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Show Gunnison prairie dog hunting season THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday. April 5, 2000 - Page 12 By order of the Utah W ildlife Do you need to prune your trees this spring? a now be Protected by ing weights out on the ends of do2 frTis the branches or placing a hunti"6 ?sn clsuIf There 15. 1 until spacer in the fork to force a April no license requirepient nor bag wider angle . Most spacers are made lim th rest of thf 'ear-- To ,and with a piece of 1 x 1 wood with Protect fal allows for nails placed in both a special provision ends to keep it steady. Be care- - Oie taking o unnison prairie ful whenever bending and dBs which cause agricultural The c osure on un forcing a branch down. Do this damage. g is e after the sap starts to flow in '"8 and tree so the wood is pliable, tended to protect ree ing and affects on y Begin forming only young populations, and wood branches. Do not try to those Prairie dogs south bend any wood more than a east f the Colorado River in Grand and San Juan counties, year or two old. This is an- Found in Arizona, i ew other reason its important to Colorado and Ltah the begin training a tree when it Mexico, is young and the tree is still Gunnison prairie dog has been a species of concern for the U.S. pliable enough to bend. Leave spacers in the tree Fish and Wildlife Sendee and for a year or two, then remove Bio Diversity Legal Defense them or place them in another Fund. The Utah Wildlife Board restnc-wi- ll that b7 part of the tree. Trained wood hoPes on the imposing tae f Gunnison remain that way for the tins Prairie do&s il can avoid the rest of the trees life. There are many reasons a To create this shape the tree or shrub may need to be five or so branches that are pruned. For ornamental and kept should be three to five shade trees: feet off the ground, and spaced Remember that the tree evenly around the tree. This limbs and branches will stay is the framework for the open at the same height for the en- - vase. As these branches grow tire life of the tree. The grow- - they become the major wood ing point for the tree is located wh.ch produces the fruit. Pic-i- n the top terminal bud, and ture the tree as a giant solar the rest of the tree will only collector, and space the grow in circumference. If the branches around the tree to branch is four feet off the optimize the amount of sun it ground today, it will be four can collect, feet ofTthe ground in 20 years. Apple, pear and cherry You can safely prune most trees naturally try to grow a trees through the end of May. central leader, or a main trunk Most pruning is done before system. Removing the leader the tree leafs out because it is to create an open vase makes easier to see where to prune the tree take on an unnatural and easier to get into the tree, shape. The branches may I recommend each try to become the main pruning March and early April. trunk and grow upright. DisI)o very little pruning on courage this by training ornamental trees. Prune wood branches to grow in a horizonthat is dead, diseased or in- tal direction by either tying jured and branches that cross them down with string, or grow back into the center of the tree or are out of place. Be sure to keep the natural shape of the tree intact. plac-(ru- Board, the Gunnison prairie chers-finishin- g m-th- sport-shootin- need to list the species under the Endangered Species Act. In Iron County, the listing of the Utah prairie dog has resulted in major impacts on economic development. The Endangered Species Act invokes special mandates upon state, county and city managers, private developers and landowners. Based on its Iron County experience, The Utah Wildlife Board believes that a regulated hunting season for the Gunnison prairie dog may help avoid a similar situation in Grand and San Juan The first presidential mansion was at No. 1 Cherry Street in New York City, the first U.S. capital (1789-90- ). b) Fruit trees are normally trained and pruned to increase their productivity and keep their size under control. It is best to prune them on an annual basis, starting the first year they are planted. Too many people wait until the tree is five or ten years old before they consider pruning. Begin training a fruit tree the first year it is planted. e Dont let pruning intimidate you. Decide for yourself how you want the tree first-tim- to look in five, 10 or even 20 years, then start to shape it as you prune. The main objective of pruning fruit trees is to keep the tree open, allowing light to Ienetrate into the center of the CORTEZ SEARS THE GOOD LIFE AT A GREAT PRICE. 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