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Show may be stabilized around a profitable, orderly use of all the resources involved. The administration of the Federal range involves many of the same problems as the administration of the national forests. For both there are economic and nonvendible values to be considered. This is the case in the Canyon Lands of southeastern Utah. Much of the land is primarily useful for grazing, yet it has intrinsic recreational values which should be preserved under Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service administration. In some sections the recreational values are of sufficient importance to equal or exceed the grazing or timber values. The two areas in the Canyon Lands of Utah outlined on Plate 9 ( in pocket) contain the most outstanding scenic and recreational features not included in the Indian reservations. In the administration of the lands within these two areas it is believed that recreation should be the major use, with grazing and other uses secondary. Certain sections of these areas which contain known scenic and scientific features of national significance should be given adequate protection. These sections are shown by cross hatching on the same map. The National Park Service recommends that full public notice be given before determinations are made regarding proposals for establishing any areas for park and recreational purposes so that all interests can be heard and considered. PRESERVATION OF EXISTING FEATURES The Canyon Lands of southeastern Utah have scenic, scientific, and wilderness features which are of significance to the State and Nation. The recreational and economic benefits to be gained by preserving these features may be facilitated by following the policies outlined below: 1. Roads should be constructed only when amply justified, based on positive need. Where such construction is justified, it should be performed in a manner which will render it as inconspicuous as possible. 2. Since the airplane is supplementing other major forms of transportation throughout the world, it is reasonable to assume that it eventually will be used as a means of access to the remote 186 Figure 106.- The Henry Mountains from the road between Hanksville and Hite, Utah. |