Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
The Landscape Near Vernal, Utah, the Uinta Basin unfolds as a striking convergence of rivers, ridgelines, and desert geology. Here, 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...
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The Landscape Rising abruptly from the salt flats of Utah’s West Desert, the Deep Creek Mountain form the highest and most dramatic skyline in the region. Akin to Great Basin National Park, this remote mountain range spans the Utah-Nevada border, skyrocketing out of the low-lying grasslands and playas to granite...
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**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 Southern Utah is...
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The Landscape Designated on December 28, 2016, Bears Ears National Monument brought new protections to some of the most remarkable landscapes in southern Utah. Within the monument, Cedar Mesa rises as a canyon-carved expanse of pinyon-juniper forest, offering refuge for wildlife, springs and seasonal creeks, and the incredible Grand Gulch...
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The Landscape Beef Basin is a remote landscape within Bears Ears National Monument, tucked just beyond the boundaries of Canyonlands National Park. With wide valleys, stunning buttes, and sandstone outcroppings, this region treats visitors to wide open expanses, herds of mule deer, as well as the presence of cultural sites...
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