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Show SEPTEMBER 14,2006 SCENIC BYWAY PROJECTS IN RURAL UTAH RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDING APPROVAL Eleven projects along Utah's state and nationally designated scenic byways have received funding approval for nearly $787,000 in the 2006 National Scenic Byways Program funding cycle. The National Scenic Byways Program is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Acting Secretary of Transportation Maria Cino has awarded $25.5 million in FHWA grants to 309 projects in 45 States, including Utah. 'The funding will be used to make improvements to Utah's amazing collection of scenic byways that lead travelers through breathtaking scenery from alpine settings in northern Utah to red rock and national parks in the southern park of the state," says Leigh von der Escru managing director of the Utah Office of Tourism, Governor's Office of Economic Development. "In addition to making improvements, the funding allows for development of interpretive and promotional materials to benefit travelers in rural Utah." The Scenic Byway projects include: - Logan Canyon National Scenic Byway - Touch Screen Interpretive Kiosks, $24,000 •Logan Canyon National Scenic Byway - Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Amphitheater Inventory & Assessment, $23,357 • Flaming Gorge - Uintas National Scenic Byway - Cart Creek Culvert Safety Improvement, $174,500 • Flaming Gorge - Uintas National Scenic Byway - Corridor Management Plan Implementation, $25,000 • The Energy Loop: Huntington/ Eccles Canyons National Scenic Byway Parking Improvements and Kiosks, $255,400 • The Energy Loop: Huntington/ Eccles Canyons National Scenic Byway Western Mining & Railroad Museum Expansion, $100,000 Page 10 THE GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER • Nebo Loop National Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan Implementation, $24,980 • The Patchwork Parkway (Utah Highway 143 between Parowan and Panguitch) - Virtual Tour, $21,748 • Trail of the Ancients National Scenic Byway - Corridor Management Plan Implementation, $25,000 • Scenic Byway 12 All-American Road - Corridor Management Plan Implementation, $50,000 • Scenic Byway 12 All-American Road - Interpretive Wayside Exhibits Design, $62,800 Total $786,785 Meantime, Colorado will receive $ 100,000 for a Grand Circle marketing program that will include Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico. The fivestate project is considered groundbreaking for multi-state marketing cooperation of the scenic byways. In Utah, there are 27 state and nationally-designated scenic byways. Since 1992, FHWA has made more than $275 million available for over 2,100 scenic byways projects in all 50 States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. For more information on Utah's Scenic Byways, visit http:// www.bvwavs.org/browse/states/UT/. Thinking of Selling your home??? Why not List with me now. Real Estate is going great in Panguitch. We have new families moving in. I advertise on the Internet, and Picture Ads in the Preview Magazine. I look forward to representing you. Connie Orton, ERA Brokers Consolidated 435-676-8878 Office 435-676-8177 Home 435-691-1568 Cell ERA Farmers Market Every Saturday in September from 9am-Noon in Tropic Bushels of Fresh Produce • Homemade Goodies • Crafts Next to State Bank- TROPIC Main Street For more information call: Lori Mecham 679-8761 (or) Marsha Holland 679-8987 Sponsored by the Garfield County Volunteer Center: Have crafts or produce you would like to sell? Please call us. - , Everyone welcome! YOU ARE INVITED TO AN OPEN HOUSE & JOB FAIR AT: BUYS KKHCH . Where: 3800 South U.S. Highway 89 (The Old Western Town) When: Friday, September 29th from 5:00-7:00 and Saturday, September 30th from 10:00-12:00. Why: We want to meet and get to know our neighbors. Who: Everyone is welcome! Kreg Gillman, Owner and Director will give a presentation of the Silverado Boys Ranch at 5:30 on Friday evening and at 10:30 on Saturday morning. www.silveradoboysranch.com 435-676-8482 Light refreshments will be served SAGEBRUSH IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ON SEVIER PLATEAU PANGUITCH, Utah — Powell District Ranger Donna Owens has authorized the implementation of the Sevier Plateau Sagebrush Improvement Project, which will improve 500 acres of important wildlife habitat. The project entails using a Dixie Harrow — a large metal drag with suspended pipes — to remove some of the older sagebrush and prepare a seedbed for native grasses, forbs and shrubs. "Improving the diversity of sagebrush age classes, as well as the diversity of browse species, will help the overall health of these areas," said Jake Schoppe, wildlife biologist for the Powell Ranger District. Schoppe said that much of the sagebrush on the Dixie National Forest is in older age classes, which are susceptible to die-offs or consumption by wildland fires. The six treatment areas are located on the southern portion of Mt. Dutton, about 10 miles east of Panguitch. Elk, mule deer, sage grouse and many other species utilize the area most winters. For more information about the project, contact the Powell Ranger District at (435) 676-9300, or visit the Dixie National Forest's Web site at www.fs.fed.us/r4/ dixie, and click on "Projects & Plans," |