Wilderness and the life dependent on it are fragile entities. They can be destroyed in a matter of years, if not days. Legislative protection is the surest way to maintain a wilderness reserve on our hungry and crowded planet. When wilderness is protected, watershed is protected. Biological diversity is protected.
Game is protected.
The proper functioning of a natural system is protected. Our quality of life is protected. The scientific arguments for wilderness seem irrefutable. I honestly don't think it will. Everything I have read and researched indicates that few developable resources will be lost, while increased interest in the region will bring more visitors, money, and growth.