Over the past several weeks, there have been county commissioners from a number of western states who feel that their respective counties have enough land designated as wilderness. Many people feel that wilderness designations "tie up land" indefinitely, as well as restrict development of resources at the local level. A new wildlands initiative announced recently by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar that requires the Bureau of Land Management to inventory property for possible designation as wildlands, which has created a stir in counties such as Iron County in Utah.
To read more about the issue, visit: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/51146802-76/county-wilderness-management-plan.html.csp
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