Happy New Year! As we begin this New Year, it’s worth looking back at the remarkable achievements made by the Utah Stream Access Coalition (USAC) in its 17 months of existence. Legal We have filed two lawsuits in two different Utah District Courts on two different sets of legal grounds. Our goals for both of…
Utah Stream Access Coalition Annual Meeting of Members Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 Time: 7-8:30 p.m. Location: Murray City Library (166 East 5300 South Murray, UT 84107) Dear Members and Concerned Friends, The Utah Stream Access Coalition (USAC) will be holding it’s 2011/2012 Annual Meeting of Members at 7 to 8:30 p.m., on Tuesday, November…
Utah Stream Access Coalition Annual Meeting of Members Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 Time: 7-8:30 p.m. Location: Murray City Library (166 East 5300 South Murray, UT 84107) Dear Members and Concerned Friends, The Utah Stream Access Coalition (USAC) will be holding it’s 2011/2012 Annual Meeting of Members at 7 to 8:30 p.m., on Tuesday, November…
Winning Battles in the Utah Stream Access War. Nice Article by Ross Purnell Utah is a a battleground state in terms of stream access. Many of you read Brett Prettyman’s article “Locked Out” in the April-May 2011 issue of Fly Fisherman. In that article, Prettyman explained how in 2008, the Utah Supreme Court decision in…
PRESS RELEASE September 15, 2011 PRESS RELEASE PUBLIC INTEREST GROUP ORGANIZES BENEFIT CONCERT TO RESTORE ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, UTAH’S RIVERS AND STREAMS The Utah Stream Access Coalition has teamed up with local rockers “Royal Bliss,” and the nightclub “The Huka Bar & Grill” to raise funds for, and public awareness of, the ongoing…
Concert to Benefit Utah Stream Access Coalition will now be held on October 5th A concert to benefit the Utah Stream Access Coalition is being held October 5th at the Huka Bar & Grill, 139 E. 6100 South, in Murray. The concert will feature local band Royal Bliss. A pre-concert fly fishing film fest starts…
The Ault Easement Recently, Division of Wildlife Resources (“DWR”) conservation officers have issued trespass citations to anglers fishing the lower Provo River in the area of the railroad trestle and the property owned by Steve Ault. Utah Stream Access Coalition (“USAC”) has investigated public access in this area has been able to confirm that an…
A concert to benefit the Utah Stream Access Coalition is being held October 5th at the Huka Bar & Grill, 139 E. 6100 South, in Murray. The concert will feature local band Royal Bliss. A pre-concert fly fishing film fest starts at 7 p.m. The music will start around 8 p.m. Entry is $25 at…
ACCIDENTAL? MAYBE. RELUCTANT? HELL, YES. APPROPRIATE? Of course. Apologetic? Hardly. The aforementioned lines can all be applied to Bryan Gregson and his emergence as one of the main voices fighting for anglers in Utah’s ongoing and controversial battle over stream access rights. His passion for fishing, spurred by a strong distaste of political posturing and…
USAC Files Second Lawsuit PUBLIC INTEREST GROUP FILES SECOND SUIT TO RESTORE ACCESS TO UTAH’S RIVERS AND STREAMS The Utah Stream Access Coalition filed a second lawsuit today to restore public access to Utah’s rivers and streams. The suit, filed in state court in Summit County, seeks confirmation of the navigability and public ownership of…