The Helper City Library will host a lecture on public lands issues Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. Archaeologist Ellis Powelson will discuss the legal and historical background of the ongoing debate.
The management of public lands is a contentious issue in the western US.
The dispute is nowhere more pronounced than in Utah, where local lawmakers have recently introduced legislation that will potentially enable the state to assume control over public lands currently administered by the federal government.
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