Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
National Monument(s) for Utah? You’ve probably heard news of possible national monument designations for Utah’s San Rafael Swell and Cedar Mesa, and of the ensuing furor from some Utah officials who don’t want federal protection for these special places. The outcry comes despite the fact that over the last 100+...
Read MoreYou’re right USA-All, we’re not going to stop the fight Watch – At Your Leisure
Read MoreMove to bar new National Monuments in Utah fails in US Senate"The Senate rejected a move Thursday by Republicans to bar the Obama administration from designating any new national monuments, including two in Utah, that were listed in a leaked Interior Department document." Read more – Salt Lake Tribune
Read MoreDuh, it's not a land grab if you're already the landowner!"When a national monument is established, land is not "grabbed," as the headline asserts. The Antiquities Act authorizes presidents to establish national monuments only on land already owned by the federal government." Read more – Salt Lake Tribune Patience wears...
Read MoreBLM Plans Destruction of Old Growth Trees in National Monument and Proposed Wilderness “A coalition of national and local conservation groups has called on the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) to halt immediately the planned destruction of old-growth pinyon and juniper trees on over 50,000 acres in the Grand Staircase-Escalante...
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