Does the monument include lands in America s Redrock wilderness Act?
The monument includes 1.6 million acres that are part of the Citizens Wilderness Proposal. The monument does not supplant the need to designate those lands as part of the Wilderness Preservation System, and to protect these lands from commercial tourist facilities such as concessionaires and paved roads. There will no doubt be battles in Congress to prevent Utah politicians from appropriating funds to pave the Hole-in-the-Rock road and others within the monument. The goal of the citizens Wilderness Proposal, 9.1 million acres of protected wilderness, is not diminished by enactment of the nation monument. Wilderness designation can overlay national monuments and parks just as it can overlay BLM and nation forest lands.
