In this April 9, 2013 photo, rock formations attract outdoor enthusiast, tourist, climbers and backpackers at Garden of the Gods Wilderness Area near Herod, Ill. A petition with signatures from more than 1,000 residents, about twice the number required to put the issue on the March ballot, was submitted Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, to the county clerk, according to a report in The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)