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Show Road Warriors Taking Inventory In the Battle For Wilderness THE NEW AWD VOLVO. Introducing advanced, the first All-Wheel-Drive Volvo. it can actually sense conditions. changes So in road The possibilities are mind-boggling. Drive safely. VOLVO Ken Garff VOLVO 525 So. State St., SLC, UT 84111 (801) 521-6111 » 1-800-725-3741 ©1996 Volvo Cars of North America, Always remember to wear your seat belt. Inc. Drive Safely is a trademark of Volvo Cars of North For car specifications, visit our Volvo Web America, Inc. site at http/Avww.volvocars.com. * a ne PHOTO: Is this a county thoroughfare or an overgrown-wagon PAGE 12 ¢ SEPTEMBER 1997 ...and put the tis Pat r ee ? < . pest Ee GAELS FER TESS ESTAR gre A PRES “ IFA oS ignation is time. It has been nearly 10 years al Wilderness designation is by claim- since the original assessments were made on federal lands within Utah. Based on that inventory, 5.7 million acres of land were included in America's Redrock Wilderness ads? Pe SS SSS PSOSSO FS Act, H.R. rs SEs $ counties: rela SeahHye oes 1500, which has been repeatedly introduced in Congress, but has yet to pass. When President Bill Clinton designated the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, he included some of that 5.7 million acres. Other factors over the years, such as increased use, have made other areas unsuitable for Wilderness designation. Responding to these issues of Wilderness quality control, the Utah Wilderness Coalition has organized a corps of volunteers, called "Road Warriors," who go out to the proposed ‘Wilderness areas, “armed with “The lay.was sgpealed ins)976 . . Nikki Lowry for Mayor of PatkGity...it's time for a change! 7 Be ne way that Utah counties fight federing that the would-be Wilderness isn't wild at all, that, in fact, a road runs through it. Roads certainly represent our civilized world with their fundamentals of concrete and geometry. Using a law dating from 1866, Utah's counties are claiming road rights-ofway across proposed Wilderness areas. Inspired by the dream of Manifest Destiny, the intent of that law, R.S. 2477, was to encourage, or at least allow people to build roads over public lands to get to their mine claims or ranches. In effect, these entrepreneurs would build the infrastructure of the growing empire, while enriching themselves on the continent's natural resources. UNITY back into Community? s-2 claims predate the repeal. Another obstacle facing Wilderness des- By Cheryl Fox “e FOX ‘ topo maps, a compass, and a camera: "Their" Se RT 3} y. 79 I z Ci oe = Vote Nikki nee: CHERYL track? |