with the redrock: 1. Tell the BLM to not legitimize an illegal ORV trail in Recapture Canyon. 2. Protecting wild lands is widely praised. 3. Members of Congress defend the “Wild Lands” policy. 4. Court decision issued for Monument R.S.2477 dispute. 5. ...
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The BLM should do the right thing and protect Recapture Canyon
Recapture Canyon’s cool, flowing stream provides year-round water, lush vegetation, and a haven for wildlife. This idyllic setting was likely the reason that nearly 2000 years ago, Ancestral Puebloans begin inhabiting Recapture Canyon. These agrarian communities thrived in Recapture for more than 1000 years. Remarkable remnants of their culture, such...
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Utah Wilderness News, January 24, 2011
47 members of Congress defend “Wild Lands” policy “In a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar this week, Democrats led by House Natural Resources Committee ranking member Edward Markey (D-Mass.) say the ‘wild lands’ policy restores balance to public lands management that was missing in the Bush era.” Read more...
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