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SUWA and Partners Appeal BLM Decision to Open Renowned Indian Creek Area to ATV Use

Petition asks administrative appeals board to ‘stay’ BLM decision to designate Indian Creek ATV trail FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2017 Contact: Kya Marienfeld, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 573-228-1061 Tim Peterson, Grand Canyon Trust, 801-550-9861 MOAB – Last Friday a coalition of conservation groups (Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, Grand Canyon...

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Zinke’s First Hearing Has Him Packing for Utah

Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT), President-elect Trump’s nominee for Interior Secretary, finished his ‘How Do You Do?’ hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Tuesday. The results, as is often the case in the public lands universe, are coming up Utah. SUWA, naturally, welcomes any new...

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Press Release: Settlement Reached on Utah Land Use Plans

SUWA, The Wilderness Society, Earthjustice, and a coalition of eight other conservation groups, along with the Bureau of Land Management and off-highway vehicle groups have taken an important step to settle longstanding litigation filed in 2008 by the conservation groups which challenged six land use plans and off-highway vehicle travel...

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