Show - BSH8BL J mmiSSIIiiSLSSfi? thought ad when they agreed to designate Loan Crown Highway 89 an' official -- tejb p$pr':r thi 2L'EfclS&SS Kiver for possible federal protection under fieWMand Scenic Act U UWM UKTgu the Vmted States have ceived§ QffMOVSSL : K a good idea The river was passed iipb two nevi: various levels of protection OPINION v yers ate ia Uuh poesn t pUui out evaluations for possible Wildand Scenic consideration but local river tog suggest there is a reason for this lovers make a good point when they '"disparity apart from differences itt’th argue that the reviews failed to give rivers themselves? What the other ittatesJM' the Logan's statewide have: that Utah doeift’t are tot more'M riven woirii protecting but moire poopfe®? who thinkit is worth itto protect rivers ng system under the act different facets of a river From our understanding the act resource — such as wildlife recreation flexible enough toaocommodme a wide scenery and hydrology — are ranked variety of dp's and dents Existing uses' according to the geographical reach of would not be disrupted by the Wild and their significance In rating the Logan Scenic tag mid the designation can be River in 1993 the USL Forest Service of saw no “statewide significance' to the river and specific uses vv river as a scenic wildlife or water recreWith growth bearing down on Utah ation resource and that just doesnt seem like a hungiy grizzly 'it is important that f! right Even critics of the recently revived we keep our musketa at bur sides and heed not only to this proposal push for Wild and Scenic designation pay dose would have to agree that at least in but to any measures that will help pro terms of natural beauty the Logan River serve the quality of life here A Wild and and the canyon it has cut through the Scchifc designation for the Lopn River' lEriTMOn Bear River Range are Utah jewels Cer- is a protectioo measure that deserves a :?'£ tainly people down Salt Lake way harder look H - al h yvaiM r ef K iaf fv Your viov Personal watercraft jjsejrej)ave rights too v I am writing in response ton recent article Whining by ana about jet iki tbit appeared in fie opiniont section of The Hcnid Journal cm 10898 The article fid exactly what (be tide implied whine about jet skis and how necial interest groups are trying to ban them from our nation's waterway Allow me to present the ofier rids of the issue Personal watercraft (FWCV sometimes referred to ns Jet SUt and WaveRunners are indeed increasing in popularity across America Some groups opposed to PWC want fie government to come in and take away our right to u them They make many dahns and accusations in their support Let's take a look at fie emissions problem All PWC are currently equipped wifi two-cycengines These engines have been used for decades in outboard bom qiginea snowmobiles and motorcycles TVrocyde motors are dearly not the most efficient in terms of their fed conremptioo and enussiim productioii butlimousty doubt fim PWamit in two bon fie amount of pollution your car amts over 130)00 miles of use qnotod from the pievknisly mentioned article Many people an not aware but ' iy i'j'iS l rv': - t f me K rS“2KBg ’ ' ectors 1 didnY between the man who was and the man- ttiow tint Uptanaft (mm ride bdudes'wb faL When I fiul as l didoafiis trip flood and aajj) fieiesuhs can be catastrophic faQing boob abortAlzheimerYdisease mooting I hear ihe bedroom — —bndgajfirea door open but keep my eyesclosed earthquake was the final atrawf4 say fiat we ascarcgiven or tovedouea knowing that often when Fm visiting The Uam entered a Uumel fiat had been shouldI tty to enter the patient! world my pareata fiat one er dm ofier of them They fell as that reasoning with ai Ukea lb wiMEh me 'as I sleep in my child Alzheimer patfeit'doe not work' stoppedTberood budded because the pmimt’easoner’!'ii broken Ibey adoiowiedge fim wb are in a Y' v 7 trem ride out otatt bobten to beducriminated against by extremist groups fiat don’t as “conforming” to fieir style of boating or recreation my eyes to Personal watercraft owners pay the open see: my father same registration fees park gate fees peerisgatmein gas taxes and are subject t fie jthe’- - pre-dawt fifht laingmylasty - :$ fatnasient 118 fyher I®dtohaTe fcfinaweetneatoCmretfetb little boy from Hi Daddy Isay for Logan River good editor u I have passed System Three " anlMriven havebeea designated since thc Wild and Scenic Riven Act passed Congren in 1988 V Not one of Utah's riven bin been ? fiM i mmhwM this blfedt! tint Wild and ScraicWve a kbanutydfr- j a'S1 hggj"g7fy”iae mZa J ':jy' related to :Oa fie ero- sien andIhSSti PWQ actorilly have motor-rthlb lemt impart oo erosioo ized vessels PWC have a shallow draft leaving very little “footprint" on fie water As a result fieir small wabS have aa equaDy small impact on water-froerosion pnrticulany when compared to ofier vrosels Whm about accidents? 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BiDH ay-faf- u pnai standards d°0Awe W Brian Hindu Logan Wild leve-tak-- r ' m his froot yaid to look at the flowen bkminiag along the sidevralk He fum- - -- itime laws as other boaterslandrecre- groups We should therefore have Bright to eiyoy Our nation's pub he waterways of paivaomw and mg le I: i with myriad bqw ufadmg Gods giant eraser arc noon fie cobs of bis memory obliter-- stjng n word here a memory fiere-- And Jfi“ch’!Pe f tiie asen w lose n wm s father who calls me obscene A Husubtlecolon night in my hotel noml finally privmSycommaciafderolop-- l tinobh choked brochure fie farlhtivel 2!ij it be ftefethcr wb hgence — dipate leaving only prims meat wMdi could ham fie river andha t°e House7Qr f riparian habitat Wb firmly believe that uareasoned had fie folkrohS wmSgd iy v cbloradfbt peaingio me? Wb are WBr i river one of fie' fibm ride too inteas for yoaSg l may wnen be te-t- o which of fiese cMltaL-T- b sodden realizatiojtfim goodbye when will I sqr goodbye? even tbow reds whig bhica and yellows have and protected preserved for future generj been ations to wiped clean I imagine a suddea 4of a mall child flattened me r To leaveenjoy11 reverb I see aU fie cokn inhis rein-- r dual wheekhair fer m matter baa ? Dei“r-- MJ i aean know tnat an4 naaiioimmg firm pass fie cmrent Then itt must cootinuefirough a i of a diiIdwBe npprehensfcna ride would be our lint destination T 1 But ia my heart my fritf is still Uy “oned around aEdetem fiastufior to Cpngresa Ot fie governor cat intro- k siroht idcaw PP ° tna Opinion pane ever othof V5 1 (tope kto fie secretary offie iriterioc bn 'S b b : cold-wat- er vvvru!‘‘ bb - 1 openton of PWC about Safay In Utah openton less than 18 must take a darn and be certified before opereting a PWC There is alio a hew law thin jjear requh-in- g b critical I lifiility insurance an all PWCs ofTb Herald Journal to voice thek supr These issues are important to everyport by writing a letter toe Bernie Wein- - ? VJV body but it’s important for those of os at UA SENATE-UEASenate Washington DG 20510 fie end of fie special interest groups' - Federri Building 125 S State SL B Utah office: 8402 Fed- (202) in wfam'abdund bwreltojwt perspective j Salt Lab GtyUT 84131 VS Senate Washington DC2OSI0 v end Building 125 S State SL Salt Lake many of the wild accusations made In '? The”crowa jewel” of Cache Valley fie name of restricting our freedom to deserve this prestigious hoooc j end Building 125 S State SL Salt Lab U&SENATEADAHO ” ride Their complaints are getting tire - ?" 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