Show Wasatch Green Alliance March fa To save wilderness land and stomp out chaining Tim Riesen Contributing Writer HE Wasatch Green Alliance Alliance Al Al- T liance organized a march in support of the House Resolution 1500 on April 21 the day before the twentieth anniversary anniversary an an- of Earth Day L. L i I concerned with c the survival of the state stater r f wilderness gathered in front fronti t i of the Federal Building Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day morning After listening to comments made by concerned concerned concerned con con- environmentalists the crowd proceeded to the f capital to listen to 2nd District District District Dis Dis- Congressman Wayne Owens author of HR 1500 While waiting for Owens to arrive the Wasatch Green Alliance expressed concern over the unnecessary chaining chaining chaining chain chain- ing of the Pinion Pinion Juniper Juniper a controversial project administered administered administered ad ad- ministered by the Bureau of Land ing is a method of ripping down the juniper clearing acres of land so the can plant grass for the grazing of cattle and wildlife The alliance also said this march is just a fraction of what needs to be done and what is going to be done in inthe inthe inthe the future with the environ environ- ment Owens was flown in by helicopter which landed in front of the capital building The crowd was chanting HR 1500 as security guards es escorted escorted escorted es- es Owens up the stairs to the podium Owens then spoke about the Congressional Resolution Resolution Resol ution u- u tion a resolution to designate 51 million acres in Utah wilderness area He also talked about recycling Recycling will not work until it becomes profitable said Owens When the speech was over the crowd assembled in ina a large circle in front of the capital With hands joined the crowd observed one minute of silence to show their concern for Utah's wilderness |