Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
The Land The lands contained within Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument provide an “outstanding biological resource, spanning five life-zones – from low-lying desert to coniferous forest. Deep within this vast and austere landscape, the Anasazi and Fremont cultures made contact in the period AD 950-1100, leaving behind rock art panels, occupation sites,...
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Approximately 204,000 acres of remote, wild, and culturally significant public lands temporarily spared from oil and gas development Contact: Stephen Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3981, steve@suwa.org Landon Newell, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3991, landon@suwa.org Salt Lake City, UT (June 13, 2019): For the second time in less than...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stephen Bloch, Legal Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801-428-3981 steve@suwa.org Salt Lake City, UT (May 31, 2019) – This weekend is the second since the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued its controversial decision to authorize destructive cross-country off-road vehicle (ORV) use across 5,400 acres of public...
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Without prior notice or opportunity for public input, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Richfield field office announced last Wednesday—just before Memorial Day weekend—that it has opened 5,400 acres of public lands surrounding Utah’s iconic Factory Butte to unfettered cross-country off-road vehicle (ORV) use. The BLM’s decision reverses the agency’s...
Read MoreDecision Prioritizes Off-Road Vehicle Use over Threatened and Endangered Species Contact: Kya Marienfeld, Wildlands Attorney, 435-259-5440, kya@suwa.org Laura Peterson, Travel Management Attorney, 801-236-3762, laura@suwa.org Moab, UT (May 23, 2019) – Without prior notice or opportunity for public input, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Richfield Field Office announced Wednesday that...
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