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Hot off the Press, February 24, 2010

BLM Plans Destruction of Old Growth Trees in National Monument and Proposed Wilderness “A coalition of national and local conservation groups has called on the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) to halt immediately the planned destruction of old-growth pinyon and juniper trees on over 50,000 acres in the Grand Staircase-Escalante...

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Utah Wilderness News, February 24, 2010

Anti-public lands rally held at UT statehouse…"A contingent of Top of Utah residents and lawmakers joined a states' rights rally at the Capitol on Tuesday. 'Take Back Utah' was the rallying cry for the assembly of more than 200 people as they gathered in the rotunda to hear from a...

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Utah Wilderness News, February 23, 2010

 Blogger heaps justifiable scorn on UT pols bad behavior"In other words, the Legislature's cowboys want to bet $3 million in legal fees on what is, at best, a one in 10 chance. It's painfully obvious that we live in a state without legalized gambling. Them's chump's odds. But, then again,...

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Utah Wilderness News, February 22, 2010

Making Canyonlands whole"From the lip of Grand View Point, an immense ruddy landscape in a constant state of decay sweeps before your eyes. And yet, though you're in the heart of Canyonlands National Park, not all you see is within the park. And for many, that's a problem that should...

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Utah Wilderness News, February 19, 2010

Debate begins over potential for new national monuments“A Department of the Interior memo leaked to Utah First District Congressman Rob Bishop shows the Obama administration is thinking about creating national monuments out of a number of parcels of land in the Western United States.”  Video courtesy of Fox 13 News...

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