Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Incredible news: the attempt to undo the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Management Plan has failed! Together, we have defeated the efforts of Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Representative Celeste Maloy (R-UT-02)! This is a major victory for the entire Protect Wild Utah movement, public lands advocates across the country, and...
Read More FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2026 Senator Lee’s Attempt to Fast-track Attack on Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Management Plan Fails Opposition from across Utah and the nation leads to failure of Senator Lee’s efforts to attack one of the nation’s iconic national monuments Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness...
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to designate the High Desert Trail, a roughly 810-mile off-road vehicle (ORV) route running north to south across western Utah. The trail is meant to drive ORV users and groups to some of the most remote areas of western Utah. In Washington...
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June 8, 2026 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUWA Statement on New Cooperative Management Agreement for the San Rafael Swell – 6.8.26 Latest effort by State of Utah to exert control over federal public lands Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org Salt Lake City, UT– Today, the State of Utah announced it signed...
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Last Friday, after most people left work, President Trump announced the repeal of two executive orders (11644 and 11989) that govern off-road vehicle (ORV) use on public lands nationwide. He also directed federal land management agencies to rescind or revise their regulations implementing these orders, setting the stage for chaos and confusion across the country. For a...
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