How to use this page
This collection of links is arranged into categories, and the categories are arranged alphabetically. Topics within categories are arranged alphabetically, unless noted otherwise. The intent of this list is to offer the Utah wilderness advocate a set of references and links as a starting point. The advantage of using this page as opposed to a search engine is that (presumably) the references are categorized, as well as filtered for content. In a few cases, references are duplicated because they fall within several different categories.
Disclaimer
This collection began as research, and evolved into its present form.
It is still evolving.
I plan keep this list as current as possible, but make no warranties
as to the validity of the links, or the contents of pages that are linked to.
Happy surfing!
Select the category you wish to review, or simply scroll through this document:
- Alerts
- BLM and Wilderness Areas
- Economics
- Essays
- Fishing
- Forests
- Hiking and Backcountry
- Home Pages
- Kaiparowits
- Legislation
- Links to Other Web Pages
- Lobbying
- Government
- Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument including Conoco oil drilling
- Grazing
- Magazines, 'Zines, and Articles
- Maps
- National and StateParks
- News Articles
- Photographs
- Quicktime VR where you control the viewing
- Quotes
- Recreation
- Reference Sources
- Research
- Rivers
- Roads and R.S.2477
- Rock Art and Ruins
- Trips and Outfitters
- Wilderness
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Alerts
(Ordered by date)- Current SUWA Alert and alert archive.
BLM and Wilderness Areas
Economics
- The Economic Importance of Federal Grazing to the Economies of the West
by Thomas Michael Power - The Economics of Wilderness Preservation in Utah
by Thomas Michael Power
Essays
Fishing
Forests
Government
- US Bureau of Land Management
- US Bureau of Reclamation
- US U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- US U.S. Forest Service
- US GAP Analysis Program
A Geographic Approach to Planning for Biological Diversity. - US U.S. Geological Survey
- CAPWEB The Internet Guide to Congress. Includes contact information and much more.
- Congressional Email Addresses
- U.S. Library of Congress
- USA House Of Representatives members and how to contact them. Find out who your representative is and how to write them
- U.S. Senate and how to contact your Senators
- U.S. White House includes Federal Services directory and Citizens' Handbook and search engine. Send email to the President and Vice-President at president@whitehouse.gov and vice.president@whitehouse.gov.
- US National Park Service
- US Superintendent of Documents
The US Government Printing Office. - THOMAS
US Legislative Information on the Internet - Utah Department of Natural Resources
- Utah Department of Environmental Quality
- Utah Automated Geographic Reference Center
Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument
- HOT!
SUWA information on Conoco drilling,
including photos of drilling. - Article on the Kaiparowits
from the Spring, 1996 SUWA Newsletter - Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Salt Lake City Tribune Archives. - Archive
of articles about the monument, published by The Salt Lake Tribune.
Hiking and Backcountry
- Exploring the Great Basin
- Utah Hiking Trails
Trail descriptions and pictures. - Slot Canyon Picks
A nice website describing hikes in several slot canyons. Includes photos. - Wilderness Vagabond
Trip Reports and Other Wild Stuff, with pictures.
Home Pages
- Edward Abbey's Web
A Web site dedicated to Utah wilderness and Edward Abbey. Contains historical information, quotes, research, and general links to other pages. - Arid Lands Newsletter
- CNIE -- Committee for the National Institute for the Environment
General reference, including National Library on the Environment. - Desert Survivors
Oakland group supporting protection of Southern California deserts as well as Utah wilderness. - Glen Canyon Institute
Their mission is to design, promote, and implement policies for the restoration of Colorado River ecosystems, particularly that of Glen Canyon. - Logan Canyon Coalition
- Native American Web
- Outdoor Action Guide to Outdoor Resources on the Web
By Princeton University. - Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
This is where it all begins. SUWA's home page. - Utah's Basin and Range Wilderness
Photographs and links to other pages. A good site - check it out! - The Wilderness Society
Wilderness Society home page. - EcoFuture ™
Legislation
- Comparison of Utah Wilderness bills
Comparison of bills in Better World Zine, a great online magazine. - The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
- League of Conservation Voters
Voting record scorecards. - H.R. 1500 (1997)
- National Park Service -- Park Bill Tracker
- Utah Legislation -Office of Legislative Research
Utah legislation. - The Wilderness Act of 1964
Links to Other Web Pages
- Abbey's Web - links
- Bright Angel Frontier
Seeking legislation to protect and manage the inner core of the West in a way that will attain new goals. - International Arid Lands Consortium
an independent, nonprofit research organization supporting ecological sustainability in arid and semiarid lands worldwide. - Ray's Web
Pictures and more. - Related pages
Utah Public Lands Research. Pictures, issues, agencies. A nice site. Check out the links page! - Interesting Links
Utah and other links.- EcoFuture ™ home
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Lobbying
Grazing
Magazines, 'Zines, and Articles
- Arid Lands Newsletter 38: Contents
Arid Lands Newsletter. >
- Better World Magazine
- The Canyon Echo
Based in Bluff, Utah, this magazine endorsed H.R.1500. - Desert USA
A desert 'Zine, comprehensive, somewhat commercial. - High Country News -- Public Lands Category
Main index to High Country News - Public Lands category. - High Country News -- March 20, 1995
Counties may shrink Utah wilderness. - High Country News -- April 17, 1995
Is it politics, or is it revolution? - High Country News -- June 26, 1995
Battle likely over Utah wilderness. - High Country News -- October 16, 1995
To save a Utah canyon, a BLM ranger quits and turns activist. - High Country News -- December 25, 1995
Eight articles on the battle for Utah wilderness! - High Country News -- April 15, 1996
Utah's Burr Trail still leads to court. - Utah 5.7 Mil Wild
- Vernal, Utah
Cyberwest article. - 10,000 brains upon the Green River
Cyberwest article.
Maps
- The Perry-Castaneda Map Collection
- Trails Illustrated
- Utah Automated Geographic Reference Center
- Proposed Wilderness under HR1745, 1995
From Utah Automated Geographic Reference Center. - Utah Geography
A digital atlas. Maps, space views, virtual tourist and pictures. Worth a visit!
National and State Parks
- Arches National Park
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- Canyonlands National Park
- Canyonlands
More information. - Capitol Reef National Park
- Cedar Breaks National Monument
- Dead Horse State Park
- Dinosaur National Monument
- Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
- Glen Canyon National Recreation Area/Lake Foul
- Goblin Valley State Park
- Golden Spike National Historic Site
- Goosenecks State Park
- Hovenweep National Monument
- Lake Foul
- National Parks and Conservation Association
- Natural Bridges National Monument
- Utah's Natural Bridges: Hiking into the 13th Century
CyberWest article. - Rainbow Bridge National Monument
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument
- Zion National Park
- Zion
More information.
National Park Service sites have been suspended by the Park Service:
News Articles
- National Environmental Trust
Legislative update. - Environmental News Network
- Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Archives
- CNN - Old West vs. New West - Nov. 11, 1995
Photographs
- Edward Abbey's Web
photography links - some nice sites! - Hidden Canyons of the Southwest
- Picture Utah
- Ray's Web
Pictures and more. - Scenic Utah
- Slickrock Gallery Homepage
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Utah Photo Wild
Commercial gallery.
Quicktime VR
- Desert USA
A number of Quicktime VR panoramic views where you drive! - Grand Gulch
Research.
Quotes
- Edward Abbey
From Abbey's Web. - The Netizen - Earth File
- Misinformation
Misinformation the Utah delegation is disseminating about Utah wilderness.
Recreation
- Discover Utah
- Explore Utah
- GORP
Utah Resource Listings. - Recreation.gov
Recreational opportunities on federal lands - Utah Outdoors
Hiking, backpacking and other links. - Utah Travel and Adventure Online
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Utah Travelogue
A nicely-done web site describing a 3,300 mile trip through the Southwest. Complete with map and photographs!
Reference Sources
- Bureau of Land Management Authorization
Congressional Research Service. - Environmental
Organization WebDirectory - Land Conservation:Deserts and Arid Lands
- THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
THOMAS allows you to research U.S. congress, including transcripts of House and Senate sessions, plus other governmental agencies, and the Library of Congress.
Research
- Index to USU research reports
USU Research Reports. Mostly agriculture, but includes discussion of BLM lands and wilderness. - Wilderness Designation in Utah
USU Research Reports. - Chapt. 4. Wilderness & Adjacent Land Issues
USU Research Reports. - General Wilderness Issues
USU Research Reports. - EGA Strategy Session
Environmental Grantmakers 1992 Fall Retreat
Rivers
Roads and R.S.2477
- The 1866 Mining Act
SUWA Spring 1997 newsletter article - excellent. - Property Owners for a Sensible Roads Policy
- Stop RS2477
RS 2477 is a dinosaur from the 19th century that may be carried forward into the 21st century unless you take action! Find out about this public-land-giveaway. - RS 2477 home resources page
- RS 2477 Photo Gallery
No, we're not joking. The counties really do claim that these are "highways" under RS 2477. Drive them at your own risk, and carry extra water, food, reading material, and good hiking shoes. - Bureau of Land Management Authorization
Congressional Research Service.
- Chapter 3. Area Identification
- Utah State Legislature
- Public Access home page
This page is brought to you by the rural counties in southern Utah, who are still trying to
perpetuate road intrusion into public lands under the repealed R.S.2477 statute.
Rock Art and Ruins
Some of these sites focus on areas other than southern Utah. They do cover different rock art styles, contain informative material and pictures, and most sites have an interesting collections of links.
- ARPA: Cultural Site Etiquette
Archaeological sites are protected by the Antiquities Protection Act of 1906 and
archaelogical Resources Protection Act of 1979 (ARPA). The 1979 Act provides stiffer
penalties, plus a reward for information that leads to a conviction. - American Rock Art Research Association
- Archaeological Sites of the Southwest
- Catalog of ruins
Great Outdoors Recreation Project by Michael Holder. - High Country News -- Archaeology: Petroglyphs, Ruins
- Bill Hyder's Page
Research. Quicktime VR! - Kokopelli
- Land Art
Detailed, with pictures, including many of US petroglyphs. - Ray's Web
Pictures and more. - Rock Art Brian Lee's site contains dozens of links!
- Rock Art Foundation
Focuses on the Lower Pecos region of Southwest Texas. Site has an animated photo and some interesting links. - Rock Art Research Association
- Southwest Rock Art Gallery
- Utah Rock Art Research Association
Nice site with a good collection of links to follow. - Utah Canyon Lands
Trips and Outfitters
- A Wilderness Guest Ranch
Ad for Entrada Ranch near Moab. - Desert Highlights
- Escalante Canyon Outfitters
- Entradautah.com for travel and vacation planning
- Red Rock Adventures
A small outfit offering quality hiking, biking, and van trips in canyon country. Check out their web site! - Utah Guides and Outfitters
A comprehensive list. - Utah Travel and Adventure Online
Travel Adventures online. Good general reference
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