Editor’s Note: In our interview with former Utah Sen. Bob Bennett (“Bob Bennett after the fall,” HCN, 10/29/12), Bennett said of his 2009 Washington County land bill: “The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance’s board was split 7-7 over the bill. So they took no position, which effectively let it move forward.” SUWA Executive Director Scott Groene […]
Scott Groene
Posted inSeptember 27, 2004: Life After Old Growth
Utah’s wilderness warriors reply
We’d like to thank High Country News for highlighting Utah’s redrock wilderness and recognizing the value of protecting this uncommon landscape. However, we disagree with some of HCN Associate Editor Matt Jenkins’ essay which criticizes Utah wilderness advocates based on an erroneous perception that there is a stalemate on Utah Bureau of Land Management (BLM) […]
Posted inMay 12, 1997: Planning under the gun: Cleaning up Lake Tahoe proves to be a dirty business
Protect it, don’t pave it
Dear HCN: Your cover story on the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (HCN, 4/14/97) stated that the challenge facing the Bureau of Land Management in planning for the monument is “to protect the land and make it accessible.” Wrong. The comment incorrectly assumes the BLM is confronted with the same bedeviling mandate adopted by some national […]
Posted inJuly 24, 1995: Making a mountain into a starbase
Outsiders must now stand up for Utah wilderness
OUTSIDERS MUST NOW STAND UP FOR UTAH WILDERNESS Dear HCN, The recent defense of the Utah counties’ recommendations for Utah BLM wilderness by former Grand County Commissioner Paul Menard (HCN, 5/29/95) deserves a response. The Utah congressional delegation told Utah’s county commissioners they could decide how much Bureau of Land Management wilderness should be protected. […]