Moab Closing?
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Topic: Moab Closing?
Posted By: RedRooster
Subject: Moab Closing?
Date Posted: 11 June 2007 at 7:14am
Taken from http://www.vv4w.org/ - www.vv4w.org :
DURBIN TO REINTRODUCE BILL TO PROTECT AMERICA'S RED ROCK WILDERNESS (MOAB)
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator richard Durbin (D-IL) said today that he will introduce legislation in the Senate this week to protect America's Red Rock Wilderness, approximately 9.4 million acres of spectacular and rare wilderness in southern Utah. Currently managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the agency is not prohibited from selling, leasing or building roads in parts of this publicly held land. An identical bill was introduced in the House by U.S. Representative Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today.
"Sunday is Earth Day and it is a fitting opportunity for all Americans to rededicate themselves to protecting our nation's natural resources," Durbin said. "I encourage the Senate to do its part as well by supporting the America's Red Rock Wilderness Act, critical legislation that will preserve a national treasure for future generations of Americans."
Durbin's bill would designate 9.4 millions acres in Utah as wilderness under the 1964 Wilderness Act. The bill provides wilderness protection for wildlands, which include steep red rock canyons, enormous arches and towering cliffs with spectacular vistas of unmatched sandstone landscapes. Hidden within this expansive setting are world-renowned archeological sites and habitat for rare plant and animal species. These areas are a haven for those seeking solace in nature, including hikers, backpackers and recreationists.
The lands designated as wilderness in Durbin and Hinchey's legislation were primarily identified through a detailed and extensive public inventory of BLM lands conducted by volunteers from the Utah Wilderness Coalition. By designating certain areas as wilderness, the bill protects them from new commercial enterprise/development, oil and gas exploration, motorized/mechanized vehicles, and road building. Non-consumptive uses such as hunting, fishing, camping, backpacking, hiking, and horseback riding are permitted under the legislation. "I believe it is the responsibility of Congress to ensure that these fragile lands of magnificent beauty, which already belong to the public, do not fall victim to oil, gas and mining interests, increased commercial development, and proposals to construct roads, utility lines, and dams. We are the stewards of these creations and our legislation will help achieve this important goal," Durbin concluded.
http://durbin.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=272633 - http://durbin.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=272633
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Posted By: 85cruiser
Date Posted: 11 June 2007 at 11:45am
I think its Bull$hit that two politicians from states (New York and Illinois) tthat have zero public lands like Moab can introduce a bill that effects people in other states so profoundly. Lets not even get into the Utah Wilderness coalition, that group is just a bunch of drones working for the Sierra Club trying to BAN all access into public lands.
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Posted By: CJ7OX
Date Posted: 12 June 2007 at 4:04am
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Amen, Pat! It just drives me nuts that people jump on "causes" and make legislative decisions about places they have never been, based on "information" presented by a few wackos who are so out of touch with the reality the only descriptive that fits is anal-cranial inversersion. They want to close so many national parks to all but foot traffic, but how does someone carry enough water to hike into a place like Moab and see all the beauty that is there to enjoy? Then you have all the sheeple that just on the "cause" without taking the time to learn anything about the motivation behind it.
~Sean
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