Echo Park, Glen Canyon, and the Postwar Wilderness Movement

Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River has become a symbol of environmental destruction to many, generating some confusion about the dam's role in the debate over the Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) in the 1950s. The proposed dam at Echo Park on the Green River was defeated by conservationists in 1955 in a major victory for the conservation movement. The effect of these issues on the post-WWII US conservation movement is examined.