Here's a story about Stewart Udall and his legacy, from the Salt Lake Tribune. From the article, "At age 86, Stewart Udall remembers as if it were yesterday the moment he first cast his eyes on the rugged country that now is Canyonlands National Park. As President Kennedy's interior secretary, he was flying over southeastern Utah with Floyd Dominy, then the commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, who boasted of plans to build a large dam at the confluence of the Colorado and Green rivers. Udall scanned the scenery from the airplane window and balked at the idea that the stunning canyons below him might be flooded one day for a hydroelectric dam. 'That's a national park,' Udall said to himself...
"Reared in northern Arizona by LDS parents, Udall's career in public service began in 1954, when he won a seat in the U.S. House. In 1961, John F. Kennedy tapped Udall to serve as his interior secretary, a post he also retained throughout Lyndon B. Johnson's tenure. In his nine years over interior, Udall championed sweeping legislation to conserve and protect public lands. He spearheaded efforts to persuade Congress to pass the Wilderness Bill, preserving almost 10 million acres of federal land, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the National Historic Preservation Act and the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Under Udall, the National Park System added four national parks, six national monuments, nine recreation areas, 20 historic sites and 56 wildlife refuges...
"What Udall accomplished as interior secretary - Persuaded Congress to adopt the Wilderness Bill, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Added four national parks (including Canyonlands), six national monuments, eight protected seashores and lakeshores, nine recreation areas, 20 historic sites and 56 wildlife refuges. About Canyonlands National Park - It officially was designated Sept. 12, 1964, after four years of congressional wrangling. The park originally was 257,640 acres. In 1971, President Nixon expanded it to its present 337,598 acres. The park is divided into three districts: Island in the Sky, the Needles and the Maze, which is the most remote area."
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