; (B) the Grand Staircase— (i) spans 6 major life zones, from the lower Sonoran Desert to the alpine forest; and (ii) encompasses geologic formations that display 3,000,000, years of Earth’s history; (C) land managed by the Secretary lines the intricate canyon system of the Paria River and forms a vital natural corridor connection to the deserts and forests of those national parks; (D) land described in paragraph (2) (other than East of Bryce, the majority of Upper Kanab Creek, Moquith Mountain, Bunting Point, Canaan Mountain, Orderville Canyon, Parunuweap Canyon, and Vermillion Cliffs) is located within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, as established in 1996