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Show E:untiful Peak: I Q&rness Area? J MMINGTON-The desig- :! area near Bountiful ;ia wilderness area ;: : sussed by the Davis Commissioners and -v iiiliam J. Lawrence :eii the area should be If le it is. The county will f Med to make a recom- iaiion but not a decision JCra use for the forest land. if workshop to discuss the Illation of the land as farness was held this week f public officials, and busied citizens who met as (carl of a review process Kii by the U.S. Forest pice prior to making a pirn. 'HE STATE Wilderness ajUmittee called for the "itch Front Regional wil (WFRC) to conduct e workshop to present wil-i'ws wil-i'ws alternatives. The service is attempting to ity roadless areas which 'e a high degree of na-s na-s and could provide mss-type recreation, will Lawrence said at the m time the areas are l!essible to the public service roads have not been constructed. The Sheriff's Department, as a part of their contract with the U.S. Forest Service, does go into the area on patrol. According Ac-cording to Sheriff Lawrence, if the area is designated as wilderness, no harvesting of timber or mining will be allowed. IF THE Forest Service designates the area as wilderness, wilder-ness, any other use would be prohibited, including future construction of roads. According to Commissioner Wendell Zaugg, the proposal to include the Bountiful Peak area in the forest service roadless area is presently before the U.S. Congress. Commissioners learned of the proposal at the Utah Association Associa-tion of Counties meeting which they recently attended in St. George. ALTHOUGH the area cannot can-not presently be reached by road, some access is provided by the road up Farmington Canyon. The area is south of Francis Peak and above the pipeline road. Sheriff Lawrence said, rk |
