Success Story 2006

Cedar Mountains, Utah

Cedar Mountains Wilderness, UT Photo: Scott Smith
PROJECT NAME:
Cedar Mountains, Utah
GRANTEE:
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
RESULT:
100,000 acres protected

With Conservation Alliance support, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance built widespread public support for Wilderness designation on 100,000 acres in the Cedar Mountains of Utah’s West Desert. This special area is now protected from oil and gas development and mining, and is permanently preserved for nonmotorized recreation.