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From the Salt Lake Tribune, November 1, 2007

Appeals Court Halts Big Timber Sale

From the Salt Lake Tribune, May 2, 2007

Court Overturns Approvals for Logging in Southern Utah

From the Associated Press , March 24, 2007

 

Activists Win on Three Counts in Forest Logging Challenges

Environmentalists call decision significant victory for wildlife

From the Salt Lake Tribune, March 23, 2007

Huntsman Tables Roadless Forest Petition

From the Salt Lake Tribune, January 2007

An Outdoors Plea to the Governor

From the Deseret Morning News, January 2007

Greens Miffed at Governor's Plan

From the Salt Lake Tribune, October 2006

Groups Appeal Willow Basin and Horse Creek Prescribed Burns

From the Moab Times-Independent, September 25th 2006 (PDF)

80 Groups Oppose Dixie Lands Act

From the Deseret Morning News, September 2006

Closed Discussion:  Huntsman abdicating duty to protect forests

From the Salt Lake Tribune, March 2006

Forest Plan Gains Detractors

From the Salt Lake Tribune, March 2006

Huntman's Bogus Roadless Plan

From the Salt Lake Tribune, March 2006

Uinta National Forest to Study More Oil & Gas Leasing

From the Provo Daily Herald, March 2006

Uinta Forest to Have Eco-Impact Evaluation

From the Salt Lake Tribune, March 2006

Land-Sale Plans Stir Up Some Dust

From the Salt Lake Tribune, February 2006

Timber Cutting Plan Wins on Split Decision

From the Salt Lake Tribune, February 2006

Company Proposes Oil Pipeline

From the Salt Lake Tribune, February 2006

Utah Drags its Feet on Roadless Forests

From the Salt Lake Tribune, December 2005

Snail Lawsuit Settled

From the Park Record, October 2005

Plans to Log 1000 Lakes on Fishlake NF are Stopped by 10th Circuit

From the Salt Lake Tribune, August 2005

10th Circuit Halts 1000 Lakes Timber Clearing in Fishlake Forest

From the Deseret Morning News, August 2005

Environmental Group Holds Up Fishlake Logging

From the Salt Lake Tribune, July 2005

Court Decision Delays Seven Mile Logging Project

From The Provo Daily Herald, July 2005

Court Decision Could Allow South Manti Timber Sale

From the Sanpete Messenger, July 2005

Lawsuit Says Forest Service Failed to Follow Policy in Barney Top Timber Sale

From Red Nova News - Source:  Deseret Morning News, July 2005

Governor Won't Petition to Protect Roadless Land

From The Provo Daily Herald, June 2005

Utah Roadless Areas in Danger?

From the Salt Lake Tribune, June 2005

Duck Creek Fuels Resolution

From Deseret Morning News, June 2005

Duck Creek Fuels: Utah's First HFRA Timber Sale

From the Salt Lake Tribune, May 2005

Plans to Thin Dixie Forest Challenged

From the Deseret Morning News, May 2005

Ruling Clears the Path for Logging Effort - See Seven Mile update in July press

From the Salt Lake Tribune, April 2005

UEC & HUPC file Lawsuit to Halt Timber Sale on Ashley National Forest

From Utah Newspapers, February 2005

Bush Administration Putting Wildlife Heritage in danger - Changes to NFMA

From the Deseret Morning News, January 2005

New Forest Rules Punch Up Old Fight

From the Salt Lake Tribune, December 2004

More Helicopter Skiing Angers Environmentalists

From the Park Record, December 2004

UEC files MIS Lawsuit Against 4 of the 6 National Forests in Utah

From Utah Newspapers, November 2004

Mountain Snail Blocks Timber Sale

From Utah Newspapers, Aug, 2004

Fishlake Timber Salvage
Pine Valley Campground

From Utah Newspapers, July, 2004

Monroe Mountain Court Case Win for UEC

From Utah Newspapers, June 24 + 25, 2004

Mine Portal Proposed

From Utah Newspapers, April, 2004

A plan for roadless lands: Group wants 37% in Utah forests protected as wilds

from the Deseret Morning News, January 20, 2004

Snow brings cougars closer to homes

from the Salt Lake Tribune, January 13, 2004

Board expands bear hunt

from the Salt Lake Tribune, December 19, 2003

U.S. Offer Rules to Preserve Grazing: "Legal Fight is Likely"

from the Deseret News, December 6, 2003

Bush Signs a Bill He Says Will Curb Wildfire Threat: "Payback to Timber Industry"

 from the Deseret News, December 4, 2003

Watchers Outspend Hunters

  from the Deseret News, Public Forum Editorial, March 22, 2003

Wildlife Don

   from the Deseret News, Public Forum Editorial, March 1, 2003

The Big Dry: Cows Plus Drought Equals Misery for Rivers in the West

  from Cascadia Times, Fall 2002

Bush Eases on Logging; Environmentalists Afire

  from the Deseret News, August 22, 2002

Environmentalists Fire Back at Critics

  from the Deseret News, July 20, 2002

Buyout or Bailout: Greens Say It's Time to End Public Land Ranching in the West. But How?  from Cascadia Times, Summer 2002

Stop Making Us Pay to Enjoy Our Public Lands
   from Salt Lake Tribune, June 6, 2002

 

Court Puts Tree Harvest on Hold

  from the Salt Lake Tribune, April 22, 2002

Some Utahns Seeing Red on Earth Day

  from the Deseret News, April 21, 2002

Group Files Suit to Stop Timber Sales in Fishlake

from the Deseret News,  April 21, 2002

Timber Sale Halted in Manti Forest

  from the Salt Lake Tribune, March 20, 2002

Jiminy! Those Crickets Will Be Back This Spring

  from the Salt Lake Tribune, February 23, 2002

They Kill the Real Copper

  from the Predator Defense Institute, Predator Press, Winter 2002

Logging Has Little Role in Fire Control

  from the Herald Journal, Logan Utah   October 11, 2001

Comment Period Ending On Plan for Uinta

  from the Salt Lake Tribune, September 29, 2001

Drilling May Hurt Hunt, Activists Say

  from the Salt Lake Tribune, September 28, 2001

Conservation Groups Square Off With Adventure Racers

  from the Salt Lake Tribune, September 25, 2001

No End in Sight to Cricket Invasion

  from the Deseret News, June 20, 2001

Ruling Expected Today on Request to Cancel ATV Rally

  from the Salt Lake Tribune, June 18, 2001

Activists Question Loopholes in Forest Plan

  from the Herald Journal Newspaper, Logan Utah  June 9, 2001

Group Sues to Halt ATV Event

  from the Deseret News, May 26, 2001

Logging Plan Draws Lawsuit

  from the Deseret News, May 9, 2001

Safety Questions Raised Over War on Crickets

  from the Salt Lake Tribune, April 10, 2001

The Story Behind the Scenery - America's crusade to save our dwindling wilderness has been a century-long struggle.

  from The Zephyr, October November 2000

First Annual Conference 

  from the Deseret News, September 24, 1999