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Show Volume 3, No. 6 The Book Cliffs: Conservation or Development Page 8 Public and private organizations have teamed up to save the overgrazed Book Cliffs region of eastern Utah, But a big Texas oil man and rancher is fighting them tooth and nail. Maureen Zent takes a look at this dynamic battle to conserve one of the most wild and beautiful places in. Utah. Book Cliffs Adventure Page Outdoor enthusiast Steve Lewis went looking for wildlife in Cliffs region with some research biologists. And he found it: black bear. But, as Lewis explains, there is a lot more wildlife 11 eastern Utah’s remote Book coming face-to-face with a in the region that just bears. Harassment of Rangers Page 12 There is a growing trend of threats, harassment and attacks on environmentalists and public employees of the nation’s parks and public lands. Two recent reports show the trends are continuing, but oddly, the federal Department of Interior is ignoring violence against its employees. Deluxe AT ee ale The big double-cross Park City-style. The municipality goes back on its secret agreement on Daly Canyon Page 2 SOUNDING CL 1600 The coyote is “The Sacred Trickster,” recognized by Native Americans as cunning, these wild dogs are treated like vermin by ranchers. Pam Poulson tells us why the coyote has been so successful. Page 7 Food OF and Drinks HWY. 224 & 248. Neat te the Yartou Hatel Park Auonue > Park City > £04-655-4416 6:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. Daily STATE LIQUOR LICENSEE BOARD BODY Letters to the editor: Why isn’t Utah managing it’s growth? Shape LANGUAGE up for hiking this summer with some easy exercises and stretches by fitness guru Abi Wright. Hiking, after all, is a lot more fun when you're in shape. Page 4 Page Paperback books at a cheap price got Randy Hanskat hooked on book clubs. Now he’s addicted but there is no 12-step program. RAPPIN’ 14 RAPPAPORT Still on his weird UFO-kick, Rappaport discovers that the Utah Jazz, too, were abducted by aliens. Or was it just their identical androids? You be the judge. Page 5 Page In his “View from Moab” column, Jim Stiles points out why it is that some locals would like to strangle some tourists. Nothing against tourism, of course. WHO’S 15 ON FIRST? From millions of holes being punched in our atmosphere, to El Nino, to daming the Uinta’s Yellowstone, our environmental news capsules keep you informed. Page 6 Page LETTERS 16 CREDITS Ifyou have conmments, concerns or insights into articles appearing in the Mountain Times, or would like to address other timely outdoor and conservation oe write us, | Christopher Smart: Editor Leslie Miller: Design & Medeor Contributors: Jonathan Brown, Howie Garber, Mark Gerard, Randy. Hante. Fred oe Steve Lewis, Pamela Mills ca your letters to Sounding. hoe at The Mountain ae 60 W. 400 ‘South, Salt @ a- W2 ae Comfort JUNCTION ) ‘Letters: musttbe — COVER PHOTO BY HAROLD E. MALDE, courtesy of the Nature Conservancy ed throtcan our moun- . tain ee including | a Lake, Park oo ‘Heber and Moab. . _ The observations ce. in a publication aare nota those of - ee : &c9 € 3DVd « SAWLL NIVLNNOW ddd THE |