From yesterday's Caspar Star Tribune, "Critics say Bush plan puts 600,000 Colorado acres at risk":

Critics of a new Bush administration policy say it will put 600,000 acres of Colorado wilderness at risk of damage from energy development, grazing and all-terrain vehicles.

Earlier this week, the administration ordered the Bureau of Land Management to give equal consideration to the commercial value of land before setting it aside as wilderness.

Critics say the order will prevent future wilderness designations, especially in areas such as Roan Plateau, an area near Rifle with untapped natural gas reserves.

''The administration has, in effect, ruled the primary purpose of public lands is to provide energy at the expense of everything else,'' said Matt Baker, executive director of Environment Colorado.