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Show Woman volunteers at Flaming Gorge By Lori L. Pruitt Summer means different things to different people swimming, camping, camp-ing, time off from school, making money on a summer job but for Kim . Martin, summer means a chance to volunteer her services to the U.S. Forest Service in the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. "I wanted to spend my summer on the mountain, learning about the area I grew up near," says Kim. Since she is from the Vernal area, ' Kim was already familiar with Flaming Flam-ing Gorge. In fact, her family owns a cabin in the Flaming Gorge Acres where she is staying this summer. Kim, however, wanted a chance to I learn more about Flaming Gorge. As a volunteer, she works in the Flaming Gorge Dam Visitor Center as an attendant, assisting visitors as they come in, and in the Forest Service office of-fice in Dutch John, helping out wherever needed. On her own time, Kim enjoys reading and snowmobiling. She spends a lot of her time exploring the area by jeep and snowmobile. "There is so much to see just in this one area, and I want to see all I can," she added. An Englishoffice administration major at Weber State College, Kim wants to explore many different occupations oc-cupations and felt that working with the Forest Service would be a good experience. "I'm learning a lot this summer, about both the area and the Forest Service. Ser-vice. I'm glad I had this opportunity," she said. Working as a volunteer for the U.S. Forest Service gives a person a chance to learn about National Forest Land in different parts of the country, and to take advantage of valuable work experience. ex-perience. Kim learned about the program pro-gram from an article in Grit newspaper. Wash 100 feet away from any water source. Bury human waste or fish entrails. Picket and hobble horses 200 feet away from camp or water. Avoid tying a horse to a small tree. Fill in vehicle ruts if you get stuck. Fill in if you ditch your tent. Do not drive nails in trees. Keep all vehicles on established roads and trails where permitted. Avoid cross-country travel as much as possible, especially if conditions are wet. Look for signs of your passing. Did you leave any? -' i I D ,; r - r s - i s s , : t.". " rs ; - & - KIM MARTIN, Vernal resident, has volunteered to help out t, at the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area this summe as a visitor center attendant assisting visitors as they come to Flaming Gorge. |