A NATIONAL TREASURE THREATENED
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| UTAH'S REDROCK WILDERNESS:
A NATIONAL TREASURE THREATENED |
"I SPEAK FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS WHO CANNOT SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. WE NEED WILDERNESS."
- Angie Edwards, 17 years old, Utah citizen
Squaw and Willis Canyon Hiker slickrock alcove, upper Bull Valley Gorge. © RAY WHEELER | GRAND STAIRCASE. Bordering Bryce Canyon National Park, the proposed Grand Staircase Wilderness would protect the pinyon and juniper forest-covered benches and deeply-carved canyons of Paria River watershed. Of 44,000 acres within four proposed BLM wilderness areas directly bordering Bryce Canyon National Park, H.R.1745/S.884 would protect not one acre. H.R.1745/S.884 would also zone for development over 150,000 acres of forested mesa-tops and slickrock canyons within the Paria-Hackberry and Cockscomb roadless areas, even omitting the living heart of this proposed wilderness--the Paria River itself. Proposed development includes huge chaining (deforestation) projects which would be directly visible from Bryce Canyon National Park, off-road vehicle use throughout the length of the Paria River canyon, and a proposed new railroad that would cut across the Paria north of the Cockscomb. |
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