Last week, wilderness protection in Utah got a needed boost as National Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Bob Abbey came to Utah to discuss the new BLM wilderness guidance that has the potential to give needed protection to 6 million acres of wilderness-quality lands across the state. In the...
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No, we don’t hate your dog (and other misconceptions about wilderness)
Misconceptions about which activities are and are not allowed in designated wilderness have always been floating around, but with Interior Secretary Salazar’s reversal of the Bush-era “No More Wilderness” policy a few weeks ago, those inaccurate statements have been out in full swing. Earlier this week, I received a Google...
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Tenth Circuit rules in our Monument case involving Kane County R.S. 2477 road claims
On January 11, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued an opinion in a case brought by SUWA and The Wilderness Society that challenged Kane County’s attempt to undermine federal land management of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. In a fairly technical ruling, the court held...
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Utah Wilderness News, January 12, 2011
Utah politicians don't let the facts get in the way of a good rant “'Choke-hold' sound bites are more about scoring political points than ensuring balance and fairness for all. Here’s to a little less drama and a little more thoughtful debate." Op-ed – The Salt Lake Tribune Another Vernal,...
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Show your support for protecting redrock wild lands!
On December 24, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar reversed the Bush-era “No More Wilderness” policy, creating a new “Wild Lands” policy that could potentially protect 6 million acres of wilderness in Utah (see our Associate Director’s note). Please thank Secretary Salazar for the new policy, but let him know that the...
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