Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
The Landscape The 1.7 million-acre Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is celebrated around the globe for its sweeping scenery, world-class recreation, and groundbreaking scientific discoveries. Since its designation in 1996, scientists have discovered multiple new dinosaur species and more than 650 species of native bees—many found nowhere else on Earth. In...
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The Landscape Just outside of Moab and within sight of Canyonlands National Park, the red rock desert unfolds in a mesmerizing maze. Vast sandstone buttes stand out on the horizon above winding rivers, complex canyon systems, and distant mountain ranges. Sunlit Navajo sandstone domes, fins, and arches create a landscape...
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January 28, 2026 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe Endorses America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act – 1.28.26 Fourth Tribal Endorsement of Federal Legislation Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org Tuba City, AZ – The San Juan Southern Paiute Tribal Council, the governing...
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Our e-newsletter with the latest on redrock wilderness news and events.
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January 22, 2026 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument under Attack from Utah Members of Congress – 1.22.26 Threatens to bring chaos to a crown jewel of the nation’s public lands system and upend public land protection as we know it Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness...
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