The Denver Post
August 12, 2009, The Associated Press

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—A 30-mile section of western Colorado's Gunnison River and nearby canyons, cliffs and mesas have been dedicated as a national conservation and wilderness area. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar was in Colorado on Wednesday for the formal dedication of the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area south of Grand Junction. The areas encompass a combined 210,000 acres, or 328 square miles. The wilderness area alone accounts for 66,000 acres, or 103 square miles. ...

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