; (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 3,000,000,000 years of Earth’s history; (C) land managed by the Secretary forms a vital natural corridor connecting the deserts and forests of the surrounding landscape, which includes Grand Canyon National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park; (D) each of the areas described in paragraph (2) (other than East of Bryce, Moquith Mountain, Bunting Point, Canaan Mountain, Orderville Canyon, Parunuweap Canyon, Vermillion Cliffs, and the majority of Upper Kanab Creek) is located within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, as established in 1996