Wilderness in Utah's Emery County
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Approved by the Senate today 92-8. Should sail through the House. Then.....
Some details from the church-owned TV station: https://www.ksl.com/article/46489661/gop-sens-mitt-romney-mike-lee-on-op...
The bill would permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, increase hunting, fishing and recreational access to federal lands, conserve lands of special importance and provide economic development in communities through land exchanges.
In Utah, it creates 661,000 acres of wilderness and 248,000 acres of recreation areas. It gives 80 acres of Bureau of Land Management Land to Hyde Park in Cache County for the construction of an underground water tank and 2.6 acres of Forest Service land to Juab County.
The bill also designates the Jurassic National Monument in Emery County and the Golden Spike National Historic Site as the Golden Spike National Historical Park for the 150th anniversary of the connecting of the transcontinental railroad. It also includes 63 miles of wild and scenic river designations and 6,200 acres for expansion of Goblin Valley State Park.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, reintroduced the package in January. Utah's Senator Mike Lee derailed it just before Congress adjourned last year when he objected to it moving forward on consent because it did not exempt Utah from the Antiquities Act.
On Monday, Lee again unsuccessfully tried to amend the bill to remove Utah from the law presidents use to create national monuments.
While Lee said the bill takes a step in the wrong direction, the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance called it a "tremendous" step forward.
“While this agreement came with some difficult choices, it brings long-term protection to this spectacular landscape," said Scott Groene, SUWA executive director.
The legislation brought together differing viewpoints at a time when the nation is deeply divided, he said, crediting retired Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., for brokering the deal.
"Passing this legislation involved compromises, and landscapes deserving protection were left out," Groene said. "Nonetheless, this bill is good for Utah, and good for the United States."
More details on the package that affects lands nationwide from the Washington Post.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/02/12/senate-jus...
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: gypsy tailwind
Thanks slick.
Thanks slick.
Thin line you really can't fake.
Damn your tough
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island
There's hope! Thanks,
There's hope! Thanks, Slickrock.
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I just read that the new
I just read that the new Wildlands Bill includes The Devil's Staircase area in Oregon, where I've never been but sounds beautiful.
Save it all!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Lord Kalvert
been to Gold Spike- middle of
been to Gold Spike- middle of nowhere- but that's what I like about it
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Cool. Where is it adding to
Cool. Where is it adding to the Goblin Valley? We disperse camp off (I think) Temple Mtn Rd
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Strangha
More here, slide show and
More here, slide show and info:
https://suwa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=fe945411e7...
SUWA will have a podcast up in the next few days with Executive Director Scott Groene talking about it all.
Alias, the existing Goblin Valley State Park is expanded by approximately 6,200 acres.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: good at drinking water
I gave money to SUWA for
I gave money to SUWA for decades before November 2016.
I'll give money to SUWA again once they get our national monuments back.
Until then, it seems to me that the Presidential Election matters more than anything SUWA does.
I am not aware of SUWA making a presidential endorsement in 2016.
I'd love to be shown that I am wrong, and if I am, I'll cut them a check in short order.
Again, I support Slicks everyu effort 100%, but I am still pissed about the green voters in 2016.
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sorry about punctuation, ran
sorry about punctuation, ran out of time in editing.
I love and support Slick's efforts...and SUWA's efforts.
But if "we" lose the presidential election, what does it matter?
I love donating to SUWA because they are focused and local.
But I am terribly conflicted about giving them money, as I wonder if it matters compared to who the President is.
That said, I recognize the uselessness of giving to a presidential campaign.
I love SUWA, but have really been troubled by the number of SUWA people who supported Sanders and hated Clinton, and loudly let it be known that they hated Clinton...including family.
Thus I am on hiatus with my donations.
I should probably reach out to Scott, I used to be on the "signed by Scott" letter list....again, I love SUWA but electing Trump was a disaster.
Sorry for the long rambling post, it does help me think things through, at the expense of anybody's time reading this.
p.s. Utah is beautiful in every county. But please tell people it sucks, we have too many tourists as it is, and every county's local chamber of commerce wants everybody in the world to come visit.
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I would guess that SUWA
I would guess that SUWA figures people would be able to figure out who they might support between Trump and Clinton.
After all, wasn't it Hillary's husband who designated Grand Staircase Escalante Nat'l Monument? From the rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, I might add.
Plus, they're a 501-C-3, which I'm thinking keeps them out of political endorsements. I think they have to be a C-4. That may be the biggest reason.
Plus making an endorsement in Utah is rather futile.
As far as the monuments, they are part of a lawsuit suing to overturn the reduction. And a Native American congresswoman from New Mexico has introduced legislation to re-establish Bears Ears, this time back to the original 1.9 million acre proposal, not Obama's 1.3 million acre designation. San Juan County now has two Native American County Commissioners, both monument supporters. They have already made proposals to cut ties with the organizations fighting the monument. The whites in SJ County are howling, now calling to split the county. SUWA has hosted Raul Grajalva in Utah, the new chair of the House Natural Resources Committee and they have a good relationship.
>>>I am terribly conflicted about giving them money, as I wonder if it matters compared to who the President is
Lawsuits to keep the a-holes at bay are expensive.
Keep the faith. It's a long process. I was a citizen lobbyist in 1995 when Hansen was trying to push through his 1.8 million acre statewide bill through a Republican congress. According to Scott, there are currently now about 6 million acres protected in Utah, including wilderness study areas.
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>>>>>I love donating to SUWA
>>>>>I love donating to SUWA because they are focused and local. But I am terribly conflicted about giving them money, as I wonder if it matters compared to who the President is.
I don't know one person who voted for Jill Stein who gave a rat's ass about Utah's public lands. And it is through SUWA that I was well-aware of what could happen to my favorite places if Donny Asswipe were elected (although having lived in NYC in the 80's I didn't need any more reasons to vote against him). And while, clearly, this president is the most destructive force in our country right now, supporting the organizations, people, and institutions which slow his roll is vital until we get him out. I am not saying you have to support them, but I'm not sure I see an either/or in this equation.
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Here's a podcast on the
Here's a podcast on the subject SUWA just put up on their website. https://suwa.org/wild-utah-podcast-episode-5-a-swell-victory/
And here's an op-ed piece in today's SL Tribune from SUWA's Executive Director Scott Groene. https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2019/02/15/commentary-senate-t...