Reversal of Bush-Era "No More Wilderness" Policy Applauded
Monday, January 3, 2011
Just before Christmas, Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar released new wilderness guidance that has the potential to give needed protection to 6 million of acres of wilderness-quality lands in Utah.

SUWA Releases BLM Report Card on ORV Management
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
On December 1, we released our new "2010 Report Card: Assessing Utah BLM's Management of Off-Road Vehicles." Off-road vehicle (ORV) use on Utah's public lands is an enormously controversial public lands issue, and ORV-caused damage erosion, water pollution, noise, air-borne dust, crushed and looted archaeological sites -- continues to increase. Based upon BLM's failure to comply with federal law and protect natural and historical resources from ORVs, we had to give BLM failing and very low grades for most categories.

Help Protect Wilderness in the Glen Canyon Area
Monday, November 29, 2010
NPS is currently drafting an off-road vehicle (ORV) plan for the GCNRA. You can help preserve some of southern Utah's most beautiful wildlands from the long-term scars and impacts of ORV use by submitting comments on the plan by November 30.

Ask Utah's BLM Director to Protect Arch Canyon
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Please tell the Utah BLM State Director that Arch Canyon is a gem that must be preserved -- not managed as a playground for ATVs and dirt bikes.

Help Us Find ORV Mayhem on the Web and Win!
Friday, September 3, 2010
We want your help in collecting ORV Mayhem videos from YouTube and other websites (or from your own collection) illustrating the type of ORV use that occurs, legally (!), on Utah's public lands as a result of the out-of-balance and misguided Bush plans

Help stop a backroom deal that's bad for Utah wilderness
Friday, August 13, 2010
Wild lands in San Juan County at risk

Help Protect Utah's New Wilderness and National Conservation Areas
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Just over a year ago, Congress passed legislation to protect 180,000 acres of these public lands in Washington County; some lands were designated wilderness and others were included in National Conservation Areas. Now the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is developing plans to manage these places -- some of the very first BLM-managed wilderness areas and National Conservation Areas (NCAs) in Utah -- and you can help ensure that the agency does the job right.

ORV Groups, Out-Of-State Energy Companies Want to "Take Back Utah"
Friday, July 31, 2009
On Saturday, August 8, an anti-wilderness and anti-federal government rally self-titled "Take Back Utah" will be held in Salt Lake City. The event is being organized by ORV organizations and out-of-state energy companies.

ORV Activists Organize Illegal Ride Up Paria River
Monday, May 11, 2009
On May 9th, roughly 300 off-road vehicle (ORV) activists took part in an illegal ride up the Paria River to protest enforcement of the riverbed's closure to motorized vehicles.

Federal Judge Halts December 2008 Lease Sale
Thursday, January 22, 2009
On Saturday, January 17th a Federal District Court judge in Washnigton D.C. ruled in favor of SUWA and 6 other environmental groups to temporarily block the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from leasing more than 100,000 acres of Utah's wild and culturally significant public lands.

Utah RMPs Blasted in New York Times Editorial, Washington Post Op-Ed
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
On the same day (10/18/08), The New York Times published an editorial criticizing the Utah BLM's industry- and ORV- friendly Resource Management Plans and the Washington Post published an OP-Ed by former correspondent Tom Kenworthy which also blasted the plans.

Action Alert: New Plans for Utah Put Wilderness Last
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Over the past two months, the Bush administration has released a series of documents (Resource Management Plans or RMPs) which reveal a new strategy for attacking roadless areas on pristine, scenic public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management in Utah. These six management documents, totaling over 4,000 pages in length, detail an alarming vision for the future of some of the most spectacular lands in the nation, with little opportunity for the public and advocates to provide alternatives.

Bush Administration's Newest Strategy for Public Lands Decimates BLM Roadless Areas
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
The Bush administration has released a series of documents which reveal a new strategy for attacking roadless areas on pristine, scenic public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management in Utah. These six management documents, totaling over 4,000 pages in length, detail an alarming vision for the future of some of the most spectacular lands in the nation, with little opportunity for the public and advocates to provide alternatives.

Congressional Members Seek Protection for Utah's Prehistoric Archaeological Sites and Roadless Areas
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Ninety-three members of the House of Representatives sent an urgent letter to Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne requesting that he protect Utah's irreplaceable archaeological artifacts and magnificent roadless areas from the damage caused by off-road vehicles.

BLM Closes Recapture Wash to Off-Road Vehicles
Thursday, September 20, 2007
After dragging its feet for nearly two years, the Monticello Bureau of Land Management has temporarily closed Recapture Wash in southeast Utah to off-road vehicles, due to the damage to cultural resources resulting from ORV use. The effect of the closure, however, remains to be seen.

SUWA Wins in Court Case Challenging ORV Limitations at Factory Butte
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
On July 9, federal court judge Dee Benson dismissed much of a lawsuit brought by Wayne and Garfield counties, along with a number off-road vehicle (ORV) users, seeking to overturn travel restrictions put in place at Factory Butte.

Tenmile Canyon Needs Your Help
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Ask the Moab BLM to stop encouraging off-road vehicle destruction in Tenmile Canyon.

Action Alert: Protect Arch Canyon from ORV Damage
Monday, March 26, 2007
Last December, a coalition of conservationists, Navajo Tribal leaders, and local business owners filed a formal Petition to Preserve Arch Canyon's Natural and Cultural Resources. Instead of acting on the petition, which is supported by independent scientific research, the BLM is focusing its attention on permit applications for destructive off-road vehicle events in the canyon.

HB 425 Fails to Pass!
Thursday, March 1, 2007
Thanks to everyone who sent in their comments, your help made the difference!

URGENT: Help Stop Utah's "ATVs Everywhere" Bill
Monday, February 26, 2007
Utah's House of Representatives has passed HB 425 - Street Legal ATVs. Please send a message to the Senate and the Governor to help keep ATVs off our city streets.