Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
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Defending Utah's wild lands since 1983.
#protectwildutah
More on what led to the recent CRA win from friend and partner at Sierra Club, Jackie Feinberg. Read it now:
www.sierraclub.org/articles/202...
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You Defended Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Thanks to our advocacy, we once again defended our national monuments by protecting Grand Staircase-Escalante.
https://www.sierraclub.org/articles/2026/06/you-defended-grand-staircase-escalante-national-monument
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The BLM is accepting public comments on a proposal to sell 44 parcels spanning more than 74,000 acres of public land in Utah for oil and gas development. This sale is an especially bad one for redrock country. 📣 ACT NOW 📣
suwa.quorum.us/campaign/164...
Comment period ends Thursday, July 16!
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News covering Trump's loosening of OHV restrictions on public lands. “It’s absolutely irresponsible and stupid,” said Jim Baca of Trump’s order. The former BLM director said it was already hard enough to regulate OHV use when he led the agency from 1993 to 1994.
link.latimes.com/view/65206c9...
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Los Angeles Times
https://link.latimes.com/view/65206c9c720486302905d347rij71.67o/4e8351af
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News covering the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals' dismissal of the lawsuit brought by the state of Utah. "While courts have heard such cases for 100 years, no court has overturned a president’s use of authority under the Antiquities Act, Steve Bloch with SUWA said."
www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
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Utah’s lawsuit to overturn national monument boundaries revived by appeals court
Utah's lawsuit challenging Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments was previously dismissed. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed that decision on Tuesday.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/06/24/court-revives-utah-lawsuit-over/
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Today, the federal 10th Circuit Court issued a decision on an appeal by the State of Utah, Blue Ribbon Coalition, and others challenging President Biden’s October 2021 use of the Antiquities Act to restore the boundaries of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears.
suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
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Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced it was moving forward on three Travel Management Plans in Utah: Trail Canyon (east of Zion National Park), Dinosaur North (near Dinosaur National Monument), and the Dolores River (northeast of Moab). More info:
suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
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Check out this article, featuring partners like Autumn Gillard from the Grand Staircase Coalition! "Gillard said the public needs to keep up the pressure. This was not the first time the monument has been targeted, and almost surely will not be the last."
insideclimatenews.org/news/1706202...
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Utah National Monument Survives Attempt to Rescind its Management Plan - Inside Climate News
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument has been targeted for downsizing and protection rollbacks for years. But the latest attempt to overturn its management plan in Congress has stalled.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17062026/utah-national-monument-management-plan-continues/
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Last week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a decision approving 10 backcountry airstrips in the BLM’s Canyon Country District, which includes the Moab and Monticello field offices. More info:
suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
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A great piece from
@thenewmexican.bsky.social
. Pull quote below. "...Utah Sen. Mike Lee and his nephew, who runs the Idaho-based BlueRibbon Coalition, an ORV advocacy group, have been working to undo the entire system of ORV management." Read the rest:
www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_v...
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Where the rubber meets the wildlands
Off-road vehicles first appeared in the wide open spaces of the American West following World War II. It didn’t take long for people to modify their Army Willys Jeeps into
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_view/where-the-rubber-meets-the-wildlands/article_c40e39a1-0e1a-487a-bce2-1fc9b4b7846e.html
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We are strongest together ♡ Thank you for standing up for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument!
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June Redrock Report: 🎉 Good News: CRA Attack Fails, Grand Staircase-Escalante Protections Remain in Place! 🌞 More Good News: BLM Pulls Back on 500,000-Acre West Desert Vegetation Project 🚜 County Rushes to Chip Seal Hole-in-the-Rock Road at Heart of Grand Staircase and more!
suwa.org/june-2026-re...
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Last Friday, the BLM authorized private airplanes to take off and land in the Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness by designating the previously unauthorized Keg Knoll backcountry airstrip as open for aircraft use. For more info, visit:
suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
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A great read from friend, Stephen Trimble celebrating the anniversary of the Antiquities Act. Read it now:
writersontherange.org/the-antiquit...
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The Antiquities Act has served Utah and the nation well for 120 years - Writers On The Range
This June, the Antiquities Act turns 120 years old. Since Teddy Roosevelt signed the law on June 8, 1906, nearly...
https://writersontherange.org/the-antiquities-act-has-served-utah-and-the-nation-well-for-120-years/
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Yesterday,
@biologicaldiversity.org
filed a notice of intent to sue the Trump administration’s Bureau of Land Management for quietly approving a hydrocarbon highway through Utah’s culturally and historically significant Gate Canyon in eastern Utah. Read more:
suwa.org/lawsuit-laun...
13 days ago
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A great and informative piece from:
@morethanjustparks.bsky.social
Read it here:
morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/a-major-wi...
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A Major Win at Grand Staircase
A coalition of readers, tribal nations, scientists, and Utahns just beat one of the most powerful public lands villains in Washington. Anyone who says your phone calls don’t matter wasn’t watching.
https://morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/a-major-win-at-grand-staircase
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🚨 DEADLINE TOMORROW 🚨 The Bureau of Land Management is proposing to designate the High Desert Trail, a roughly 810-mile off-road vehicle route running north to south across western Utah. ACT NOW:
suwa.quorum.us/campaign/164...
The BLM is accepting public comments through Tuesday, June 16.
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A HUGE thank you to all the activists, partners, and organizations who spoke up for Grand Staircase-Escalante! This wouldn't have been possible without you. ♡ More info here:
suwa.org/breaking-new...
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Yesterday, the State of Utah announced it signed a Cooperative Management Agreement with the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regarding the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area in southern Utah; the Area was established as part of the 2019 Dingell Act. For more info:
suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
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Details on what's happening with the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area, from
@sltrib.com
. “It feels like a setup for the fox to be put in charge of the henhouse,” Steve Bloch, the legal director for the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, told The Salt Lake Tribune."
www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
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What will change at Utah’s ‘Little Grand Canyon’ after state and BLM sign landmark management agreement
Utah will have a hand in managing the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area under a new deal inked with the BLM. Critics worry the agreement is another chapter in the state's moves to take control of feder...
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/06/09/what-will-change-utahs-little/
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Today marks the 120th anniversary of the Antiquities Act—a simple yet powerful tool that protects some of the most magnificent places in our country. One of those places is Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Honor it by taking action NOW:
suwa.quorum.us/campaign/153...
📸 Kieran Corrigan
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Share this post and tag your members of Congress—urging them to VOTE NO on the resolutions attacking Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument!
#protectwildutah
26 days ago
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The desert magic of a slot canyon ♡ Check out more slots at
suwa.org/loveforgse
Photo by: Beverly Benson Wolf
27 days ago
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With less than two weeks for the Senate to take up Senator Mike Lee’s joint resolution to undo the management plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, join us this Wednesday to learn what action steps you can take to protect the monument. Register now:
suwa.quorum.us/event/34159/
28 days ago
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Last Friday evening, in his latest attack on public lands, Trump announced the repeal of Executive Order 11644 of February 8, 1972 (Use of Off-Road Vehicles on the Public Lands), and Executive Order 11989 of May 24, 1977 (Off-Road Vehicles on Public Lands). Read more:
suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
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ICYMI, May's Redrock Report! --Grand Staircase-Escalante Remains in the Spotlight --Speak Up for the San Rafael Swell and Desert! --Tell BLM: No Active Airstrip in the Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness! --DC Update: The Good, Bad, and Ugly News from this Month Read it all here:
suwa.org/may-2026-red...
about 1 month ago
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Another great piece from hunter and angler Land Tawney, on the extreme dangers the Congressional Review Act poses for public lands across the country. Read it here:
www.outdoornews.com/2026/05/28/c...
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Commentary: After Boundary Waters vote, no public lands are off-limits - Outdoor News
The Congressional Review Act was never intended as a mechanism for dismantling public lands protections. But that’s how it’s being used.
https://www.outdoornews.com/2026/05/28/commentary-after-boundary-waters-vote-no-public-lands-are-off-limits/
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So many groups are speaking out for Grand Staircase-Escalante! See this piece from
@sierraclub.org
:
www.sierraclub.org/articles/202...
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A Quiet that Cannot Defend Itself
What we stand to gain by continuing to protect the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
https://www.sierraclub.org/articles/2026/05/quiet-cannot-defend-itself
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SUWA is hiring a legal fellow! This is a 2-year litigation position that will focus on defense of Utah’s wildest federal public lands. Full job description can be found at
suwa.org/careers
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Read this great piece from the
@sltrib.com
written by Anthropologist, Erik Stanfield.
www.sltrib.com/opinion/comm...
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Voices: GOP leaders say local interests were ignored in the Grand Staircase-Escalante planning process. That’s not what I saw.
“This is bigger than one monument plan,” writes Erik Stanfield in an op-ed. “Democratic erosion rarely begins with the dramatic abolition of public process.”
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2026/05/19/voices-grand-staircase-escalante/
about 1 month ago
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Check out this incredibly informative and visually dynamic piece from
@morethanjustparks.bsky.social
on what's at risk for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
morethanjustparks.com/save-grand-s...
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The House Vote That Decides Grand Staircase's Future
The Senate can't be trusted. We can win the fight in the House.
https://morethanjustparks.com/save-grand-staircase/
about 1 month ago
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Sad news today, as Garfield County has begun chip sealing Hole-in-the-Rock Road within Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Though this may seem like a positive step to some, let us explain why we fight to preserve the wild character of rugged backroads such as this:
suwa.org/an-update-on...
about 1 month ago
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Exciting news! Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) has officially endorsed the Red Rock Bill! AKA America's Red Rock Wilderness Act, this bill would designate over 8 million acres of wilderness in Utah. Thanks
@repstansbury.bsky.social
for being our redrock champion! 📸 Whit Richardson
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By a vote of 46–43 the U.S. Senate confirmed anti-public lands politician and former US Representative Steve Pearce as the next director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM); the vote was part of an en bloc (multiple) nomination vote. For more info, visit:
suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
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Read this special piece from SUWA's Executive Director, Scott Braden:
writersontherange.org/congress-is-...
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Congress is gunning for a national monument in Utah - Writers On The Range
In backcountry first aid, the rapid assessment of someone injured was for years summed up by the ABCs: check the...
https://writersontherange.org/congress-is-gunning-for-a-national-monument-in-utah/
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Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released the final environmental assessment and proposed resource management plan (RMP) amendment for the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area and surrounding region. For more info, visit:
suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
about 2 months ago
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Check out this piece from The Salt Lake Tribune highlighting the letter from over 150 scientists and scientific groups, sent to The Hill this week regarding the attacks on Grand Staircase-Escalante.
www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
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‘One of the most important living laboratories’: Scientists raise alarms over push by Lee, Maloy to scrap national monument plan
Scientists are asking Congress to keep the 2025 management plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, what they call “one of the most important living laboratories in North America.”
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/05/15/scientists-ask-congress-defend/
about 2 months ago
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Shoutout to
@patagonia.com
for speaking up for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in this critical moment. Check out the piece below.
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about 2 months ago
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The BLM is considering expanding off-road vehicle use across both Utah’s San Rafael Swell and San Rafael Desert. Please speak up for these wild landscapes and submit a comment to the BLM by June 8. Submit comments for BOTH: 1.
suwa.quorum.us/campaign/162...
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suwa.quorum.us/campaign/162...
about 2 months ago
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Hear from Patagonia's CEO Ryan Gellert on the threat facing Grand Staircase-Escalante.
www.sltrib.com/opinion/comm...
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Voices: Grand Staircase-Escalante faces a new kind of threat in Congress
“This may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the anti-parks and anti-public lands caucus,” writes Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert in an op-ed. “The same can be said for those of us who want nothing mo...
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2026/05/13/voices-utah-monument-faces-new/
about 2 months ago
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If you're interested in understanding more on the vote that rescinded the Public Lands Rule:
www.deseret.com/environment/...
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BLM overturns public lands rule
Conservation no longer among the 'multiple uses and sustained yields' of federal lands
https://www.deseret.com/environment/2026/05/11/blm-rescinds-public-lands-rule-conservation-not-multiple-use/
about 2 months ago
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Today the Department of the Interior announced its rescission of the BLM's Public Lands Rule. The Rule was the product of an extensive, years-long public process with multiple in-person and online meetings and opportunities for public comment. 92% of comments received by BLM supported the Rule.
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Last week we asked you to take action to protect the Labyrinth Canyon area from a BLM proposal to authorize the Keg Knoll backcountry airstrip. Now, the BLM’s Canyon Country District is proposing to designate TEN additional backcountry airstrips. TAKE ACTION NOW
suwa.quorum.us/campaign/162...
about 2 months ago
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Today the BLM announced it would be reconsidering the San Rafael Desert and San Rafael Swell Travel Management Plans, which already designated hundreds of miles of new motorized routes across Utah’s redrock country. Read more below.
suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
about 2 months ago
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A truly special piece from a park ranger of 36 years—Bob Stevenson.
utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/05/05/w...
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Why Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument relies on a strong management plan • Utah News Dispatch
Commentary: Communities like those around Grand Staircase-Escalante benefit from the stability a well-managed national monument provides.
https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/05/05/why-grand-staircase-escalante-national-monument-relies-on-a-strong-management-plan/
about 2 months ago
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reposted by
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Tamara Stawicki, PhD
about 2 months ago
I wrote a letter to the editor to my local paper (the Morning Call) about speaking out for public lands, and it got published!!! If you'd like to speak out for Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument
@protectwildutah.bsky.social
has some great resources here:
suwa.org/actions-you-...
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Check out this podcast episode from The Wild Idea Podcast, featuring Autumn Gillard, coordinator for the Grand Staircase Coalition, and Steve Bloch, legal director for the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA).
thewildidea.com/episode-59/
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Autumn Gillard & Steve Bloch: Tribal Voices and the Fight to Save Grand Staircase-Escalante - The Wild Idea
Autumn Gillard and Steve Bloch discuss the cultural, scientific, and legal battle to protect Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument from Congressional rollback.
https://thewildidea.com/episode-59/
about 2 months ago
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Awesome editorial from the Arizona Daily Star. Check it out:
tucson.com/opinion/edit...
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Arizona Daily Star Editorial: New tactic to come after public lands must be stopped
Juan Ciscomani has a pivotal role to play in protecting public lands. It's a role that he must fulfill.
https://tucson.com/opinion/editorial/article_4d962d93-1d68-4173-99c6-253c92aaa01b.html
about 2 months ago
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One a recent episode of the Sustainable Angler podcast they discuss why the recent Boundary Waters mining decision (using the Congressional Review Act) sets a dangerous precedent for the Grand Staircase-Escalante (facing a similar threat). Give it a listen:
open.spotify.com/episode/2Im5...
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Spotify – Web Player
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Im5UvLwNZVRK3QQRuoS1o
about 2 months ago
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Leaders of the Affordable Housing and Public Lands Community unveil “Shared Ground” affirming that protecting public lands and expanding affordable housing are complementary, not competing, priorities. To read the full statement and more quotes from other orgs, visit:
suwa.org/unprecedente...
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Tell the BLM that aircraft use at Keg Knoll in the Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness is unnecessary and unlawful!
suwa.quorum.us/campaign/161...
The agency is not planning to release a draft EA to the public or hold a formal public comment period—so please submit your comments as soon as possible.
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