Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
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Defending Utah's wild lands since 1983. #protectwildutah
❗ACT NOW ❗ Former New Mexico Congressman, Steve Pearce, has been nominated to continue the administration’s attacks on public lands as the Director of the BLM.
Tell your senators to oppose Steve Pearce as BLM Director NOW: suwa.quorum.us/campaign/148...
#protectwildutah
Tell your senators to oppose Steve Pearce as BLM Director NOW: suwa.quorum.us/campaign/148...
#protectwildutah
November 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
❗ACT NOW ❗ Former New Mexico Congressman, Steve Pearce, has been nominated to continue the administration’s attacks on public lands as the Director of the BLM.
Tell your senators to oppose Steve Pearce as BLM Director NOW: suwa.quorum.us/campaign/148...
#protectwildutah
Tell your senators to oppose Steve Pearce as BLM Director NOW: suwa.quorum.us/campaign/148...
#protectwildutah
Interested in learning more about Steve Pearce—the nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management? Check out this piece: www.publicdomain.media/p/trump-blm-...
Spoiler: he's no friend to public lands!
Spoiler: he's no friend to public lands!
He Once Pushed to Divest Federal Lands. Now He's Trump's BLM Nominee.
Most federal land "we do not even need," wrote former Congressman Steve Pearce in a 2012 letter.
www.publicdomain.media
November 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Interested in learning more about Steve Pearce—the nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management? Check out this piece: www.publicdomain.media/p/trump-blm-...
Spoiler: he's no friend to public lands!
Spoiler: he's no friend to public lands!
Fall in the redrock 💛
𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵: 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴𝘰𝘯
𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵: 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴𝘰𝘯
November 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Fall in the redrock 💛
𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵: 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴𝘰𝘯
𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵: 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴𝘰𝘯
❗ACT NOW❗The BLM is accepting public comments on its proposed rescission of the Public Lands Rule through Monday, November 10. Tell the agency you support the rule and oppose this regressive action!
ACT NOW: suwa.quorum.us/campaign/146...
We strongly encourage you to personalize your comments.
ACT NOW: suwa.quorum.us/campaign/146...
We strongly encourage you to personalize your comments.
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
❗ACT NOW❗The BLM is accepting public comments on its proposed rescission of the Public Lands Rule through Monday, November 10. Tell the agency you support the rule and oppose this regressive action!
ACT NOW: suwa.quorum.us/campaign/146...
We strongly encourage you to personalize your comments.
ACT NOW: suwa.quorum.us/campaign/146...
We strongly encourage you to personalize your comments.
Today, President Trump announced he has nominated former US Representative Steve Pearce (R-NM) as the next director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Below is a statement from SUWA Executive Director Scott Braden.
For additional info, visit: suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
For additional info, visit: suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
November 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Today, President Trump announced he has nominated former US Representative Steve Pearce (R-NM) as the next director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Below is a statement from SUWA Executive Director Scott Braden.
For additional info, visit: suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
For additional info, visit: suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
The Department of the Interior plans to fire at least an additional 2,050 employees. Steve Bloch, SUWA's Legal Director is quoted in the piece.
Read more:
www.deseret.com/environment/...
Read more:
www.deseret.com/environment/...
How big of a layoff is the Interior Department planning?
Thousands of union jobs could be cut “imminently,” including 12% of Utah’s BLM staff
www.deseret.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The Department of the Interior plans to fire at least an additional 2,050 employees. Steve Bloch, SUWA's Legal Director is quoted in the piece.
Read more:
www.deseret.com/environment/...
Read more:
www.deseret.com/environment/...
The October Redrock Report is here! Read it here:
suwa.org/october-2025...
suwa.org/october-2025...
October 2025 Redrock Report
Our e-newsletter with the latest on redrock wilderness news and events.
suwa.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The October Redrock Report is here! Read it here:
suwa.org/october-2025...
suwa.org/october-2025...
❗ACT NOW to protect Red Cliffs National Conservation Area❗ suwa.quorum.us/campaign/144...
In early October, the Trump administration directed the BLM to revisit an application from the Utah Department of Transportation for the four-lane highway through the Red Cliffs NCA. ACT NOW!
In early October, the Trump administration directed the BLM to revisit an application from the Utah Department of Transportation for the four-lane highway through the Red Cliffs NCA. ACT NOW!
October 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
❗ACT NOW to protect Red Cliffs National Conservation Area❗ suwa.quorum.us/campaign/144...
In early October, the Trump administration directed the BLM to revisit an application from the Utah Department of Transportation for the four-lane highway through the Red Cliffs NCA. ACT NOW!
In early October, the Trump administration directed the BLM to revisit an application from the Utah Department of Transportation for the four-lane highway through the Red Cliffs NCA. ACT NOW!
A good recap from SUWA friend, Stephen Trimble, on the current threats facing public lands in Utah.
writersontherange.org/jane-goodall...
writersontherange.org/jane-goodall...
Jane Goodall told us never give up - Writers On The Range
In her “Last Words” interview that was broadcast after her death, Jane Goodall talked about her calm in the face...
writersontherange.org
October 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A good recap from SUWA friend, Stephen Trimble, on the current threats facing public lands in Utah.
writersontherange.org/jane-goodall...
writersontherange.org/jane-goodall...
¿Vives o realizas actividades recreativas en alguno de los siguientes condados de la región central de Utah: Wayne, Juab, Millard, Sevier, Sanpete o Piute?
¡Participa para ayudar a definir la gestión recreativa en la región central de Utah!
suwa.org/participa-pa...
¡Participa para ayudar a definir la gestión recreativa en la región central de Utah!
suwa.org/participa-pa...
¡Participa para ayudar a definir la gestión recreativa en la región central de Utah!
¿Vives o realizas actividades recreativas en alguno de los siguientes condados de la región central de Utah: Wayne, Juab, Millard, Sevier, Sanpete o Piute? En este momento, la División de […]
suwa.org
October 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
¿Vives o realizas actividades recreativas en alguno de los siguientes condados de la región central de Utah: Wayne, Juab, Millard, Sevier, Sanpete o Piute?
¡Participa para ayudar a definir la gestión recreativa en la región central de Utah!
suwa.org/participa-pa...
¡Participa para ayudar a definir la gestión recreativa en la región central de Utah!
suwa.org/participa-pa...
Do you live or recreate in the following Utah counties: Wayne, Juab, Millard, Sevier, Sanpete, and Piute? The Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation is developing a long-term recreation plan and they’re seeking input.
Take Action to Shape Recreation Management in Central Utah!
suwa.org/take-action-...
Take Action to Shape Recreation Management in Central Utah!
suwa.org/take-action-...
Take Action to Shape Recreation Management in Central Utah!
Do you live or recreate in the following central Utah counties: Wayne, Juab, Millard, Sevier, Sanpete, and Piute? Right now, the Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation is developing a long-term […]
suwa.org
October 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Do you live or recreate in the following Utah counties: Wayne, Juab, Millard, Sevier, Sanpete, and Piute? The Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation is developing a long-term recreation plan and they’re seeking input.
Take Action to Shape Recreation Management in Central Utah!
suwa.org/take-action-...
Take Action to Shape Recreation Management in Central Utah!
suwa.org/take-action-...
The DOI is planning mass firings of more than 1,500 public servants at the Department of the Interior, including the Bureau of Land Management, which manages nearly 23 million acres of federal public land in Utah. Below is a statement from SUWA Legal Director Steve Bloch.
suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
October 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The DOI is planning mass firings of more than 1,500 public servants at the Department of the Interior, including the Bureau of Land Management, which manages nearly 23 million acres of federal public land in Utah. Below is a statement from SUWA Legal Director Steve Bloch.
suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
Informative article on Senator Lee's Border Lands Conservation Act.
Wildlands Director, Neal Clark is quoted in the piece, check it out! www.sfgate.com/national-par...
Wildlands Director, Neal Clark is quoted in the piece, check it out! www.sfgate.com/national-par...
'Shameless': Utah senator revives crusade against public lands
Critics say the bill threatens decades of wilderness protection.
www.sfgate.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Informative article on Senator Lee's Border Lands Conservation Act.
Wildlands Director, Neal Clark is quoted in the piece, check it out! www.sfgate.com/national-par...
Wildlands Director, Neal Clark is quoted in the piece, check it out! www.sfgate.com/national-par...
More on Senators Curtis and Lee's legislation to open up Capitol Reef National Park to off-road vehicle travel. Staff Attorney, Laura Peterson is quoted: www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/10/utah...
Utah's U.S. Senators Want To Open National Parks To OHVs
Utah's two United States senators have authored legislation that would open up Capitol Reef National Park, and possibly other units of the National Park System, to off-road vehicle travel.
www.nationalparkstraveler.org
October 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
More on Senators Curtis and Lee's legislation to open up Capitol Reef National Park to off-road vehicle travel. Staff Attorney, Laura Peterson is quoted: www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/10/utah...
Coverage on the 13 million acres of public lands that were opened up for coal leasing by the Trump administration at the end of September:
SUWA Legal Director, Steve Bloch is quoted in the piece. www.deseret.com/politics/202...
SUWA Legal Director, Steve Bloch is quoted in the piece. www.deseret.com/politics/202...
Controversial coal leasing opens land near iconic Utah destinations
Interior Department found an additional 13 million acres of public lands available for coal. Utah’s happens to be next to national parks
www.deseret.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Coverage on the 13 million acres of public lands that were opened up for coal leasing by the Trump administration at the end of September:
SUWA Legal Director, Steve Bloch is quoted in the piece. www.deseret.com/politics/202...
SUWA Legal Director, Steve Bloch is quoted in the piece. www.deseret.com/politics/202...
Utah Senators Mike Lee and John Curtis have introduced two new bills that would open national parks to off-road vehicles (ORVs): the State Motor Vehicle Laws in National Park System Units Act and the OHVs in Capitol Reef National Park Act.
For additional info: suwa.org/senators-lee...
For additional info: suwa.org/senators-lee...
October 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Utah Senators Mike Lee and John Curtis have introduced two new bills that would open national parks to off-road vehicles (ORVs): the State Motor Vehicle Laws in National Park System Units Act and the OHVs in Capitol Reef National Park Act.
For additional info: suwa.org/senators-lee...
For additional info: suwa.org/senators-lee...
Last week, Sen. Mike Lee, chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced he had introduced a new, intentionally deceptively-named piece of legislation: the Outdoor Americans with Disabilities Act. The bill is also sponsored by Sen. John Curtis.
More: suwa.org/conservation...
More: suwa.org/conservation...
October 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Last week, Sen. Mike Lee, chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced he had introduced a new, intentionally deceptively-named piece of legislation: the Outdoor Americans with Disabilities Act. The bill is also sponsored by Sen. John Curtis.
More: suwa.org/conservation...
More: suwa.org/conservation...
More on Senator Lee's proposed Border Lands Conservation Act.
SUWA Executive Director, Scott Braden, is quoted:
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/10/gop-...
SUWA Executive Director, Scott Braden, is quoted:
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/10/gop-...
GOP Senators Introduce Legislation To Open Up Wilderness To Homeland Security Activities
Republican senators from Utah, Wyoming, Texas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Florida have introduced legislation they say will better protect borderlands while providing more access to them.
www.nationalparkstraveler.org
October 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
More on Senator Lee's proposed Border Lands Conservation Act.
SUWA Executive Director, Scott Braden, is quoted:
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/10/gop-...
SUWA Executive Director, Scott Braden, is quoted:
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/10/gop-...
The fight against the Northern Corridor Highway has returned. Holly Snow Canada, Conserve Southwest Utah's Executive Director is quoted.
Read the full piece:
www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
Read the full piece:
www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
Feds put polarizing southern Utah highway proposal back on the table, months after Biden administration rejected it
The Bureau of Land Management is reassessing the controversial Northern Corridor highway through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area.
www.sltrib.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The fight against the Northern Corridor Highway has returned. Holly Snow Canada, Conserve Southwest Utah's Executive Director is quoted.
Read the full piece:
www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
Read the full piece:
www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
Last week, the Trump Administration announced it is making previously off-limits public land available for coal leasing under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), including 48,000 acres in Utah.
Maps and additional info can be found here: suwa.org/trump-admini...
Maps and additional info can be found here: suwa.org/trump-admini...
October 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Last week, the Trump Administration announced it is making previously off-limits public land available for coal leasing under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), including 48,000 acres in Utah.
Maps and additional info can be found here: suwa.org/trump-admini...
Maps and additional info can be found here: suwa.org/trump-admini...
For more context on the Labyrinth Canyon and Gemini Bridges Travel Management Plan, read this piece from The Times-Independent:
www.moabtimes.com/articles/blm...
www.moabtimes.com/articles/blm...
BLM reassesses routes in the Labyrinth/Gemini Bridges area
www.moabtimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
For more context on the Labyrinth Canyon and Gemini Bridges Travel Management Plan, read this piece from The Times-Independent:
www.moabtimes.com/articles/blm...
www.moabtimes.com/articles/blm...
❗ACT NOW ❗suwa.org/keeplabywild
Trump’s Bureau of Land Management is proposing to greenlight more off-road vehicles in Labyrinth Canyon at the request of the State of Utah and certain motorized groups. Tell the BLM to Keep Labyrinth Canyon Wild!
Trump’s Bureau of Land Management is proposing to greenlight more off-road vehicles in Labyrinth Canyon at the request of the State of Utah and certain motorized groups. Tell the BLM to Keep Labyrinth Canyon Wild!
September 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
❗ACT NOW ❗suwa.org/keeplabywild
Trump’s Bureau of Land Management is proposing to greenlight more off-road vehicles in Labyrinth Canyon at the request of the State of Utah and certain motorized groups. Tell the BLM to Keep Labyrinth Canyon Wild!
Trump’s Bureau of Land Management is proposing to greenlight more off-road vehicles in Labyrinth Canyon at the request of the State of Utah and certain motorized groups. Tell the BLM to Keep Labyrinth Canyon Wild!
Yesterday, the BLM announced it is considering reversing course on the motorized Travel Management Plan for the Labyrinth Canyon/Gemini Bridges area near Moab.
Keep an eye out for an Action Alert coming soon, we have 30 days to submit public comments!
More info here: suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
Keep an eye out for an Action Alert coming soon, we have 30 days to submit public comments!
More info here: suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
September 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Yesterday, the BLM announced it is considering reversing course on the motorized Travel Management Plan for the Labyrinth Canyon/Gemini Bridges area near Moab.
Keep an eye out for an Action Alert coming soon, we have 30 days to submit public comments!
More info here: suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
Keep an eye out for an Action Alert coming soon, we have 30 days to submit public comments!
More info here: suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
September's Redrock Report is here! Featuring:
📝Trump Administration Announces Plan to Rescind Public Lands Rule
🌲 Roadless Rule Under Attack
✈️ National Wilderness Coalition Convenes in DC
🌄 Community Experiences Fire Up New Redrock Activists
💵 Now Hiring Finance Director!
suwa.org/september-20...
📝Trump Administration Announces Plan to Rescind Public Lands Rule
🌲 Roadless Rule Under Attack
✈️ National Wilderness Coalition Convenes in DC
🌄 Community Experiences Fire Up New Redrock Activists
💵 Now Hiring Finance Director!
suwa.org/september-20...
September 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
September's Redrock Report is here! Featuring:
📝Trump Administration Announces Plan to Rescind Public Lands Rule
🌲 Roadless Rule Under Attack
✈️ National Wilderness Coalition Convenes in DC
🌄 Community Experiences Fire Up New Redrock Activists
💵 Now Hiring Finance Director!
suwa.org/september-20...
📝Trump Administration Announces Plan to Rescind Public Lands Rule
🌲 Roadless Rule Under Attack
✈️ National Wilderness Coalition Convenes in DC
🌄 Community Experiences Fire Up New Redrock Activists
💵 Now Hiring Finance Director!
suwa.org/september-20...
We're hiring! SUWA is seeking a Finance Director to join our senior leadership team and steward the financial, operational, and administrative functions of our org.
This is a full time position, located in Salt Lake City. Application Deadline is October 13, 2025. More info: suwa.org/careers/
This is a full time position, located in Salt Lake City. Application Deadline is October 13, 2025. More info: suwa.org/careers/
September 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
We're hiring! SUWA is seeking a Finance Director to join our senior leadership team and steward the financial, operational, and administrative functions of our org.
This is a full time position, located in Salt Lake City. Application Deadline is October 13, 2025. More info: suwa.org/careers/
This is a full time position, located in Salt Lake City. Application Deadline is October 13, 2025. More info: suwa.org/careers/