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Show Thursday, February 18, 1999 Messenger-Enterpris- e Forest Service limits new road construction The U.S. Forest Service this week, announced an moratorium on new road construction in unroaded areas in most national forests, allowing for safe public access while protecting the environment. road policy for the National Forest Transportation System. In addition to minimizing environmental damage, the Forest Service will establish new policies to guide decisions on identifying unessential roads, recommending roads to be eliminated or mainWhile the road construction suspension is in effect, tained to reduce environmental the Forest Service will develop a damage, and assessing roads that long-ter- m th 1 need to be reconstructed and maintained so that they are safe and can sustain constant public use. This interim policy will allow us to protect socially important and ecologically valuable roadless areas while we develop a protective and responsible longterm road policy, said Forest Service Chief Mike Dombeck. Its fiscally and environmentally irre- national forest road system has sponsible to continue to build 383,000 miles of classified roads roads in unroaded areas with our and 52,000 miles of unclassified roads. The agency projects the current road system in such disrecurrent backlog for maintenance pair. and reconstruction of existing Road management is a longterm financial commitment; once roads is S8.4 billion. It only rebuilt, roads must be maintained by ceives 18 percent of the funding the Forest Service for man) ears. needed to annually maintain roads The Forest Service estimates the to federal safety and env ironmen- - tal standards. The rule will at feet unroaded areas - portions of the National Forest System that do not contain classified roads. The decision, which goes mu effect in 15 days, is the outcome of the Forest Sen ice analysis of the public comments and hearing-- , it received and conducted on a pro posal made last year. th -- Sanpete SCD Board Members Ephraim City accepts plaque attend convention in San Diego Eugene and Nancy Jensen, Centerfield, Art King, Ephraim, and Larry Stewart, Milburn, were in San Diego January 31 to February 4 for the annual 53rd convention of the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD). NACD is a national non-prof- it association of nearly 3,000 conservation districts, state agencies and indiv iduals that works to promote local initiatives in conserving natural resources. About 2,000 people, representing the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Pacific Basin, attended the At the meeting, one of the critical issues discussed w'as carbon sequestration, a series of conservation practices that farmers can use to help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and improve air quality. Practices such as ll planting, crop residue management and conservation buffer plantings help store carbon in soil and plants and no-ti- prevent it from becoming harmful carbon dioxide. One-hato dithe of excess carbon oxide in the United States could be removed from the air, said Dr. Richard Sandor, CEO of Chicago-base- d Environmental Financial Products. This equals about 300 Saving agricultural land helps keep down greenhouse gas. Urban residents should be concerned and provide help to save agricultural land and open space. In the past, only 2 of the land in Utah was suitable for agriculture. Now it is We cannot condown to tinue this trend, said Mr. King, Sanpete SCD Board. 1.8. lf Pleasant named one of nation's Best Outdoor Sports Towns one of the best outdoor sports towns in America by Sports Afield magazine. The Sanpete County tow n vv as wheeling routes in the country, which spans the Wasatch Plateau from Salina Creek to Tucker and Huntington Creek at the top of Fairview Canyon, which is one of special feature in the Utahs, lone fly fishing-onl- y magazine this month. The issue stretches of water, the magazine highlighted one town from each of saj the 50 states as the best outdoor The magazine also mentioned said the folklore surrounding Hyrum The town. magazine sports is fame to Mt. Pleasants claim BeBee, a Sanpete County resident four-whewhom many people believe was its driving, listed in a j Senior Citizens Menus Fri. Feb. 19; Shepherd's pie, Russ Martin (Six County AOG), Joe Blain (Sanpete County Economic Development), Garry coleslaw, apricots, cookie Harrison (US West), Lynn Schiffman, Mayor Gary Anderson, Don Olson, Lorna Larsen, Tues. Feb. 23: Mild Sausage Cliff Birrell and Kim Cragun show off the plaque recently awarded for accepting the Patty, scalloped potatoes, peas, Governor's challenge for Ephraim to become a 21st Century Community. fruit : Wed. Feb. 24: Homemade Local governments across the sessments and training The Ephraim City Council a salad on chicken noodle soup, fruit and third, implementing was presented with a plaque on state are accepting the challenge work lettuce, cake, biscuits fuplan for a cornmumtv February 3. signify ing acceptance to prepare and plan for their Thurs. Feb. 25: Roast beef, of the Governor's project challenge to ture. The three major steps to beOnce all steps have been comwhipped potatoes with gravy, become a 21st Century' CommuCommua 21st coming Century spinach, peaches, cinnamon roll pleted the community will the nity This is the first of three steps nity are: first, accepting the chalFri. Feb. 26: Pork chops, to present their work and completed lenge and appointing a team; secbecoming a 2 1st Century with gravy, broccoli, dressing project for designation as a 2 1st ond. completing community as Centurv Communitv peach cobbler require-ments- . STEEL PIPE .34e ft. . ,37c ft. . .39c ft ..49c ft. snowmobile routes. It especially 160-mi- le Uprights Outside Dimensions vehicle, mountain biking and the Sundance Kid. The Sanpete County Heritage Council is in the recreational opporhighlighted the process of producing a documenFortunities in the LaSal National tary on BeBee and his ties to the est. area, said Monte Bona, Heritage Cruise the Skyline Council member. 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