Actually, the problem is *not* the lack of development in wilderness areas. The author is completely wrong. The real problem has been the policy of putting out fires.
It's more complex than that, but the point is moot now that the fuel load is there and the weeds are poised to take over. The real question is who is going to fix it and how will it be paid for. There is no point in putting the lands of this country in the hands of a corrupt and incompetent agent. Private property is the way to go, but there must be a way to verify individual integrity without requiring regulatory control by a civic monopoly (which is the same as agency ownership).
There is a way to do it.