Show Announces River Ranger Program on Trips A Anew new river ranger program for Westwater Westwater Westwater West- West water Canyon of the Colorado River and Desolation Canyon of the Green River has been launched by the Bureau of Land Management ROBERT D D. D Nielson state director director director dir dir- ector for Utah said the bureau has received applications from approximately 25 commercial river runners for taking gr groups ups on rivers in Utah which are under I f administration 1 These commercial operators have estimated estimated estimated es es- es- es there will be approximately 18 visitor use days on trips through Desolation Canyon visitor use days days' in Westwater Canyon and 1000 visitor visitor visitor vis vis- use days each on the San Juan River and on the Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam THIS COMMERCIAL use in 1973 willbe will willbe willbe be almost three times the total use of those sections of rivers last year Mr Nielson said This mushrooming use has necessitated inaugurating the new program for administration and environmental environmental environmental environ environ- mental protection of the river systems The state director noted that the bureaus bureau's actions are being taken under provisions of a 1972 to the theLand theLand theLand Land and Water Conservation Act Commercial operators wilt will pay a 10 filing fee for a recreation use permit pl plus s a user fee based on estimated use Non-commercial Non organized groups' groups also must obtain a recreation use permit permit permit per per- mit and will be charged a 10 filing fee plus a flat 10 user fee FAMILIES AND small groups of less than ten people will need to obtain a permit from but no filing flUng fee or user fee will be charged Mr Neilson explained Two temporary employees have been hired by for the summer Kenneth Collins will be stationed at Sand Wash at the head of Desolation Canyon Vane Jones will be stationed at the head of Westwater Canyon south of Cisco Grand U i. i A. A |