April 11, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Conservation Groups Secure Settlement to Protect Glen Canyon, Shaping Motorized Vehicle Use Management – 4.11.24  Contacts:  Stephen Bloch, Legal Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (801) 428-3981; steve@suwa.org Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org Caitlyn Burford, Communication Manager, National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), cburford@npca.org 541-371-6452  Washington, DC – Yesterday, the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) and the ..read more

Good News! Preliminary Injunction for Labyrinth Canyon Plan Denied Yesterday, a federal court rejected an effort by motorized groups to block implementation of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) motorized vehicle travel management plan for the greater Labyrinth Canyon area, a plan SUWA has supported since it was released in September 2023. These groups were seeking an emergency injunction in a federal lawsuit; that case will now proceed on its merits with briefing and argument later in 2024. “We’re pleased the Court has rejected this effort by motorized groups to prevent BLM from impleme ..read more

March 20, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Court Rejects Motorized Groups’ Efforts to Block BLM Travel Management Plan for Labyrinth Canyon/Gemini Bridges – 3.20.24  Contacts:  Stephen Bloch, Legal Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (801) 428-3981; steve@suwa.org Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org Salt Lake City, UT – Today, a federal court rejected an effort by motorized groups to block implementation of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) motorized vehicle Travel Management Plan for th ..read more

Each year, SUWA’s DC and Organizing teams work with the Utah Wilderness Coalition to host a redrock wilderness appreciation party in Washington, DC. It’s technically called “Wilderness Week,” and its purpose is to lobby elected officials to cosponsor America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act. But we think “redrock wilderness appreciation party” captures the spirit of these long days—and the dedicated, passionate activists who attend—a bit more accurately. Here are some quick stats from this year’s festivities: 1 Representative’s staffer who suggested we “water the desert” to stop the windborne dust&nb ..read more

March 8, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUWA Statement on Release of Draft Bears Ears National Monument Management Plan – 3.8.24  Contacts:  Stephen Bloch, Legal Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (801) 428-3981; steve@suwa.org Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org Salt Lake City, UT – SUWA issued the following statement in response to today’s announcement by the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service that a draft Bears Ears National Monument Management Plan is now available for public ..read more

March 4, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUWA Statement on 10th Circuit Court of Appeals Bellwether Decision – 3.4.24  Contacts:  Stephen Bloch, Legal Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (steve@suwa.org) Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260 (grant@suwa.org) Salt Lake City, UT – Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued an opinion confirming that the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance and other conservation organizations (collectively, “SUWA”) have a right to participate as full par ..read more

February 23, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUWA Statement on the release of the San Rafael Swell Travel Management Plan Preliminary Alternatives – 2.23.24  Contacts:  Stephen Bloch, Legal Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (steve@suwa.org) Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260 (grant@suwa.org) Salt Lake City, UT – Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released preliminary alternatives for the San Rafael Swell motorized vehicle Travel Management Plan. Below is a statement from SUWA Legal Director Stephen ..read more

BLM Seeks Input on Proposed Solar Plan Affecting 11 Western States In mid-January, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced it is seeking public input on the proposed Western Utility-Scale Solar Energy Development Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. This plan, commonly called the Western Solar Plan, is intended to update and expand solar energy development on BLM-managed lands in eleven western states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Unfortunately, several of the plan’s proposed alternatives would allow at ..read more

February 21, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Court Hears Motorized Groups’ Efforts to Block BLM Travel Management Plan for Labyrinth Canyon/Gemini Bridges – 2.21.24  Contacts:  Stephen Bloch, Legal Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (steve@suwa.org) Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260 (grant@suwa.org) Salt Lake City, UT – Today, a federal court heard arguments from motorized groups seeking an emergency injunction to block implementation of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) motorized vehicle Travel Man ..read more

Our divided Congress has again narrowly avoided a government shutdown—extending funding until early March. Now is the time to let your legislators know you want to see a functioning and funded government—one that recognizes the value of our remaining wild places. America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act would do just that, protecting over 8 million acres of federal lands in Utah as wilderness for future generations. Please take a moment today to ask your members of Congress to cosponsor America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act. As you may be aware, ARRWA is a visionary piece of legislation aimed at safeguar ..read more