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Show 173 A Deseret News editorial calling for more roads in and between Utah's national parks faulted a lack of government financing and "the resistance of environmental groups seeking to preserve as much of the pristine nature of the national parks and monuments as possiblc." 532 But in an admission that road construction could have negative impacts on the parks, the editorial closed with a caution: "Great care must be taken in road-building, however, to be sure highways do not destroy the very scenery the public has come to scc."533 The debate that led to the creation of Arches and Capitol Reef national parks only heightened animosity between environmental groups and those who used park resources to make a living. Newspaper coverage reflected the continuing tension. The emerging disputes about roads and wilderness highlighted conflict between locals and those referred to as "Eastemcrs,"53 4 "outsidcrs,"535 "environmentalists," 536 and park "purists."537 When creation of the two new Utah parks was inevitable, Governor Rampton met with a group of Southern Utah residents who "express[ ed] frustration with environmentalists and other 'outsiders. '"538 The Deseret News quoted one residen1: "People in our area (Garfield County) are tired of the Sierra Club and other people who don't have any regard for our area except for three-day vacations dictating to us what we m Deseret News, ''To Get More Tourists Get Inter-Park Roads," July 24, 1971 , A6. m lbid. m De.sere/ Nei,,·s, "Action Called 'Double-Cross,"' January 21 , 1969. m Deseret Nei,,·s, "Utahns Tell 'Their Side,"' June 30, 1971. m lbid. m Salt Lake Tribune, "Canyonlands Not Locked Up," October 12, 1962. m Deseret News, ··utahns Tell 'Their Side,"' June 30, 1971. |
