Friends of Cedar Mesa
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Salt Lake Tribune editorial on Cedar Mesa
August 4, 2010
"Scenic plateau should be wilderness," says the Salt Lake Tribune. Read the editorial
August 4, 2010
"Scenic plateau should be wilderness," says the Salt Lake Tribune. Read the editorial
"Future of Cedar Mesa Lingers in Limbo"
by Patty Henetz, Salt Lake Tribune, July 22, 2010
San Juan County residents who don’t want Sen. Bob Bennett’s land bill to die have formed a grassroots organization, Friends of Cedar Mesa, to keep citizens in the loop while wilderness-designation discussions hang in limbo.
Mark Meloy, a retired river ranger for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, says Friends of Cedar Mesa seeks to let the citizens’ voice be part of any wilderness or other conservation protections for the region in southeastern Utah. Read more
San Juan County residents who don’t want Sen. Bob Bennett’s land bill to die have formed a grassroots organization, Friends of Cedar Mesa, to keep citizens in the loop while wilderness-designation discussions hang in limbo.
Mark Meloy, a retired river ranger for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, says Friends of Cedar Mesa seeks to let the citizens’ voice be part of any wilderness or other conservation protections for the region in southeastern Utah. Read more
Explore Cedar Mesa
Cedar Mesa occupies 475,000 acres of high plateau country in Utah's San Juan County. Learn more about this unique archaeological landscape in this video, posted courtesy of National Trust for Historic Preservation.
San Juan County Public Lands Initiative
For information about the public lands discussion and planning process initiated by Senator Bob Bennett (R-Utah), click here. We'll update our site regularly with information, documents, and statements from various individuals and groups. Let us know what you think on our blog or on our Facebook page.
Friends of Cedar Mesa is a nonprofit, volunteer-run organization that supports stewardship of the natural and cultural resources of Cedar Mesa and other public lands in San Juan County, Utah. Membership is free; to join us, simply sign up to receive our monthly email newsletter and occasional announcements of news and events. Join us.
Support for Friends of Cedar Mesa has been provided by the Compton Foundation, Inc.
Support for Friends of Cedar Mesa has been provided by the Compton Foundation, Inc.
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