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Show THE ZEPHYR/ APRIL-MAY 2005 Temple and the Goosenecks of the San Juan River. With deep historical routes in places like 800-700-2859 Old Hite Historical District, Lee's Ferry Historical District, the famous Mormon Pioneer Hole-in-the Rock, the Glen Canyon region is our part of our western past and heritage. It www.backofbeyondbooks.com backobey@citlink.net is well-known for its cultural significance to many native Indians, filled with thousands of sacred ruins and rock art sites scattered throughout the maze of canyons. 83 NORTH MAINS MOAB, UTAH 84532 (435) 259-5154 Check out the excerpt on on page 18 from .. TOM McCOURT'S excellent account of life on the Colorado River: Dr. Richard Ingebretsen inspects a channel marker on Lake Powell, left high-and-dry by the ever shrinking reservoir. Storing water in Lake Powell increases the average surface area exposed to evaporation by 80%... The evaporative savings is enough to provide water for Salt Lake City for almost five years. WHITE CANYON ...then come by here and buy the book. Recent future flow projections show that Lake Mead is capable of storing the water needs of Arizona, California, and Nevada for all but the largest floods. In the short term, all water storage should be keptin the lower basin beginning at Lake Mead, thus protecting emerging resources in Glen Canyon from fluctuating reservoir levels. Storing water in Lake Powell, increases the average surface area exposed to evaporation by 80%. The evaporative savings of valuable water without Lake Powell is enough to provide water for Los Angeles for one’ year, or to provide water for Salt Lake City for almost 5 years. There is simply more water _in the Colorado River Basin without Lake Powell. Se Leyke HOMELESS n ANIMALS A 2nd CHANCE Please join the effort to raise $250,000 and make Moab's first animal shelter 'paws-ible' WE'RE MORE THAN HALFWAY THERE! In the long-term, climate change and steadily increasing water demand have rendered Lake Powell reservoir useless for water storage. For information or to make a donation contact: HUMANE SOCIETY OF MOAB VALLEY att: Shelter Fund, The environmental impacts of Glen Canyon Dam are undeniable, with the failing health of the fragile Grand Canyon ecosystem near the top of the list. Endangered Dept Z PO Box 1188 Moab, UT 84532 hsmv@citlink.net...259.HUMANE WE ARE CURRENTLY IN NEED OF FOSTER HOMES FOR KITTIES!!! species populations in the Grand Canyon shrink while nutrient-rich sediment deposits grow rapidly in Glen Canyon at the rate of 30,000 truck loads daily. Other major impacts include water quality and flooding of historical, cultural, and scenic treasures. In the long term, climate change and steadily increasing water demand has rendered Lake Powell reservoir useless for water storage. As such, Congress should direct the National Park Service to manage the Glen Canyon Unit as a National Park instead of a National Recreation Area. The redesignation of Glen Canyon National Park is the perfect solution to the growing environmental problems of the Colorado River. A better health of the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon, and Glen Canyon will all result from this protection. _Future generations will be thankful for protecting this wondrous landscape and restoring a free-flowing Colorado River around Glen Canyon Dam. HOW YOU CAN HELP SAVE THE CATHEDRAL IN THE DESERT www.cathredalinthedesert.org Log on and help us keep the Cathedral from going under again. GRAB A COLD ONE FOR YOUR HEALTH.... turns out that BEER, esp. the darker one, has the same spike in antioxidant activity asa glass of wine. CHILL out after a HOT day, drink a Real Beer Lev Lion Lager Lev Dbl. Bock Lev Black Lion GERMAN: Kulmbacher Schwarzbier FROM FOOTPRINTS 121 EAST 100 SOUTH #108 MOAB, UT 84532 800.635.5280 Top 10 things to do with this year's bountiful runoff: 10. Replace cattle ranching with mud cat farming 9. Rebuild Moab Tram into a monster water slide 8. Build a tourist flume down main street 7. Bottle and sell it to tourists as 3.2 Utah beer 6. Hold tamarisk growing races 5. Pump it to the Great Salt Lake 4. Bring-back the steamboat Undine 3. Hold Ist annual Moab wave runner safari 3. Donate it to a worthy cause, like Eddie McStiff's & Moab Brewery And #1.... Dam it to create Lake Huntsman CZECH: Bonus: Use it to slurry the tailings pile to (black beer) California PAGE]5 |