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Hispanic Heritage of Wild Utah: Past, Present, and Future

Hispanic Heritage Month is observed nationally from September 15th to October 15th to commemorate the important contributions of Hispanic and Latinx peoples to America’s cultural tapestry. The wild public lands of the Colorado Plateau hold the histories of these peoples in their canyon walls, rivers, and mountains. In advocating for...

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The Not-So-Swell Emery County Bill Gets a Mark-Up

There were a few fireworks today during the House Committee on Natural Resources’s markup of HR 5727, Rep. Curtis’s (UT-3) “Not-So-Swell” bill for Emery County bill. Rep. Grijalva (AZ-3), the committee’s ranking member, issued a strong opening statement, acknowledging the work Rep. Curtis has put into this legislation, but highlighting...

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An Evening with Paleontologist Rob Gay

Join us at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art auditorium (20 South & West Temple, Salt Lake City) on November 8th from 6-8pm for an informative lecture by Paleontologist Rob Gay. This is a kid-friendly event (and a dinosaur might even make an appearance). >>Click here to learn more and...

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SUWA Statement on Federal Ruling that Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Lawsuits Will Stay in DC Courts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stephen Bloch, Legal Director, (801)-859-1552 or steve@suwa.org Washington, D.C. (September 24, 2018) — This morning, Judge Tanya S. Chutkan ruled from the bench and denied a motion to transfer the lawsuits challenging President Trump’s illegal evisceration of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments to Utah....

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