Complex sentence: In recognition of Dick's personal pursuit to preserve the wild back country the area was named in his honor, and the U.S. Congress created the wilderness in 1984 as part of the California Wilderness Act.
Split into simpler sentences: In recognition of Dick's personal pursuit to preserve the wild back country the area was named in his honor. The U.S. Congress formed the Dick Smith Wilderness in 1984 as part of the California Wilderness Act.