Ask Secretary Salazar to Protect Utah Wilderness
July 26, 2010 by Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
You and I know that Utah is home to some of the most beautiful wilderness landscapes in the nation. Please help ensure that these wild lands are given the protection they deserve. Watch our new video! When Ken Salazar took over the reins as Secretary of Interior he proclaimed that there's a “new sheriff in town.” Frankly that is exactly what we need in the West and especially in Utah, where destructive and unbalanced policies put in place by the former administration have needlessly placed awe-inspiring wilderness treasures at risk -- places like the Glen Canyon/San Juan River area, Cedar Mesa and Comb Ridge, where threats from excessive off-road vehicle use, mining and drilling loom large on the horizon. In 2003, the State of Utah and the Department of Interior secretly negotiated a deal in which the Interior Department abandoned its duty to identify and protect lands worthy of wilderness... Read More







