How to Get Involved with SUWA

You can support the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) through four main channels: taking political action, joining a field stewardship project, becoming a member or donor, and shopping for merchandise. Each route is open to anyone who wants to help defend Utah's redrock wilderness, and you can combine them — for example, signing an action alert costs nothing, while a membership or donation provides ongoing funding. SUWA states that more than 90 percent of its funding comes from membership dues and donations, so the financial routes are the ones that keep the organization running full time.

Take Action

SUWA's Take Action section is where you contact decision-makers and weigh in on public land policy. Current action items listed on the site include:

• Ask your Members of Congress to cosponsor America's Red Rock Wilderness Act — the featured legislative campaign.
• Tell the Forest Service to keep the Travel Management Rule (Action Alert, Sep 15, 2026).
• Take action to defend Bears Ears National Monument (Action Alert, Aug 20, 2026).

These are typically form-based campaigns: you enter your information, the tool routes your message to the relevant officials, and your comment is submitted on the record. If you want to do something in under five minutes with no money involved, this is the entry point.

Join a Stewardship Project

SUWA runs field stewardship projects that put volunteers on Utah's public lands. According to the site, participants "experience the outstanding beauty of Utah's public lands while making a real difference on the ground." This is the option to choose if you want hands-on work rather than online advocacy. The site directs interested people to a "Learn More" page for project details — check there for what a specific project involves before committing, since field work means travel to remote areas and time away from home.

Become a Member or Donate

Membership and donations are SUWA's primary funding source. The site offers a single entry point to "join, donate, or renew your membership today," so new members, one-time donors, and lapsed members all start in the same place. Choose this route if you want to support the organization's full-time work rather than a single campaign. Note that the site does not publish membership tiers or amounts on the pages reviewed here, so you will see the specific options only after following the join link.

Shop

SUWA's shop sells hats, t-shirts, gift memberships, and more, with every purchase supporting redrock protection. A gift membership is worth considering if you want to introduce someone else to the organization rather than buy something for yourself.

Which Route Fits You

Staying Informed

The site's "Stay Informed About Utah Wilderness" section and its What's New feed (press releases and action alerts) are how SUWA announces new campaigns — for example, the September 2026 press releases on mining claims in Bears Ears and Senator Lee's fast-track process. Following that feed is the simplest way to catch new action alerts when they open, since campaigns have time-sensitive comment windows.