101.   Polls show overwhelming support for environmental set-asides like wilderness areas and wild and scenic rivers.

102.   Polls have shown broad political support for creation of a large wilderness area in southern Utah.

103.   Personal contacts are not needed to enjoy the sky and the mountains, or the national parks and wilderness areas.

104.   Previously, the Black Ridge had been designated only a wilderness study area and only Congress can establish permanent wilderness.

105.   Price said support for the larger wilderness area is favored by a majority of Utah residents, who have filed public comment and attended public hearings.

106.   Responsibilities for protecting wetlands and wilderness areas would be transferred to state and local governments and to the owners of private property.

107.   Resulting increases in erosion, fertilizer and pesticide use, the groups said, could damage wildlife refuges and other wilderness areas.

108.   Regional and national polls have shown broad political support for creation of a large wilderness area in southern Utah.

109.   Roaming beyond ski area boundaries, young adventurers push into wilderness areas, seeking the freedom of uncut powder.