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Calf Creek Falls in the Grand Staircase -- Escalante National Monument, Utah. Photos courtesy of George Wuerthner |
Wilderness Preservation Act, U.S.A.
A recent addition to the wilderness system is an 8-million-acre area under the California Desert Protection Act of 1994, and the next major addition may come in the spectacular redrock canyonlands of Utah. Some of that potential acreage lies within Grand Staircase/Escalante National Monument, which was established in 1996. Congress is debating legislation to give wilderness designation to millions of acres in Utah, but quick resolution is unlikely.
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