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Show Pine nut harvest on BLAA land Pine nut gatherers will have to work tord this year to find the tasty nut in mst areas of Utah, according to a Port by the Bureau of Land Management. Field surveys by BLM Personnel indicate a generally poor "op on BLM-administered public lands throughout the state. th harvest Period is generally after first frost, which causes the cones to jn and makes it easier to get at the No Permits are required to gather Pne nuts for personal use, it was Panted out by Garv J. Wicks, BLM -sta'e director in Utah. Following are general areas having J'.estable pine nut production, "g.mg from poor or good. There is the Possibility of finding isolated pockets ui verj, good pine nut production in most of these areas. J B,N0RTHWEST-Areas of Miners, Mill, Rock and Scranton Canyons on west slope of the Boulter Mountains I of Eureka. Also areas of Soldier , southeast of Stockton and the , - "St River Narrows west of Yost. Access to these areas is good. NORTHEAST-Bookcliffs area approximately ap-proximately fit) to 80 miles south, southeast and southwest of Vernal; Brown's Park area 50 miles northeast of Vernal or 40 miles southeast of Dutch John; Little Hole area 40 miles north of Vernal; and the Myton area 25 miles south of Myton. Access to these areas is by secondary roads and pickup trucks are advisable. Tire chains and emergency equipment are also recommended. SOUTHEAST-An area south of Hanksville on the western side of Mt. Ellen which is about 30 miles from Highway 24 by way of McMillian Springs and Dugout Creek via the Notom Road; Table Mountain Area (Blue Benches) which is approximately 30 miles south of Hanksville via the Sawmill Basin Road; Wray Mesa east of La Sal and Cedar Mesa about 20 miles west of Bluff. Pickup trucks are recommended to reach these areas. SOUTHWEST and WEST- CENTRAL- Very poor, spotty crop in these sections of the state with no specific BLM areas recommended. The BLM suggests that people could possibly make their outing dual purpose pur-pose by collecting firewood on the same trip. Free permits and maps of the firewood areas may be obtained by phone, mail or in person at the various BLM offices. |