Jan 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
This week President Biden traveled to California to designate the Chuckwalla and Sáttítla National Monuments. While he had planned to announce the monuments at a ceremony in Palm Springs, this dog and pony show was canceled due to forecasted severe weather. This...
Jan 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
SALT LAKE CITY – Today the Bureau of Land Management released its final decision for the San Rafael Swell. The plan was released at 3:12 p.m. on New Years Eve, and it announced the closure of 665 miles of off-road routes in one of Utah’s most popular landscapes...
Dec 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
As we brace ourselves for the onslaught of messages from anti-access groups that opening public lands up for oil and gas leasing is a “sell-off” of our public lands, we want to remind everyone that we’ve had to fight hard during the last 18 months to...
Dec 28, 2024 | Fill Lake Powell, Legal Update
Lake Powell, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and the areas surrounding Page, Arizona will likely continue to require focused attention from our team. Like Moab, this area regularly draws the attention of those who want to limit access to this area. There has...
Dec 20, 2024 | Legal Update
We weren’t planning on covering the EXPLORE Act in the 12 Days of Legal Updates series, because it wasn’t clear if it would survive the lame duck session of Congress. This is a substantial piece of legislation that passed the House of Representatives unanimously...