Show Senate Group Seeks Pacts Facts on Ouray l Refuge The rhe Senate Subcommittee on Interior Appropriations ha has asked the Department of Interior for more information on the Ouray National Wildlife Wild Wild- Wildlife life Ref Refuge ge Sen Wallace F Bennett Utah fl-Utah said the Interior Sub Sub- Subcommittee committee of the Senate Ap Ap- Appropriations Committee rc requested quested the information from the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife Earlier this month Sen Bennett asked the subcommittee tee for funds for the Ouray Refuge The utahn said would be nt needed for us- us fiscal cal year 1964 to begin gln con con- construction of the refuge in Uin Uin- Uintah tah County 26 miles south south- southwest southwest west of Vernal THIS IS A fine first step Sen Bennett said And I am hopeful action can be taken quickly so this important pro pro- can become a reality Officials of the BureaU of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife told the subcommittee that the total LOst cost of developing this new refuge will be approximately approximately to be ac- ac accomplished ac- ac accomplished over a period of live five fiscal years The first phase of develop develop- development development ment includes 65 for im- im impoundment impoundment facilities for buildings and for roads trails fences and util util- utilities THE REPORT also said The key to success on this project as with most water water- waterfowl waterfowl fowl refuges depends more on water management than on anY other factor It also said that all waters for impoundment and bythe tural units will be supplied by the Gr Green n River I Funds f r the Ouray project were not included in the I fis- fis fiscal cal 1964 1064 budget according to Sen Bennett who said the master development plan was completed In July 1962 The said the refuge ultimately will contain about acres of which have already been acquired THE DEVELOPMENT will provide habitat conditions capable of producing at least lO 1000 JO geese each year suen cleat clent food to maintain a peak population of during n migration gration and an annual use use- day population of Development also will be beI aimed tow toward producing 13 I ducks each year food pro pro- production for a peak of during fall n migration gration and use use- use days lays annually Recreational development will include waterfowl hunt hunt- hunting ing when populations are suf- suf sufficient sufficient to permit safe harvest A visitor center also is in the plans |