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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · 6h

More on Senator Lee's proposed Border Lands Conservation Act.

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

Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · 2d

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...

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

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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · 3d

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...

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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · 8d

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...

BLM reassesses routes in the Labyrinth/Gemini Bridges area

www.moabtimes.com

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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · 14d

❗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!

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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · 15d

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...

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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · 16d

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...

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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · 25d

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/

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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · 28d

‼️ACT NOW‼️ suwa.quorum.us/campaign/140...
We have a short window to submit comments to BLM regarding the Beas Lewis Flat Campground, just outside of Capitol Reef National Park. Please submit a comment TODAY!

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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · 29d

More on the Department of Interior moving to strike the Public Lands Rule. SUWA Legal Director, Steve Bloch is quoted: www.aspenpublicradio.org/environment/...

DOI proposes rolling back the Public Lands Rule, says conservation isn’t a ‘use’ on BLM lands

The Public Lands Rule allowed conservation to be managed as part of BLM’s multiple-use mandate, along with other uses like mining and grazing. The Trump administration now says that rule doesn’t pass ...

www.aspenpublicradio.org

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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · Sep 10

The Department of the Interior has announced it plans to rescind the BLM's Public Lands Rule. SUWA and other conservation groups are currently engaged in litigation to defend the Rule from challenges brought by Republican-led states (including Utah).

Read more: suwa.org/suwa-stateme...

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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you Congresswoman, Kelly Morrison for cosponsoring America's Red Rock Wilderness Act! #protectwildutah

Sierra Club MN North Star Chapter @sierraclubmn.bsky.social · Sep 4

👏Thank you Congresswoman @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social for joining every member of the @dfl.org to cosponsor America's Red Rock Wilderness Act!🏜️🌎
suwa.org/issues/arrwa/
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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · Sep 2

Calling all orgs! Sign up to table at Latino Conservation Week Festival on September 18 hosted by Native Indigenous Student Union and SUWA! This is your chance to meet and connect with Salt Lake Community College students and west-side families. Fill out this form: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...

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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · Aug 29

Just a Friday reminder of what we're all fighting for. Thanks for all you do to help #ProtectWildUtah. We hope you take some time to enjoy your favorite public lands this Labor Day weekend!

Photo Credit: Nathan St. Andre

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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · Aug 28

Join Oregonians For Wild Utah on Tuesday, September 9th for a webinar on protecting public lands against current threats with guest speaker Jackie Feinberg of the Sierra Club.

To register, visit: www.oregoniansforwildutah.org/upcoming-web...

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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · Aug 27

August's Redrock Report is here!

To read the details, visit: suwa.org/august-2025-...

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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · Aug 20

Checkout this piece from Tracy Stone-Manning.
writersontherange.org/the-west-is-...

The West is on fire as Washington fans the flames - Writers On The Range

This summer, millions of Americans are hiking, camping, fishing and making lifelong memories in our national parks, forests and other...

writersontherange.org

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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · Aug 19

ICYMI: An informative look on how Senator Mike Lee has continued to put forth efforts to sell off federal public lands under the guise of the housing crisis.

Read it here: www.publicdomain.media/p/utah-mike-...

Sen. Mike Lee Says He’s Working To Rein In Housing Costs. His Record Tells A Different Story.

The Utah Republican says selling off public lands would help get Americans into affordable homes. He tried to slash funding for affordable housing programs.

www.publicdomain.media

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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · Aug 8

Informative piece that highlights how environmental assessments are being sped up and zero public comments are being considered.

Staff attorney Landon Newell is quoted:
www.aspenpublicradio.org/environment/...

Fossil fuels expansion on federal lands leads to questions on the validity of the Trump administration’s “national energy emergency”

The Trump administration declared a national energy emergency in January, hoping to spur domestic energy and mineral production. Some advocates say the administration is using the declaration as a pre...

www.aspenpublicradio.org

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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · Aug 7

Coverage from the The Salt Lake Tribune on SUWA's Sevier Lake lawsuit. Read more:
www.sltrib.com/news/environ...

Environmental group reignites legal fight over mine at Sevier Dry Lake

Litigation claims federal land managers did not adequately consider environmental impacts in a remote corner of the Great Basin.

www.sltrib.com

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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · Aug 7

Today, SUWA filed a lawsuit in federal district court challenging the BLM's 2019 decision to approve a 125,000-acre potash mining project, the Sevier Playa Potash (SPP) Project, as well as BLM’s 2025 decision approving a modified version of the Project.
More info here:
suwa.org/suwa-challen...

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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · Aug 4

An informative article on where funding for Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument is in both the House and Senate.
www.sfgate.com/national-par...

House draft bill bars feds from managing half of a 1.9 million-acre monument

The budget would be disastrous for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

www.sfgate.com

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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · Aug 1

SUWA's Stewardship program is an incredible way to give back to the land. Join a project this fall, and experience a part of Utah you've never seen before! Visit: suwa.org/stewardship to learn more. #protectwildutah

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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · Jul 31

Learn more about NEPA in this article from our most recent newsletter. Steve Bloch explains it's 55-year history and how the current administration is dismantling environmental law strategically, by eliminating agency regulations and expediting fossil fuel projects. suwa.org/a-bedrock-en...

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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · Jul 31

Great informational piece that explains how the U.S. government is dismantling public lands from within. www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...

Eroding protections for public lands

Trump policies reshape the role of federally owned land, against the tide of U.S. public opinion

www.reuters.com

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