The Greater Canyonlands Coalition represents a diverse set of conservation, recreation, historical, cultural, and business interests, all crucial to the permanent protection of this unique and critical region.
The community of support for a Greater Canyonlands National Monument includes regional groups such as the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, the Grand Canyon Trust, and Californians for Western Wilderness; national organizations such as The Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Great Old Broads for Wilderness; and numerous outdoor industry businesses, such as Black Diamond, Patagonia, Teva, and more.
Student groups, faith communities, artists/photographers, health professionals, cultural resource experts, elected officials in the region, and citizens from Utah and around the country have also demonstrated their support for the protection of the heart of red rock country in southern Utah. In addition, a joint resolution was introduced in the Utah House and Senate in February 2013 calling on Congress and the President to act to protect the Greater Canyonlands region.
Together, these businesses, organizations, and individuals are calling for the protection of this remarkable watershed, with its complex of canyons, mesas, mountains, and basins, of natural bridges, arches, and spires in perpetuity.
Other Supporters
The Outdoor Industry Association and 100+ Outdoor-Related Businesses
Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth
Op-Eds and LTEs from Utah citizens
Op-Eds and LTEs from supporters outside of Utah
Supporters from Colorado
16 Outdoor Businesses in Western Colorado
David Ensign, member of the Boulder Daily Camera’s editorial advisory board
Wally White (La Plata County Commissioner)
Dick White (Durango City Council; former Mayor)
Michael Rendon (former mayor, Durango)
Grand Valley Audubon Society (Grand Junction)
Supporters from Across the Country
U.S. Representative Tim Johnson (R-IL)
St. Louis Audubon Society (MO)
Laughing Whitefish Audubon Society (MI)
Minnesota Division Izaak Walton League of America (MN)
Op-Eds and LTEs from supporters outside of Utah
Greater Canyonlands Coalition
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Natural Resources Defense Council
Great Old Broads for Wilderness