BLM policies should reflect Americans’ high priority on wilderness values “Affirming the BLM’s ability to work with the public to protect lands with wilderness characteristics is not just a common-sense step, it also makes sound economic sense. Last year, hunting, fishing and other recreational uses of BLM lands generated $7.4...
Read MoreUtah Wilderness News, March 4, 2011
Who is really declaring a “War on Western Jobs?” “The truth is that existing BLM Resource Management Plans are untouched by the administration’s new policy, which only affects future planning endeavors. The oil and gas industry is holding thousands upon thousands of acres of drilling leases without taking action, making...
Read MoreGovernor Herbert got it wrong: protecting wilderness helps Utah school children
Tuesday’s hearing in the House Natural Resources Committee regarding the Obama Administration’s Wild Lands policy generated more than its share of misinformation, misleading statements, and invented facts and figures. Case in point: Utah Governor Gary Herbert, in a moment of exuberance, alleged that protecting wilderness could hurt school kids, to...
Read MoreUtah Wilderness News, March 2, 2011
SUWA clearly knows how to make a difference in Washington “SUWA’s petition here at Change.org asks Congress to pass ARRWA, granting permanent protection to these lands, perhaps the most unique in the country. If you think signing Congressional petitions is a waste of your time, think again – SUWA’s most...
Read MoreTell Congress to protect America’s Redrock Wilderness
Tell Congress to protect America’s redrock wilderness! Dirty Devil proposed wilderness. Photo by Ray Bloxham. Over the past 29 years, there has been one major reason why protection for Utah’s redrock wilderness areas has continued to move forward: YOU. Because of redrock activists like you, over 5 million acres of...
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