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Show A-8 The Park Record Wednesday, November 11, 1998 A natural balance by Steve Schmidt 1 WHILE coopono ounn am : m w ium M - ft WUJjlaJJ-: 4 J Conditions: All Manufacturer's Coupons with a value of 50 or less will be doubled subject to contract of Manufacturer and expiration dates, from 8 a.m. Nov. 11 to 10 p.m. Nov. 12, 1998 with the following exceptions: A. If the coupon exceeds 500 it will not be doubled. B. A limit of 3 coupons for the like Items will be doubled per customer. All other coupons of that like item will be redeemable at face value. C. Total Coupon value may not exceed the value of product, (no cash returned.) D. Alcoholic beverages, tobacco, fresh fluid milk products, and free coupons excluded. E. All products are subject to availability, while supplies last. No Rain Checks. Effective Nov. 11 & 12, 1898 At Our Part City Cterc Only 1500 Snow Creek Drive Behind the Mt. Air Cafe the lb? Step icn) TVE EESEBVE THE J'-' Mm ' ",. ' - S V'.?" Your community owned bank with experts in Real Estate and SBA Lending. Call our Commercial Lending experts for Details. aurru. c:3 uzzir."7r;c::T:;::r EIGHT TO LIMIT QUANHTCS. NODSAHTJS !E5 A" :'4 ft aS Park City Barak A Division of Draper Bank & Trust Wild mink make In the Summer of 1992 a small restoration project was done on Kimball Creek at the location just before it passes under 1-80 and merges to become East Canyon Creek, which is now Swaner Memorial Park. Before the restoration, this section of the creek supported few, if any, animals ani-mals and fish, due to the decrepit condition of the habitat. habi-tat. Much has changed since that time. In a very short period o time, with a little help, this small section of water has begun to heal. Where once there were no willows and sedges, they now tower over the waters of Kimball Kim-ball Creek providing vital habitat to trout, waterfowl and mammals. Upon a recent visit to the Park, being a fly fisherman by profession, profes-sion, I carefully explored the depths of the waters for one of my finned friends. It didnt take long for me to spy the unmistakable rising ris-ing form of a little brown trout eating eat-ing insects off the surface of the stream. And, while carefully making mak-ing my way around the stream's edges, I was pleasantly surprised to come across a mink. Back in 1992, before restoration of the Kimball Creek, such a sighting would have Weed-free hay required on The Bureau of Land Management Manage-ment (BLM) . announced that beginning November 1998, users of BLM-administered land in Utah will be required to use only certified certi-fied noxious weed-free hay, straw or mulch. Approved products for livestock feed on public lands include pellets, hay cubes, processed grains and certified hay normally available at some feed stores in Utah. Noxious weeds are a serious problem in the western United States and are rapidly spreading at an estimated rate of 14 percent each year. Species like Leafy Spurge, Squarrose Knapweed, Russian Knapweed, Musk Thistle, Dalmatian Toadflax, Purple Loosestrife and many others are alien to the United States and have no natural enemies to keep the population in balance. , "Among other things, widespread Certified Lender under the Small Business Administration's Guaranteed Loan Program Real Estate and Construction Loans Mortgage Loans New Commercial Loans Competitive Rates Local Lending Authority Fast Service a rare appearance been highly unlikely. Mink are a weasel-like mammal, mam-mal, dark brown in color, almost black in appearance. Their ears are short and round, and they have elongated necks, piercing black eyes, and cat-like tails. Mostly nocturnal noc-turnal by nature, this carnivore is curious but secretive, and its life depends on such behav ior. While known to roam up to a square mile, the minK is. territor ial by nature. Healthy habitats will support eight or more of these mammals within a square mile area. Weighing only two pounds wet, this semi-aquatic weasel is a fierce hunter and predator. Mink will consume voles, meadow shrews, mice, crawfish and fish. But, they have no problem taking larger game sometimes weighing twice as much as them such as rabbits, muskrats and an occasional waterfowl. water-fowl. If cornered they will take on anything. Although common across North America, mink are seldom infestations can lead to soil erosion and stream sedimentation," explains Larry Maxfield, Utah BLM Range Conservationist. "These noxious weeds impact revegetation efforts by out-competing desirable species, they reduce wild and domestic grazing capacities, capaci-ties, can occasionally irritate public land users by aggravating allergies, and certainly threaten our federally protected plants and animals." A number of western states have developed noxious weed-free forage for-age certification standards and have passed weed management laws. Utah's BLM Resource Advisory Council (RAC) last year developed a guideline requiring certified weed-free weed-free forage to be used on BLM lands including visitors, licensees, and permittees. The guidelines were approved by both the BLM and the Secretary of the Interior in 1997. Utah State Department of Agri ffK V.actually MBm unui-. IMP M MBl torritrvr- M mT Park City Bank A Division of Draper Bank & Trust 435658-3730 in Summit County sighted, due to their discreet nature and habits. Dont expect to come across them on your daily jaunt along a stream or lake. One's best opportunity to see this stealthy little creature is at dawn's first light or just before evening's darkness along the water's edge of lake or stream. They rely on wetlands, wet-lands, lakes and streams' travel paths and congregate where they find good sources of food and shelter. shel-ter. For all the time I've spent around streams in the West, 1 have had the pleasure of observing a ' mink on only a few occa- ! sions. ; Such encounters'"' are what make art ordinary out-' ' ing special and what define wild ' places as still wild. As we continue-' ', to develop our open spaces and ; wetlands, such sightings are becoming even more rare. ! Clearly, the mink's role as ' predator is critical to the natural ; balance of wild places. And, just at ; the mink is critical to the balance of its habitat, our role and deci'; ' sions with regards to wild lands ! and open space are also critical. ; Steve Schmidt is owner of West ern Rivers Fly fishers and a member ' of Swaner Memorial Park's Board ' of Trustees. .,-. public lands; culture has developed a crop field inspection and certification process which will allow participants to have their hay certified as noxious weed-free. Certification requirements require-ments will comply with the Utah Department of Agriculture and with Regional Weed-Free Forage Certification Standards, jointly developed by the States of Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Mon-tana, and Nebraska. Producers can obtain bale identification tags from the Department. The Utah Department Depart-ment of Agriculture also keeps a list of growers who produce certified certi-fied products. Anyone who knowingly and' willfully violates the noxious weed-free weed-free certification requirement on' BLM and forest lands may be sub- . ject to a fine of no more than $1,000 or imprisonment of not more than 12 months, or both, as defined in 43 U.S. code 1733(a). : ' r. h J 1 Member FDIC id due' ri r |