Canaan Mountain Wilderness Stewardship Project

The Land: Adjacent to the southeast boundary of Zion National Park, Canaan Mountain Wilderness is comprised of approximately 44,500 acres of public land in Washington County. In this wilderness, an 8-by-10 mile block of Navajo Sandstone, bounded by 2,000-foot-high cliffs, has been sculpted by wind and water over time into...

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San Rafael Swell – Mexican Mountain II

The Land On March 12, 2019, the Emery County Public Land Management Act was signed into law as the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act. As part of that act, the Emery County Public Land Management Act protected 663,000 acres of public lands as designated wilderness, including...

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Bureau of Land Management Moving Forward to Authorize Oil and Gas Drilling on Doorstep of Dinosaur National Monument

Bending over backwards to help company, agency sets ball in motion to allow drilling within ½  mile of national monument; within greater sage-grouse priority habitat and wilderness-caliber lands FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Landon Newell, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3991, landon@suwa.org  Stephen Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3981, steve@suwa.org  Liam Kelly,...

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