Western Conservation and Environmental Groups archive
1978-1985. 137 pieces. Large collection of ephemera, newsletters, petitions, updates, stickers, meeting announcements, and flyers from conservation and environmental groups in the Western United States. Organizations represented are the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, Don't Waste Utah Campaign, Earth First!, Friends of the River, Intermountain Water Alliance, MX Information Center, No Nuclear News, Black Mesa Defense, Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, Sierra Club, Project Lighthawk, Project Wolf, and Western River Guides Association. Item #11048
The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) is an environmental organization dedicated exclusively to preserving Utah's redrock wilderness. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, SUWA works to shield public lands from threats like fossil fuel extraction, off-road vehicle abuse, and unauthorized road development.
Don't Waste Utah was an environmental group formed to protest the proposed placement of nuclear and high-level radioactive waste sites in Utah, and to fight against Department of Energy (DOE) proposals.
Earth First! was an environmental group founded by Dave Foreman, Ron Kezar, Mike Roselle, Howie Wolke, and Bart Koehler in 1980 as an alternative to more mainstream groups such as the Sierra Club and the Wilderness Society. EF! describes itself as “pure, hard-line, radical,” and advocates supplementing lobbying practices with more direct tactics such as “demonstrations” and “confrontations.” In addition to supporting traditional conservation, EF! calls for the re-creation of wilderness through the construction of a national system of ecological preserves in which dams, roads, and other traces of human activity will be removed.
Friends of the River was founded by environmental activists Mark Dubois and Jerry Meral during a historic grassroots campaign to save the Stanislaus River from the construction of the New Melones Dam.
The Intermountain Water Alliance was a grassroots environmental advocacy group based in Utah, active primarily from the late 1970s through the 1990s. Originally formed as Citizens for a Responsible Central Utah Project, the organization was heavily involved in land and water management advocacy.
The MX Information Center was a grassroots organization and clearinghouse in the 1970s and 1980s that spearheaded the opposition to the U.S. Department of Defense's proposed MX (Missile Experimental) nuclear missile program in Utah and Nevada.
High Plains Alliance was a Sheridan, Wyoming based group heavily involved in opposing major energy extraction and advocating for the protection of regional ecosystems in the Rocky Mountain West.
No Nuclear News was an antinuclear publication from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s, published by the Boston Clamshell Alliance.
Black Mesa Defense was was-founded by activists and historians like Jack Loeffler, Jim Hopper, and Marc Gaede, the group was created to support traditional Hopi and Navajo elders in their efforts to stop the strip-mining of coal from Black Mesa, a land form sacred to both cultures.
Southeast Alaska Conservation Council is an environmental group dedicated to protecting the lands, coastal waters, and old-growth ecosystems of Southeast Alaska. Founded in 1970, the coalition is headquartered in Juneau, Alaska, and works closely with local communities, Tribal governments, commercial fishers, and scientists.
The Sierra Club is the largest environmental group in the United States. Founded in 1892 by preservationist John Muir, and focuses on transitioning to clean energy, protecting public lands, and advocating for environmental justice.
Project LightHawk is a group that coordinates the efforts of roughly 300 volunteer pilots, the group provides free aerial support for scientists, conservationists, journalists, and policy makers.
Project Wolf is group that was formed to launch highly publicized protests and direct-action campaigns aimed at stopping provincial government-sanctioned wolf hunts and culls in northern British Columbia
Western River Guides Association was a foundational trade association and social club for professional white water outfitters and river running guides in the American West. Founded in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1954, the organization played a crucial role in shaping safety protocols, maps, and environmental policies for commercial rafting on iconic river systems like the Colorado, Green, and Salmon rivers.
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