Utah’s GOP lawmakers dump on conservation plan for the Cottonwood canyons, but defenders says criticisms are misguided

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tailings from an old mine frame the upper basin of Grizzly Gulch on the other side of the road from Alta Ski Resort on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018. Alta Ski Area will not be included in the proposed Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area.

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