Show us Schedules Co Colorado lorado Green Rivers Study Utah's Colorado River Green River and San Juan River are among 64 natural and free flowing rivers in inthe inthe the United States which will willbe willbe be the subject of a study initiated initiated by the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior Sen- Sen Senator Senator ator Frank E Moss Utah D-Utah announced last week The projects project's purpose will willbe willbe be to investigate the Nations Nation's need to protect the recreation values of a portion of its remaining re- re remaining natural rivers IT WILL BE carried out by bya a Wild Rivers Study Team un- un under under der the chairmanship of Edward Ed- Ed Edward ward C Crafts Director of the Bureau of Outdoor Rec- Rec Recreation Recreation The study grew out of re- re recommendations re commendations of the Senate Select Committee on National Water Resources on which Senator Moss served and the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission Senator Moss pointed out that the Select Committee pro pro- proposed proposed posed that certain streams be preserved in their free flow flow- flowing flowing ing condition because their natural scenic scientific es- es esthetic esthetic and recreational val values ues outweigh their value for water development and con con- control purposes now and in the future THE ADVICE and assist assist- assistance ance of the governors of the 35 states through which these rivers flow is being sought in inthe inthe the investigation Other rivers of interest to Utah which will be included in the study are the Clearwater Clearwater ter the North Fork of the Snake the Teton and the Sal Sal- Salmon mon in Idaho the Madison in Montana the Yellowstone and the Wind River in Wyo- Wyo Wyoming Wyoming ming With With commercial and oth other er development of our rivers riverson riverson on the increase it is necessary necessary sary that we consider the iden- iden identification identification and preservation of segments of our undeveloped rivers for fishing boating and lather other recreation uses Sena- Sena Senator Senator tor Moss said |