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<br />i~O~ ~ NEW;S <br /> <br />~~OCKY MOUNTAIN REGION il J..~ iPJ.1P< <br />~ .~~~~ <br /> <br />RELEASE D=~- . ~~~ -_.-- - r:--, . ::=~- .-::::,-COLORAOO <br />ADVANCE FOR RELEASE -~ ~ JOHN E. BURNS <br />ON MAY 30, 1974 303 234-4185 <br />NATIONAL FOREST WILDERNESS IN WYOMING WEEK <br /> <br /> <br />Governor Stanley Hathaway has proclaimed the week of June 2, 1974 to be "Wilderness <br /> <br /> <br />in Wyoming Week" as part of the national celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of <br /> <br /> <br />the first National Forest Wilderness. The proclamation notes that almost two and <br /> <br /> <br />one half million acres of National Forests in Wyoming are managed by the Forest Service <br /> <br />to remain "untrammeled by man." It also urged the citizens of Wyoming to "continue <br />their concern and interest in the use of Wyoming's natural resources, including its <br />beauty and sol itude." <br /> <br />Regional Forester W. J. Lucas noted that, although the first "Wilderness" - then <br /> <br />called the Gila Primitive Area - was designated fifty years ago in New Mexico, it was <br />in Wyoming in 1891 that the first National Forest was established as the Yellowstone <br />Timberland Reserve. "This marked the first step in establishing a balanced pattern <br />of land use. The evolution of the Wilderness concept has served to strengthen and <br />broaden that pattern on the National Forests," he said. <br /> <br />The Governor's proclamation noted, "The need for wise use of our land and natural <br />resources and the harvest of forest products is increasing, yet the need of a growing <br />population for Wilderness and the experience it provides is also growing." Similar <br />proclamations have also been issued by Colorado Governor John Vanderhoof and Nebraska <br /> <br />Governor J. James Exon. <br /> <br />- END - <br /> <br />.~ <br /> <br />.-, <br /> <br />H <br />I <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~l <br />d <br /> <br />, I <br />