Demands on public lands of the southern Colorado Plateau continue to increase. Recreationists want to recreate, miners want to mine, ranchers want to graze, conservationists want to protect, and some lawmakers want to turn over “certain public lands” to the states.

Recreationists want to recreate, miners want to mine, ranchers want to graze, conservationists want to protect, and some lawmakers want to turn over “certain public lands” to the states.