Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Recapture Creek is in a spectacular canyon with an astounding prehistory, as evidenced by the number and quality of its cultural resources. In 2006, unknown individuals illegally constructed an off-road vehicle (ORV) route through Recapture. The illegal route was built directly through archaeological sites and crosses the creek several times. ...
Read MoreCommon ground can be found “The recent compromise between the oil and gas company Bill Barrett Corp. and environmentalists, allowing the company to drill for natural gas while protecting sensitive areas, is a ray of hope for a nation facing huge energy needs. If factions so long at odds over...
Read MorePublic lands discussion cannot be only listening "While Gov. Gary Herbert and Salazar on Tuesday praised the agreement between the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance and energy development company Bill Barrett Corp. to limit natural gas drilling on sensitive land in eastern Utah, Rep. Mike Noel, R-Kanab, in June called SUWA...
Read MoreCedar Mesa deserves wilderness designation Sen. Bob Bennett wants to expand the model for wilderness designation that he and Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson put together for Washington County. But now that Bennett won’t be returning to the Senate next year, the unprecedented progress he made in bringing various stakeholders together...
Read MoreAugust 3, 2010 It now appears that Senator Bennett and the San Juan County Commissioners are developing legislation they plan on introducing before the year’s end without input from the Utah Wilderness Coalition (UWC). It is a serious lapse of judgment to assume that a legitimate public lands bill is...
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