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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Utah Gov Wants to Take Utah Back(wards)
Last week, I left my home in Moab and traveled to Salt Lake City just in time to hit a “Red Alert” day — meaning the air quality was so poor that breathing could damage your lungs (yes, my driving contributed to the problem). Somehow that made it all the...
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