Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Nokai Dome in the San Juan-Canyonlands region. Photo copyright Harvey Halpern. Over the past two months, we’ve participated in a series of meetings with San Juan County commissioners and representatives of Senator Bob Bennett to discuss the merits of wilderness designations within the San Juan-Canyonlands landscape. Throughout Senator Bennett’s process,...
Read MoreRobert Redford: Protecting America's wild lands "I have lived most of my life in the West, and I have seen too many special places lost. Each time it happens, our children's wilderness inheritance shrinks even further. It doesn't have to be this way. We can protect our last remnants of...
Read MoreAfter 5 years work, Beaver-Piute legislation tabled indefinitely Beaver County is putting its proposed land bill on hold after two open house meetings in Milford and Beaver on Monday and Tuesday were attended by residents who strongly oppose the legislation. Read more at The Spectrum Daily News Environmental groups attack...
Read MoreNew BLM director will hopefully reform and improve Utah land management "But Salazar's reforms of the Bureau of Land Management's environmental review practices, and his decision to replace Selma Sierra with Juan Palma as Utah BLM director, point the national and local offices toward better stewardship. Sierra dutifully carried out...
Read MoreMay 2010 Here’s what is happening this month with the redrock:1. Find out what is happening with the San Juan County wilderness process.2. TAKE ACTION – Ask the White House to address climate change in public lands decisions.3. Send us photos or videos of your family exploring Utah’s wild lands!4. ...
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