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<br />!he relics of past but as part of our
<br />common human fulOre. We believe
<br />that !he desire for clear air, clean wa-
<br />ter, and land preservation and manage-
<br />ment practices that contribute 10 !he
<br />sustainable well being of people in !he
<br />region exists in individuals and local
<br />communities in the Colorado Plateau
<br />and we will work 10 support those
<br />goals, Accordinglywemustnotignore
<br />but we must engage !he forces of social
<br />and economic change and demonstrate
<br />convincingly that land, water, and
<br />wildlife conservation is fully consis-
<br />tent with local needs for jobs, income,
<br />and maintaining diverse cultural val-
<br />ues,
<br />
<br />People and !heir values - whether
<br />direclOrs, slaff, or members - are !he
<br />Grand Canyon Trust's most important
<br />asseL The Trust will accomplish its
<br />mission only through !he knowledge,
<br />skill, bard work, persistence and sus-
<br />tainedgenerosityofallofus. WemuSl
<br />operate on the belief that our individ-
<br />ual contributions, wbetber in time and
<br />energy or dollars, do in fact make a dif-
<br />ference and that !he totaI effort is
<br />somehow far greater than the individ-
<br />
<br />ual parIS, In short, we are all involved
<br />in this common enterprise of !he Grand
<br />Canyon Trust IOgether with a common
<br />purpose 10 protect, preserve, and man-
<br />age wisely the natural resources of the
<br />Colorado Plateau.
<br />
<br />An ambitious goal...a daunting task,
<br />but if you have run the Colorado River
<br />through the Grand Canyon, worked
<br />your way down a slot canyon in !he Es-
<br />calante, walked sofdy through Anasazi
<br />ruins in Mesa Verde or unexpectedly
<br />encountered piclOgtlIIIbs or petroglyphs
<br />on a sandstone wall, driven 10 Yovimpa
<br />Point at Bryce Canyon and looked out
<br />across !he "Grand Staircase" of Ver-
<br />million, White, and Pink cliffs, or vis-
<br />ited the Colorado Plateau only through
<br />!he words of John Wesley Powell,
<br />Wallace Stegner or Ed Abbey, you
<br />know that this land is worth !he beroic
<br />effort it will take 10 protect and pre-
<br />
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<br />
<br />Grand Canyon River Trips
<br />
<br />The Grand Canyon Trust coordi-
<br />nates trips with commercial river
<br />outfitters on the Colorado River in
<br />the Grand Canyon, The trips are an
<br />excellent opponunity 10 see what is
<br />at stake in !he Grand Canyon, 10
<br />learn more about natural resource
<br />issues throughout the Colorado Pla.
<br />teau, and 10 enjoy the seductiw beauty
<br />of the lands which we "hold in lrust
<br />for all mankind,"
<br />
<br />Fall Grand Canyon River Trips
<br />
<br />* OclOber 18 - October 25
<br />Lee's Ferry 10 Bright Angel Creek
<br />
<br />* OclOber 25 - November 3
<br />Bright Angel Creek 10 Whitmore
<br />Wash
<br />
<br />
<br />Edward M, Norton, Jr.
<br />President
<br />Grand Canyon Trust
<br />
<br />If you are interested in a trip, please
<br />check !he appropriate box on the
<br />member coupon, We will send you
<br />additional information on Ibe trip,
<br />
<br />BLM Wilderness Designation Proposed in Utah
<br />
<br />On Marth 16. 1989, Congress-
<br />man Wayne Owens (D-Utah) intro-
<br />duced the Utah BLM Wilderness Act
<br />of 1989 10 protect, through wilderness
<br />designation, the most beautiful 5,1
<br />million acres of public lands in Utah,
<br />including lands in Ibe Colorado Pla-
<br />teau,
<br />
<br />WillIezneg designation offers
<br />the highest degree of protection 10 our
<br />most unusual and spectacular public
<br />lands. In his statement at the bill's
<br />introduction, Congressman Owens
<br />responded 10 concerns that wilderness
<br />designation hinders economic devel-
<br />opment by saying: "Establishing Ibe
<br />highest level of protection for these
<br />gifts of nalOre will not discourage or
<br />oIl'end the peope who cxme from around
<br />the world 10 see and experience them,
<br />10 the contrary, it will demonstrate our
<br />
<br />foresight and insure that tourism will
<br />be a continuing and major component
<br />of our economy long inlO Ibe fulOre,"
<br />
<br />Owens added that "This proc-
<br />ess (of wilderness designation) should
<br />begin in Utah and give all Utahns,
<br />including those who live in urban ar-
<br />eas, an equal voice, The importanceof
<br />this decision requires that the process
<br />guarantee the highest standard of re-
<br />view," We applaud Congressman
<br />Owens' leadership on a conservation
<br />issue of such significance to Utah and
<br />
<br />Write To:
<br />
<br />Congressman Wayne Owens
<br />1728 Longworth House Office Bldg
<br />Washington, DC 20515
<br />202-225-3011
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<br />10 Ibe entire country. The Utah BLM
<br />Wilderness Act is supported by the
<br />Grand Canyon Trust and o!hers in the
<br />conservation community, which sees
<br />this as the greatest remaining land
<br />preservation opportunity in the lower
<br />48 states,
<br />
<br />However, several other pr0-
<br />posals which are far more limited than
<br />the Owens bill have also been intro-
<br />duced. Congressman Hansen (R-Uf)
<br />has inttoduced a bill for 1,4 million
<br />acres of wilderness, and Ibe Bureau of
<br />Land Management is expected 10 rec-
<br />ommend just over 2 million acres in
<br />their fmal report. The battle for wil-
<br />derness designation in Utah will be
<br />long and difficult We encourage you
<br />10 write or call Congressman Owens
<br />and your own members of Congress
<br />with your support for H.R. 1500,
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