Yesterday a coalition of conservation groups led by the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) moved one step closer to overturning the highly unbalanced land management decisions in the Bureau of Land Management’s Richfield field office resource management plan or “Richfield RMP.”
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A Letter to Governor Herbert
Yesterday, a coalition of conservation organizations — the Sierra Club, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, Natural Resources Defense Council, Grand Canyon Trust, and Great Old Broads for Wilderness — sent a letter to Utah Governor Gary Herbert urging him to “support the creation of a transparent, fair, public process” to discuss...
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BLM Needs Balanced Approach to 10-Year Jeep Safari Permit
The Moab BLM office appears ready to sacrifice wilderness-quality lands for off-road vehicle (ORV) use instead of taking a balanced approach that protects remaining wild lands
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More than 100 Outdoor Businesses Urge Pres. Obama to Protect Greater Canyonlands as a National Monument
Yesterday, more than 100 outdoor-related businesses sent a letter to President Obama urging him to protect Greater Canyonlands as a national monument.
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Report: Taking Over Public Lands Not a Money Maker for Utah
In response to the Report on Utah’s Transfer of Public Lands Act (H.B. 148) presented to the Utah State Legislature Interim Committees today, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance Executive Director Scott Groene released the following statement: “In today’s report, the state of Utah was forced to admit that their proposal to...
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