The largest protected areas include California's Sierra Nevada mountain range, Oregon's Mount Hood, Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park and some of the Jefferson National Forest in Virginia.
Among those who watched the president sign the bill was Judy Burke, the mayor of Grand Lake, Colo., who had testified before Congress in support of preserving neighboring Rocky Mountain National Park.
"It helps protect the integrity of the park," she said about the wilderness designation. "At one point there was some talk about selling off a part of the land and having commercial develop ment. This is just going to maintain the park forever in its pristine form that we in Colorado really enjoy."
Who needs the developers anyway?
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