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<br />been that the field manager, the one closest to the situation, should <br />carry the ball and make a presentation such as this for public meetings <br />or official meetings such as thi$ type and even to the point of taking <br />these things to the Congress. Jim Jones, the acting superintendent of I <br />Dinosaur, has been on the scene at Dinosaur for some eleven years. He <br />probably is as well acquainted with the situation as anyone could <br />possibly be. We also have with us Jim Reid from our office, who is <br />the chief scientist for the Rocky Mountain Region. After Jim makes his <br />presentation. then the three of us will be available for any questions <br />that you might have. <br /> <br />!-Jr. Stapleton: Jim, if you will take over, please. <br /> <br />~rr. Reid: We would like to put that map right up here. Unfortunately, <br />the maps of the wilderness are all back in Washington. This one was <br />prepared in 1972 and is a little outdated. However, the wilderness <br />area is correct on it. <br /> <br />What I have is the statement made by Superintendent Tousley at the <br />Craig hearing and at the Vernal hearing. It is a brief presentation <br />cDncerning the wilderness proposal. <br /> <br />Mr. Stapleton: Excuse me, just a minute. <br />for introducing !-Jr. Benton when he comes? <br /> <br />Si, will you be responsible <br />Thank you. <br /> <br />Mr. Berthelson: Will do. <br /> <br />!-Jr. Reid: The Park Service proposes that 45,100 acres of Dinosaur <br />National Monument or about one-fifth of the Monument's total area be <br />designated as wilderness. That would be the yellow portion on that <br />map. Grazing would not be terminated any sooner by this proposal than <br />it would be under existing legislation. The Monument is already closed <br />to hunting, mining and timber harvesting, which, along with water <br />development projects, could be permitted only through congressional <br />action. No public roads \~ould be closed. although there would be <br />prohibition against new road construction within the wilderness. <br /> <br />The policies of the National Park Service have for many years been I <br />designed to preserve and otherwise protect wild areas from the exces- <br />sive effect of man's impact. I believe this is something that was <br />misunderstood earlier. The roads would remain as they are now. <br /> <br />The legislative establishment of wilderness within Dinosaur National <br />Nonument would be the one step to insure the integrity of one of the <br />nation's outstanding scientific and natural areas. In addition to the <br /> <br />-4- <br />