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Show Times Newspaper Wednesday, October 8, 1997 Pae8 Farmers and landowners may provide valuable habitat for wildlife, wild-life, and receive financial compensation compen-sation in the process, by enrolling enroll-ing in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The next CRP general sign-up will be held Oct. 14-Nov. 24, 1997. Since the program's inception in 1985, CRP lands in Utah have provided critical habitats for a variety va-riety of wildlife, including songbirds, song-birds, Hungarian partridge, sage and sharp-tailed grouse, deer and elk. More than 140,000 acres of land in Utah were enrolled in the CRP this past spring. CRP is a voluntary program providing fanners financial and technical assistance for improving their land, water and wildlife resources. re-sources. If you've never tried enrolling in the program, if your CRP contract con-tract offers were not accepted last spring, or if you have contracts expiring ex-piring this fall, this is the time to make new contract offers. The CRP is designed to improve America's natural resource base. Landowners enter into contracts with the Commodity Credit Corporation Cor-poration (CCC) to enroll erodible and other environmentally sensitive sensi-tive land, in contracts for 10 to 15 years. In exchange, they receive annual an-nual rental payments and a payment pay-ment for up to 50 percent of the cost of establishing approved practices. The Division of Wildlife Resources Re-sources has contributed seed to farmers willing to plant their CRP land to benefit wildlife. Funds to purchase and mix seed are provided pro-vided by sportsmen through rSi' ) FOI1 . jy vrrrrr y rvrrni let its be your ess stcg fotoncifo Shsa cie do it Kill 4Cyl-$S495 6 Cul - 8 Cyl - g495 (most cars)with coupon only J RONALD THORNTON f 1 fNWIln ONLY 1 I II X reg. S25 nn y t LLOYD THORNTON 4 rw,rC I 0KT- SPGSOQIL $38 95 j (most cars) with coupon only '7ZZT & Muffler 225-6343 rr. 1 1 1 1 i iift p,i f-T&DG DM Utah's Wildlife Habitat Authorization Authori-zation program. The CCC will continue to evalu- 1997 Foot Locker Crosscountry championships The 1997 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, billed as "the only true national championship cham-pionship in high school sports", is comprised of four regional 5K races across the country whereby the best high school cross country runners compete. The top eight boys and eight girls in the seeded races qualify for the Foot Lock Cross Country Championships National Finals. For the first time, the national nation-al finals will take place at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. The finals have been held in San Diego, California, for all but two of the past 18 years. The 1997 West Regionals will be December 6 at Woodward Park in Fresno, California. National Na-tional finals will be December 13, 1997, at Disney's Wide World of Sports in Orlando. Distance for the race is 5,000 meters (3.1 miles). Male and female high school students competing in the current season may enter the Foot Locker Cross Country regional races. There is no minimum qualifying time. The competition is sanctioned sanc-tioned by USA Track and Field and sponsored by Adidas. For more information, please call the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships headquarters head-quarters at 212-720-4435. YOUIl I1EADY THE V J X l M 10 YOUIl VEHICLE? l-psx ! j I MlkG Smith (MUFFLER SPECIALIST) Hours: 8-6 Muffler Shop 8-6 Weekdays iLGGQOC ate and rank all eligible CRP offers of-fers using an Environmental Benefits Ben-efits Index (EBI) that is based on the potential environmental benefits ben-efits from enrolling the land in the CRP. The EBI is composed of six environmental en-vironmental factors: Wildlife habitat cover benefits; water quality benefits; on-farm benefits of reduced erosion; benefits enduring en-during beyond the contract period; pe-riod; air quality benefits; and, conservation con-servation priority areas. A cost factor also is figured in. The EBrs wildlife habitat cover Determine the future of big game hunting in Utah at upcoming public meetings Big game hunters may team with the Division of Wildlife Resources, Re-sources, and help determine the future of big game hunting in Utah, by attending their upcoming upcom-ing Regional Advisory Council (RAC) meeting. "These upcoming meetings are an opportunity for hunters to propose any changes they would like to see in the future management manage-ment of big game in the state of Utah," said Mike Welch, Division big game program coordinator. The Division will take public input received at the meetings, and incorporate it into proposals that will guide the management I of big game in Utah for several years. Among items to be discussed are general season deer and elk management strategies; restruc turing general seasons; whether the general elk hunt should in clude two weekends; and, pos- sible changes in Utah's bonus point system. f - Up to 60 months If your In the market for a new car this Fall, come in and talk to us about our low, low interest rales. We can help make that new car more affordable with a 6.9 interest rate for up to 60 months. 1996-1997-1993 Autos. CREDIT UNION Sec us for Competitive Hates on Leans benefits factor has been revised since the last sign-up, to recognize the improved wildlife benefits attributable at-tributable to certain covers. The air quality factor also has been modiiied, and an additional subfactor is added to the cost factor fac-tor to further encourage the CRFs cost competitiveness. All land enrolled in the program must compete for acceptance based on an environmental benefits ben-efits index that ensures fair and equal consideration for all types of land. Producers will be notified by mid-December as to which of their acres have been accepted into the CRP. Interested farmers and landowners land-owners should contact their local county Farm Service Agency office of-fice of additional information. After incorporating the public input, the Division will present formal proposals for Utah's 1998 bucks, bulls and once-in-a-life-time big game hunts, at a series of RAC meetings in October. Proposals from the Division and RACs will be presented to the Utah Wildlife Board in No- vember, when it meets to discuss the 1998 Utah Bucks, Bulls and Once-In-A-Lifetime Proclamation. Proclama-tion. Input from the upcoming series of RAC meetings also will be used by the Division when additional big games issues, such as Utah's deer and elk management plans, are discussed in future months. RACs meet monthly, providing the public an opportunity to learn about Utah's wildlife issues and provide input. The Utah Wildlife Board uses input received re-ceived from the RACs and the Division to set Utah's wildlife policy. ; OFora Limited Time ALPINE 1 iJ w V -t fc -t Anglers should find additional days of good fishing at a number of Utah waters, and walleye anglers an-glers should notice larger walleyes wall-eyes in their creels in years to come, after the Utah Wildlife Board approved Utah's 1998 Fishing Proclamation at a Sept. 24 meeting in Salt Lake City. 1998 fishing regulations will be in effect beginning January 1, 1998. by Scott Root, DWR Central Region Information and Education Manager Trout in a section of the Provo River will soon enjoy improved habitat, thanks to a Division of Wildlife Resources log structure placement project funded through Wildlife Habitat Authorization dollars dol-lars provided by anglers. Log structures will be placed in the river, about two miles below the Deer Creek Reservoir Dam, beginning about Oct. 16. The project will last three to five days and include a 300- to 400-yard 400-yard stretch of the river. Anglers are advised that some heavy equipment will be used upstream from the "the railroad trestle" during dur-ing this time. The purpose of the structures is to improve fish habitat by providing provid-ing large woody debris and pock Main Office 1510 North State Orem, UT 84057 Phone 225-0256 South Orcm Office 376 East 1300 south-Orem, south-Orem, UT 84058 Phone 224-6637 American Fork Office 375 East State American Fork, UT 84003 Phone 756-7697 The board also i.j s 1 serration permit alloc.:, Utah's 1998 big game and key hunts, and Utah's 107 cougar hunt. Recommendations wf? i to the board by the Divi : Wildlife Resources and l y public who attended the : gional Advisory Council ('. meeting. t. 3 ti V : r ets of water in which young trout can feed, rest and avoid the stronger stron-ger current. These large logs will be anchored into the river by aU taching them to large, submerged! boulders. ; The log structures will be placed in the river as soon as water flow drops to 100 cfs, which should hap-' pen about Oct 16. The lower wa-: ter level will allow the necessary equipment to be used and the time the river drops will be prior to the brown trout spawning period. - . Division biologists expect the log structures to be used by young fish immediately after completion. Funding for this habitat improvement im-provement project came from angles who purchased a Wildlife Habitat Authorization prior to buying buy-ing a fishing or combination license. li-cense. For more information contact Central Region Fisheries Manager Charlie Thompson at 489-5678. ' 1 i |
