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Show Wilderness group to collect data SALT LAKE CITY -The Slate Wilderness Committee will meet WiKlncsday to gather tactual inlormation from industrial and environmental interests and other groups and individuals on resource values contained within areas of the State being studied lor wilderness lnd Management, status by the Bureau of The meeting is scheduled lor 2 p.m. in the first floor auditorium of the Natural Resources and Energy Building, 1636 West North Temple. Salt Lake City. The committee was organized to make recommendations to the Governor on wilderness proposals made by the federal agencies. Congress ordered the wilderness studies on public lands. The committee seeks information on the suitability of lands for wilderness designation and for other uses. In addition to knowledge on natural resources such as oil, gas, minerals, and coal, the committee also seeks information on outstanding characteristics of proposed wilderness areas, including geologic and biological features, opportunities for primitve and unconfined recreation, and solitude. |