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Show Norton Announces Appointments To GSENM Committee SALT LAKE CITY -Interior Secretary Gale Norton announced today the appointment appoint-ment of members to the newly established Monument Advisory Committee for Grand Staircase-Escalante Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM). This important committee will advise the Bureau of Land Management on multiple-use management and science issues. "I welcome this new advisory committee and look forward to their counsel," Norton said. "These talented committee members bring a wealth of experience and multiple points of view to an array of complex issues faced by the Monument. Their varied perspectives will provide key contributions for innovative management options and solutions." Composed of citizens chosen for their expertise in natural resource issues, the 15-member advisory committee is comprised com-prised of people representing the following categories; Kane and Garfield Counties, State government, govern-ment, education, ranching, outfitterguides, out-fitterguides, archaeology, paleontology, pale-ontology, geology, botany, wildlife biology, history, social science, systems ecology, and the environmental community. "The establishment of this committee is something we have all eagerly anticipated," said Utah State Director Sally Wisely. "The committee will help us open up new lines of communication with those who care about the public lands." Information regarding upcoming monument advisory committee meetings will be announced as it becomes available. avail-able. Names of committee mem bers are attached. Joel C. Janetski, Ph.D. Provo, Utah, Archaeology Lawrence Edward Stevens, Ph.D. Flagstaff, Ariz., Botany Clare Ramsay Panguitch, Utah, Garfield County Ray Spencer Kanab, Utah, Kane County Carol Ann Sullivan Kanab, Utah, Educator Robert E. Blackett Cedar City, Utah, Geology Jerry Roundy, Ph.D. Escalante, Utah, History Larry D. Davis Boulder, Utah, Environmental Scott D. Sampson, Ph.D. Salt Lake City, Utah, Paleontology Que Johnson Kanab, Utah, Livestock Operator Jean Seiler Bryce Canyon, Utah, Outfitter Julie Brugger Seattle, Wash., Social Science Scott Truman Cedar City, Utah, State or Tribes Paul Evangalista Ft. Collins, Colo., Systems Ecology Norman Ray McKee Panguitch, Utah, Wildlife The BLM, an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior, managers more land 262 mil-' lion surface acres than any other Federal agency. Most of the country's BLM-managed public land is located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The Bureau, which has a budget of $1.8 billion and a workforce of 10,000 employees, also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the Nation. The BLM's "multiple use" mission mis-sion is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the public land for the use and (See GSENM on page 5A) j GSENM From Front Page enjoyment of present and future generations. The BLM accomplishes accom-plishes this by managing for such resources as outdoor recreation, recre-ation, livestock grazing, and energy and mineral development that helps meet the nation's energy needs, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on the public lands. |