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Planning Process Underway for San Rafael Swell and Surrounding Public Lands

Dec 13th, 2021 Written by Judi Brawer

In 2019, as part of the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, Congress passed the Emery County Public Land Management Act, which designated, among other things, 17 new wilderness areas (totaling 663,000 acres), the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area, and three Wild and Scenic segments on the...

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Navajo Nation Council Passes Resolution Supporting America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act!

Dec 1st, 2021 Written by Jen Ujifusa

Great news! The Navajo Nation Council has passed a resolution in support of America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act, a first-of-its-kind endorsement that acknowledges the role protecting public lands can play in combating climate change. “Protecting our land is important to the Navajo people and we support this wilderness designation in...

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November 2021 Redrock Report

Nov 29th, 2021 Written by suwa

Our e-newsletter with the latest on redrock wilderness news and events.

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Say It Isn’t So?! Utah Solicits Bids to Sue Over National Monuments Restoration

Nov 29th, 2021 Written by suwa

It’s been a month and a half since President Biden’s Rose Garden ceremony where he fully restored Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments and righted one of the most grievous wrongs from the last administration. Surrounded by Native American Tribal leaders, the first Native American Secretary of the Interior,...

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Comments Needed on Oil & Gas Lease Sale Planned for Utah

Nov 22nd, 2021 Written by Landon Newell

Not long ago we told you about the Biden administration’s plan to auction off more than 6,600 acres of public land in Utah for oil and gas development. You may have even submitted comments in September, during the scoping phase of the public process. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)...

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Just now the U.S. Senate voted 50-49, passing H.J. Just now the U.S. Senate voted 50-49, passing H.J. Res. 140, which overturns a 20-year mining ban in the headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Northern Minnesota, the most visited wilderness area in America. 

Another iconic landscape—Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Southern Utah—faces a similar threat using the same nefarious legislative tool: the Congressional Review Act (CRA). 

Above is a statement from SUWA Executive Director Scott Braden. For continuing updates on the Boundary Waters, follow: @savethebwca 

Photo Credit: Dave Freeman
Something new is coming to Utah — and Early Giving Something new is coming to Utah — and Early Giving is already open!

On April 30, SUWA will be part of the very first #UTAHGIVES, a statewide day of generosity celebrating the nonprofits that make Utah stronger. And you don't have to wait to be part of it.

Starting today, you can support SUWA and help protect Utah's stunning redrock wilderness for generations to come. Be among the first to give and help us build momentum! Visit: utahgives.org/organization/SUWA (link in bio)

Photo credit: Jack Dykinga

#protectwildutah #utahgives #givelocalutah #givewhereyoulive #utahnonprofits
Mike Lee's next attempt to dismantle public lands Mike Lee's next attempt to dismantle public lands is his attack on the management plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante. Make your voice heard at suwa.org.
🚨Tell the BLM to keep greater Chaco Canyon Protect 🚨Tell the BLM to keep greater Chaco Canyon Protected!

After decades of advocacy by Tribal Nations and conservationists, federal protections in the Greater Chaco Region were finally put in place in 2023 with the establishment of a 10-mile buffer zone shielding the Chaco Culture National Historical Park from new oil and gas leasing. But a new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposal could undo all of that and bring drill rigs to the doorstep of Chaco Canyon—a sacred place to the Pueblo peoples and Tribes across the Southwest.

Comments are due on Tuesday, April 7 (tomorrow). We encourage you to make your voice heard by using the advocacy action from our friends at @nmwilderness. Link in bio.
If you or anyone you know lives in these districts If you or anyone you know lives in these districts, reach out to us! We are looking for activists who live in CA, ID, AZ, NE, NY & NJ. If that's you, email your regional organizer (info below) or fill out the form at the link in our bio. #protectwildutah 

Jenny (California): jenny@suwa.org
Nicole (Idaho): nicole@suwa.org
Diana (Arizona): diana@suwa.org
Chris (Nebraska): chris@suwa.org
Rachel (New York & New Jersey): rachel@suwa.org
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