Show Define Bureau of Land Lond Management Purpose in Park Pork The Bureau of Land Management Management Man Mane purpose In the Can Can- National Park was defined last week by Delmar Price Bureau Reclamation Specialist at a meeting In Salt Lake City Present at the meeting were Governor Calyin Calvin Calvin Cal Cal- vin yin Rampton and members of oC the Utah Interagency Inter committee committee com corn for recreation Mr Price e stated the con controversy and publicity preceding preceding pre pre- ceding the formation of Can Cane National Park had inspired recognition of the recreation recreation recreation re re- creation potentials of the Can Can- area Since the creation creation creation cre cre- of or the park the National Park Service and Forest orest Service have conducted field investigations to evaluate evaluate evaluate evalu evalu- ate Its potential After the shrinkage of the proposed park from over one million acres to its established establish establish- ed acres the nUt retaIned retained re re- tamed management responsibility for some acres adjacent to and similar In character to the National Park lands This fact has created pressing need for close liaison and cooperation between the two agencies in planning and administration of the total complex he said He lie distinguished the purposes purposes pur pur- purposes poses of the two agencies The National Park Service is responsible re re- for conservation of features having National significance sig the is charged with responsibility of multiple multi pIe use m management which re reo quires equal consideration of all the resources on public do do- domain main This situation Is not new Mr Price stated and the same working situation exists at many other national parks which are surrounded by national national na forests and nw lands Yet one would never know when entering a national park if tr it weren't for the entrance gates This he said is the goal for to maintain the aesthetic charI character character char char- acter of the lands surrounding surrounding surround surrounds I ing and still stilt realize realize realize re re- re- re alize full utilization of all resources re re- resources re- re sources in the area He lie said to accomplish this purpose a master recreation plan for land adjacent to the park referred to as Canyon Canyon Canyon Can Can- yon Rims had been devel devel- aped Recently scenic road plans have been developed for the Canyon Rims area These roads will be designed built and managed primarily for scenic driving and special management to insure protection protection pro pro- of aesthetic and cul cul- cul I cuI-I tural values will be undertaken I en tn in special areas I Mr Price stated the nw was particularly interested Inthe in inthe inthe the minerals and oil and gas deposits in this area A few miles from the National Park boundary he stated are producing producing pro pro- oil wells and the potash mines During the uranium uranium ura ura- uranium boom of the several several several sev sev- eral uranium discoveries were made in the area which could produce marketable quantities quantities ties Ues of the ore The he said is presently in the process process pro pro- cess of evaluating the mineral miner miner- al potential and how it can best be utilized with the least effect on the aesthetic values The South Canyon Rim is home for a resident deer herd and winter range for a migratory migratory migratory mi mi- herd from the ManULa ManU Mantis La Sal National Forest he explained explained explained ex ex- exI I and the wildlife management man man- program will be intensified Intensified intensified in In- in cooperation with the Utah Fish and Game De Do Grazing in this area will be continued with updated updated up up- dated management methods Another area which will require re require require re- re quire close cooperation with the is protection of archeological ar- ar theological resources to preserve preserve preserve pre pre- serve the numerous prehistoric prehistoric prehistoric I oric ruins in the Canyon Rims He said since the passage of the Classification and Multiple Multiple Mul Mul- tiple Use Act in September 1964 the wa actually directed by y an act 01 ui Congress to manage land under the multiple use management con con- For the first time the Bureau has the legal authorIty authority authority author author- ity to plan program and develop de de- develop de- de recreation facilities where It Is in the public Interest interest interest in In- terest to do so Inventory work to aid ald the planning program for lor Canyon Rims is expected to be completed completed completed com com- by June of 1966 and it Is also hoped to have developed developed developed de de- de- de by that time a long range comprehensive recreation recreation recreation tion plan he said sald Based on this plan the Bureau of Land Management intends to carryout carry carryout carryout out an and realIstic realistic realistic real real- 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