13-02-2020 20:21 via sltrib.com

Scott Groene: Red Rock Wilderness Act drives Utah’s wilderness debate

With the reintroduction of America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act in Congress last week, it’s worth reflecting on how far wilderness has come in Utah.Over the past 15 years, more than one million acres of public land in Utah have been protected as wilderness. And through land exchanges, litigation and management plans, hundreds of thousands of additional acres of redrock canyons and mesas have gained some form of protection.During that same time, Utah politicians from top to bottom have s
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