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Show j 7 (?onKCttte . ' The Bureau of Land M.m-etnont, M.m-etnont, which lus - sharply Mailed its long-standing nejieo of chaining pinyou-lipor pinyou-lipor foresls for rovogeta-n rovogeta-n purposes dilo to environ-utalist environ-utalist pressures, is ap-lently ap-lently proceeding with ex-:ne ex-:ne e.uition on future pro-ts. pro-ts. The District Office of the. M in Monticetlo has ui-cd ui-cd all persons who have j interest, to travel with . ni on March 9, to an area San Juan County near U-K jih of Natural Bridges Na-:uil Na-:uil Monument, where they e determined tliat a piece j ground some 6.000 acres size has a high potential t increasing forage for do-stic do-stic livestock and wildlife. 'We would like to have tiie ;vs of as broad a spectrum ithe public interest as pos-J!e pos-J!e before making any de-Vons de-Vons as to what programs l be carried out in this a." the BLM letter of illation ill-ation read. Although this procedure fcht be time-consuming, and hough there will undoubt-y undoubt-y be a number of extreme ;i:ions represented which ,1 be unwilling to listen to ? other fellow's argument, feel this is a step in the :ht direction. ,Ve have, in the past in this !umn. been critical of cer-.n cer-.n chaining projects on the blic land. That is not to say it we feel all chaining uld stop. We have seen a mber of areas that have ;n tremendously improved revegetation efforts of the . jeau and by private land-Vners land-Vners and leaseholders. In LaSal area, in particular, v-re are hundreds of acrcs .it are not enly economical-j economical-j useable now, but they are even aesthetically pleasing (at least to my eyes) after a number of years of growth and development of the new ground cover. On the other hand, there have been poor choices. Some areas have contained so little topsoil that chaining simply increased the erosion rate to the point where ni topsoil was left at all. We have maintained for a long time that ample public notice be given and opportunity oppor-tunity for comment be; provided pro-vided prior to any vast chaining chain-ing projects on the public lands. It appears that tlie BLM is going to follow that procedure, at least on this project, and we commend them for it. -SJT- Midland Telephone Co. and Midland staffer Cliff Sacker-son Sacker-son are due a real public thanks for their cooperation in getting County Eeononvc The opportunity of hosting measuring crews into the high country with the phone company's com-pany's snow-cat. If nothing ever conies of the ski complex idea following completion of the feasibility study, it won't be Midland's fault. They've gone a lot further fur-ther tiian the extra mile on this one. SJT- The opportunity of hosting the world renowned Utah Symphony Sym-phony Orchestra in our community com-munity is one that few people should pass up. Next Tuesday's Tues-day's concert is bound to be outstanding, and it comes to local residents at bargahi prices not a.'iilable in Salt Lake City. Plan to attend. |