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Show (Tltr Page 8 Ncphi, Utah (Eintes-CfUi- s May 5, 2004 Historic reintroduction r of spotted frogs held May 3rd The fir't repatriation of Columbia spotted frou-- i in the 1mted States occurred May 3 in the wet meadow areas of the Swaner Nature Preserve in Park (Tty. Between I 000 to 5.000 spotted frog tadpoles were released into protective cages within marshy habitat in the rves wet meadow-areasBiologists are hoping 200 to TOO will survive to adulthood during the next two to three years. The Swaner Nature Preserve was selected as the best repatriation site because of its protected, suitable habitat and the fact that spotted frogs pri-.-- CllAIS SHOOT Three members of the Sephi Can Club won top honors in their respective classes at the 200 1 chain shoot. The chain shoot is a traveling ei ent where shooters from the Sephi, Sevier Valley, Milford and Cedar City Cun Clubs shoot 2ei ents at each club. At the conclusion of the competition those shooters and teams with the highest oi erall scores are declared the a inner of their class. Colton Sperry of Sephi won the class with a score of 516. Jim Sperry of Sephi won the Veteran (lass with a score of 555. Ron Sunley of Moroni icon high man with a score of 557. Sub-Junio- r Ducks Unlimited to hold event this Saturday The Ducks Unlimited would like to announce a this Saturday. May trap 8. at the N'ephi Dun Club. and practice will bourn at !):()() a.m. and run until 10 00 a. m. The shoot will lieum promptly at 10:00 Kcgi.-trati- a. m. The shoot is geared towards new shooters of all ages and little or no experience is necessary. Avid shooters are also welcome. The shoot format will he as follows. Mach shooter will be classed on known ability and w ill shoot 25 targets from the Gun & yard line. The shooters will then shoot another 25 targets 1G at their assigned handicap yardage. The total hits of the 50 targets will be taken and announced for each class. Every attendee will he entered into a drawing for a Henelli Nova shotgun. Cost of the event will he $20.00 per shooter. Fun shoots will held after the main event. Every one is invited to attend. For a day with family and friends come to the Ducks Unlimited Nephi Shoot. 2 winners fun-fille- Golf huge The second of what looks to bo many more Cun & Coif events was held Saturday, April 17. Despite threatening weather, a large number of golfers and shooters competed in the event. Chadwick Booth & Co., Producers of the show At Your Leisure," were on hand to shoot video footage of the event for the upcoming televised portion of the competition. Derek Sorenson, the show's production manager, said he anticipated a great feature story on the event. The footage we got was awesome, he said. The event is scheduled to be televised Saturday, May 8, at 11:00 pan. on ABC and again Sunday morning, May 9, at 9:00 a. m. Competition began at Can- yon Hills at 2:00 p.m. and saw some great golfing as teams jockeyed back and forth. At the end of 18 holes, several teams had posted impressive scores. The early leaders were: first, Duane Robinson and Merrill Kay; second tie, Kelly Lind and Bobby Bal-loand the team of Russ Jones and Lance Ludlow; third, Brian Hansen and Glen Cowan; fourth, Jeff Sanders will be d success and Shay Cowan; and fifth tie, Joe Markland and Kerry Bryan and the team of Solomon Davis and K.C. Lunt. The teams then traveled to the Nephi Gun Club where they were served dinner. After eating, the teams began the second leg of the event. The wind had picked up drastically and many of the teams struggled to hit the high flying targets. Again the teams fought for position and some of the leaders fell out of contention. When the dust settled the final results were: first place, Duane Robinson and Merrill Kay; second, Russ Jones and Lance Ludlow; third tie, Kelly Lind and Bobby Ballow and the team of Brian Hansen and Glen Cowan; fourth, Shane Bryan and Bill Westfall; and fifth, Jed Davis and Tony Cowan. The next event will be in September and again will be televised on At Your Leisure. Both the Canyon Hills Golf Course and the Nephi Gun Club appreciate all those who worked hard to make the competition possible and also the many golfers and shooters who competed. Snow College Richfield Campus Faculty Position Automotie Technology Instructor. Must have A. AS. Completion Certificate equivalent and previous teaching exp. at high school and college levels, O.S. or M.S. preferred. 6 yrs. recent industry expenence, or 6 yrs. combination schooling k industry exp. A.S.E. certified in clectricalelectronic systems, heating and A.C. plus 2 other AS.E.. areas. 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The Natural Resource Con--ervati- Service has been working with the Swaner Nature Preserve for several years and has acquired a conservation easement that will enhance habitat within the Swaner Nature Preserve irea Fifty years ago, the Columbia spotted frog was one of the most common amphibians along the Wasatch Front. Factors such as loss of habiof wetlands, intat, filling-itroduction of species. poor water quality and ether factors associated with urban sprawl contributed to n non-nativ- e Utah Wildlife Board takes steps to increase Utahs deer and elk populations While it appears Utahs big game herds made it through the winter in good shape, theres still work to do to bring deer and elk to numbers called for in the states management plans, members of the Utah Wildlife Board learned at their April 29 meeting in Salt Lake City. To help increase the number of deer and elk in Ltah. board members approved reductions in the number of doe deer and cow elk hunting permits available this fall. A total of 2.155 doe deer permits will be available, compared to 3,605 in 2003. Most of the doe deer permits are for areas where deer damage agricultural crops each year or where rangelands are not able to support large numbers of deer. Cow elk permits were reduced even more. A total of G.802 cow elk permits will be available, compared to 10,952 last year. The board also approved a total of 222 doe pronghorn antelope permits. Most of those permits are permits that will allow holders to take tw-doe pronghorn off the l Plateau unit in the where Ltah, pronghorn herds are over the population objective for the unit. A total of 23 cow moose permits also will be available. Applications for 200 Utah antlerless permits will be available by May 25. Applications must he received no later than June 21 to be entered in the draw for permits. Draw results will be available by July 29. Update on Utahs Deer. Elk, Pronghorn and Moose Herds Division of Wildlife Resources biologists are still conducting spring surveys to learn how many animals died this winter, but it appears Utahs deer, elk, pronghorn and moose herds made it through the past few months in good shape. two-do- e south-centra- Elk herds have be intentionally reduced duryears to ing the lai-- t relieve drought-impacte- d rangelands. Weve offered quite a few cow elk permits over the past few years, to try and get elk herds to a point where the habitat could sustain them, Karpowitz said. Fortunately, forage conditions improved hi't spring, and were seeing Mime good green-uagain this year. We feel we can start building the elk herds gradually again. This years cow elk permit reduction is the first 'tep in doing that. While deer and elk numbers are down slightly, pronghorn on the Plateau unit in l Utah are doing well. Right now the herds are above objective for the unit, Karpowitz said. Increased doe hunting, and transplanting animals from the unit to p 'outh-centra- SPOTTED FROC Adult male spotted frog note the swollen thumb" which identifies it as a male. Photo by Krissy Wilson, Division of Wildlife Resources. their decline. Spotted frog populations have declined significantly along the Wa- satch Front. In 1989, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was petitioned to list the spotted frog. The frogs were not listed on the federal Endangered Species list but are listed as a species of concern on Utahs Sensitive Species list. The spotted frog technical team (consisting of representatives from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service,-UtaReclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission, lT.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District) has determined the need to begin repatriation and range expansion projects for the Columbia spotted frog. Repatriation consists of expanding the range of spotted frogs by moving them into historically occupied habitat. Repatriation will help fulfill objectives outlined in the Columbia Spotted Frog Conservation Agreement and Strategy. ABC is other pronghorn units, are The May 3 repatriation was the first activity ever conducted in the United States to expand the range of the Columbia spotted frog. The frogs are found in western North America, as far north as Alaska and as far south as Utah and Nevada. The Columbia spotted frog is closely associated with the marshy edges of ponds, cool water lakes, slow-movin- g streams and springs. They are differentiated from the more common chorus frog by their vocalization and e easy as 123 Now accepting enrollment for two w'ays to reduce the number of animals and bring them iack within objective. 2004-0- 5 Karpowitz says the states moose herds also are doing well, although a few animals school year For Step by Step Preschoo have died during the hot summers the past few years. Moose in Utah are at the extreme south end of their range, and the hot weather can negatively affect them, he said. Contact Rose Ingram for 5 more information 623-158- 1 Subscribe Today! It doesn't appear there was any major winter loss, said Jim Karpovvitz, big game coordinator for the DWR. The winter was fairly severe from Salt Lake City to Brigham City, but it was pretty mild everywhere else. Right now, Karpowitz is hoping for rain. Big game animals will be giving birth to and caring for fawns and calves during the next few months, and good precipitation is important in providing them the forage they need, he said. What the weather does over the next few months will play a big role in determining how well the herds do this year. Karpowitz says the total number of deer observed statewide by DWR biologists after last falls hunting season was down about five percent from the number observed after the fall 2002 seasons. He said drought conditions are the biggest reason. The number of fawns that have been born and have survived to adulthood has been dropping since 1998, but a wet spring last year allowed fawn numbers to rebound, he said. Were hoping to see even more fawns this year. Drought is also one of the reasons elk populations have declined from an estimated 60,595 elk after the 2002 hunting seasons to an estimated 58,025 after last year's Fine Family Dining. 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