Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
The Landscape Near Vernal, Utah, the Green, White, and Yampa Rivers carve winding corridors through layered cliffs and colorful badlands, linking high-elevation forests to arid lowlands. Pinyon-juniper woodlands give way to expansive sagebrush flats, while rugged ridges rise in bands of red, gray, and gold, telling a geologic story millions...
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**THIS PROJECT INVOLVES MULTI-DAY BACKPACKING** If you choose to apply for this project, please include your previous backpacking experience in your application. Don’t hesitate to reach out to volunteer@suwa.org to learn more about the details of this trip, including mileage, strenuous terrain, and water availability. The Landscape Deep in Bears...
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**THIS PROJECT REMAINS IN DEVELOPMENT** The Landscape 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...
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The Landscape Utah’s vast West Desert is home to a number of dramatic “island” mountain ranges that rise abruptly from the desert floor: the Deep Creek Mountains, the House Range, the Wah Wahs, Notch Peak, and many more. Particularly notable is the ivory-colored Crystal Peak, a white volcanic-tuff formation that...
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**THIS PROJECT INVOLVES MULTI-DAY BACKPACKING** If you choose to apply for this project, please include your previous backpacking experience in your application. Don’t hesitate to reach out to volunteer@suwa.org to learn more about the details of this trip, including mileage, strenuous terrain, and water availability. The Landscape Spanning an astonishing...
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