A NATIONAL TREASURE THREATENED
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| UTAH'S REDROCK WILDERNESS:
A NATIONAL TREASURE THREATENED |
"OUR TASK IS TO SHOW THAT UTAHNS' BEST INTERESTS, OUR SELF INTEREST, WILL BEST BE SERVED BY PROTECTING ALL THE WILD COUNTRY THAT IS LEFT. WE MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT OUR DIGNITY AS A PEOPLE WILL BE IN PART DETERMINED BY HOW WE TREAT OUR LAST UNDEVELOPED OPEN SPACES."
- Fred Swanson, Utah citizen
Muddy Creek, Aerial view of Factory Butte, with snow on badlands in foreground. © TOM TILL | SAN RAFAEL SWELL. Rising 1,500 feet above the surrounding desert, the great uplifted dome of sedimentary rock called the San Rafael Swell is a world of jagged cliff faces, narrow slot canyons and hidden valleys. In one of Utah's most popular areas for primitive recreation, H.R.1745/S.884 would leave open to development over a half-million acres--nearly eighty percent of the proposed San Rafael Wilderness. Omitted are world-class scenic wonders such as the 1,500-foot deep lower Muddy Creek Gorge, the brilliantly colorful badlands of Keesle Country and Red Canyon, monumental Factory Butte, North Caineville Mesa, the Moroni Slopes, and world-renowned displays of intrusive volcanic rock formations surrounding Black Mountain, Hebes Mountain, and Cedar Mountain. Development threats include coal and tar sands mining, and ORV abuse. |
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