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Draft Comparison of Proposed Wilderness on three of six National Forests in Utah
It is our sincere desire that conservationists in Utah can develop one unified proposal for Wilderness on Forest Service lands in Utah.
| National Forest |
Total size of National Forest (in Acres) |
Amount of Forest in Wilderness resulting from UFN proposal* |
Amount of Forest in Wilderness resulting from Utah Environmental Congress Proposal* |
| Dixie | 1,900,000 | 78% of Forest (1,488,272 acres) | 58% of Forest (1,097,311 acres) |
| Fishlake | 1,400,000 | 87% of Forest (1,216,293 acres) | 53% of Forest (748, 970 acres) |
| Manti-La Sal | 1,413,000 | 74% of Forest (1,046,850 acres) | 41% of Forest (593,089 acres) |
| TOTAL FOR THESE THREE FORESTS |
4,713,000 |
80% of Forests (3,623,415 acres) |
52% of Forests (2,439,370 acres) |
* About 83,000 acres and 45,000 acres are already designated Wilderness on the Dixie and Manti-La Sal National Forests
The Utah Environmental Congress (UEC) Citizen's Wilderness proposal is comprehensive, covering all six Forests in the state, and its boundaries are designated to address manageability/availability issues as well as taking wildlife protection needs into consideration.
The UEC Citizen's proposal was developed with open public input, totals 155 new Wilderness areas on 3,365,665 acres across six National Forests and includes lands on the Wasatch-Cache, Uinta and Ashley National Forests.
Please call our office for a PDF map comparing the Utah Environmental Congress and Utah Forest Network Wilderness proposals on three Forests. (801) 466 - 4055
