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The final list of Utah's potential wild and scenic rivers in national forests is short -- too short, some say. On Monday, the U.S. Forest Service announced it would recommend a total of 108 miles of river in 10 segments -- less than half the waterways the agency originally proposed for congressional consideration. River advocates expressed disappointment, especially since they pushed for federal protections on all 840 miles of Utah waterways that run through national forests in 86 rivers and streams, an optimistic goal. But elected officials, residents, energy developers and the state objected because they didn't want wilderness-style restrictions on so many rivers or streams. Utah is one of nine states without any wild or scenic river segments and just one of two Western states -- Nevada is the other -- where no free-flowing waters have been granted that special status....
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