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PROTECTING GREATER CANYONLANDS AREA
In March 2011, a group of conservation organizations including SUWA, Sierra Club, NRDC, NPCA amongst others presented a petition to Interior Secretary Salazar providing a compromise that still would offer excellent protections to land, archeological, historical and religious sites by barring ORV use on 1050 miles of tracks, leaving 1400 miles within the petition area and another 13000 miles around the Greater Canyonlands region, outside the petition site. By August, the Administration announced that it was refusing to meet regarding this proposal or to discuss it publicly. In addition, it claims the areas are already “adequately protected” by prior, Bush Administration policies and proposals, which include a proposal to increase ORV trails to 3000, all in proposed Redrock Wilderness areas. No further action has been taken; no further movement on this important issue has occurred. Indeed, SUWA is still actively conducting a petition campaign to once again place pressure on an Administration that is growing weaker regarding environmental and preservation issues as we leap into this election year. Aron, Ralston, the hiker who cut his own arm off in the canyon adjacent to Canyonlands National Parks Horseshoe Canyon unit, recently called for the Obama Administration to protect the lands within which he suffered this major loss. If a man who lost his arm and almost lost his life feels this deeply to work hard for the protection of these lands, what is the meaning of Obama’s procrastination?
Is the desire to be re-elected taking the front row seat? Is the old line of "we cannot afford to protect the environment AND protect or create jobs" a mantra for this supposedly forward-thinking administration? Maybe so, maybe so, probably so....
Need we say more? Please help by signing a petition, like the one on the website for SUWA. Thanks!
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