President Obama signed a Presidential Proclamation last week which recognized September as “National Wilderness Month.” Invoking the “majesty of our Nation’s wilderness” and a rich legacy of past wilderness legislation, the president rightly recognized that “we must ensure that future generations can experience the tranquility and grandeur of America’s natural...
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Utah Wilderness News, September 7, 2010
The citizen’s wilderness proposal is not dead “Nine million acres of globally significant wilderness really do remain within our public lands. Let’s listen to everybody — but we can never give up on the preservation and stewardship of Utah’s irreplaceable wild canyons and fragile deserts.” Letter-to-the-Editor – The Salt Lake...
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Mayhem: A state of rowdy disorder
From the dictionary: may·hem [mey-hem] –noun A state of rowdy disorder Last week SUWA Attorney Liz Thomas announced plans for our ORV Mayhem contest. The purpose is to make our supporters aware of the type of Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) use taking place, legally, on Utah’s public lands by submitting the...
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What is Kane County Crowing About?
According to a Deseret News story on August 31st, “Kane County officials are celebrating what they say is the first concession in Utah of the federal government agreeing to grant right-of-way access to disputed roads that cross federal lands” – for a route known as Skutumpah Road. But wait a...
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Which Americans Get a Say in the Fate of Public Lands in Utah?
Looking through my colleagues’ photos and videos taken at last Saturday’s “Take Back Utah” rally, I became confused. For years, one of the main arguments against America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act – the Utah Wilderness Coalition’s flagship BLM wilderness bill – has been that since 1993 the legislation has been...
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