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Show SECTION Dttittjlfcmtti SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, CITY EDITOR I Marc Haddock 2004 mhaddockheraldextra.com 344-258- 6 : r midlife groups butt heads for trout p rotection Caleb Warnock DAILY lis. Fish and Wildlife , HERALD "After more than 120years, the Bonneville cutthroat trout may be making a return to Utah Lake if a coalition of environmental groups has its way. On Sept. 8, the Center for Biological Diversity, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, Biodiversity Conservation Alliance and Pacific Rivers Council filed a y notice of intent to sue the 60-da- likely to rule on the issue within Service for denying federal protection for the Bonneville cutthroat trout as a threatened or endangered species. After waiting 60 days as required by law, the groups will file a complaint against the Fish and Wildlife Service in U.S. District Court, said Noah Green-walconservation biologist with the Center for Biological Diversity. It was not clear what state the complaint would be filed in, he said, but a court is a year. If the court rules in favor of the conservation groups, the Fish and Wildlife Service would e be forced its decision not to list the fish, but would not necessarily have to recommend the trout be added to the federal threatened or endangered species list, i- tore-examin- d, Green-waldsai- d. If the fish is not listed, another lawsuit is likely. The groups would like to see Bonneville cutthroat a way for a recovery team to be formed and they would make goals and those would include repopulating the Bonneville cutthroat trout In historic areas." But scientists working for the Fish and Wildlife Service believe the fish is already making a comeback, albeit slow and therefore does not need federal protection, said Fish and Wildlife Service fisheries biologist Tom Chart. "We have to protect this ani trout re- turned to Utah Lake and other locations where millions of the fish thrived 150 years ago, he said. "We would like to bring back the historic populations,'' he said. That is something we think would benefit the people of Utah. The Bonneville cutthroat trout is the state fish of Utah and is part of what makes Utah unique. "What endangered species protection would do is provide mal, that is for sure, but condi-tion- s are better than they were 30 years ago, and because of ' conservation efforts, (federal) listing is not warranted," Chart said. The FWS first received a petition to protect the fish in 1979, according to FWS records. "We determined at that time that listing the Bonneville cutthroat trout was 'warranted but precluded' by other higher See RETURN, B4 RETURNED WITH Honor t , 4 -- fc , I FRANK BOTTDaily Herald Stephen Lrfferth listens during the opening of Miss Dominick's math class Thursday morning at Eagle Mountain Charter School . v ' ' W M Enrollment at charter .ft r f - schools on the rise Elisabeth Nardi DAILY HERALD The clocks on the walls of The Ranches Academy in Eagle Mountain have hands and numbers instead of being digital That is just n one reason why Angie wants her children to attend the new charter elementary school. "It may seem like a little thing, but they need the basics, to tell time," she said. Rassmussen not only has her daughter, Courtney, enrolled at The Ranches Academy but also works as a receptionist at the school. In the two weeks the school has been open, Rassmussen said her daughter already enjoys it more than her old elementary school if for no other reason then there are fewer students crowding the hallway. Whether it's smaller classroom sizes or mandatory uniforms, charter schools in Utah are becoming a popular alternative to public schools for many parents. And parents in Utah County are no different, with The Ranches Academy in . Eagle Mountain and Discovery r ' High in Provo opening in the past two weeks. Charter schools operate under a contract with the state board of ed-- '. ucation, but they are independent - from any school district. The number of students attend-.- .. ing charter schools has doubled to school year, 32,000 in the 2003-200- 4 from 15,000 last year, said Patricia Bradley, director of charter schools for the Utah State Off ice of Education. She expects it will double again because the state has 28 charter schools, up from 19 just last year, and 14 more have applied to the state to open next school Rass-musse- .' .. , Family New fiber optic cable will make American Fork Canyon safer ' V HARMONDaily Herald members of Lance CpL Cesar F. Machado-Olmo- s wait as his body is returned to on Saturday, five days after the Spanish Fork Marine died in a vehicle accident in was the first Utah County resident to be Anbar Province of Iraq. Machado-Olmo- s killed in the Iraqi conflict. A viewing will be held Tuesday from 6 p.m to 8 pm at the Walker Mortuary at 187 S. Main St. in Spanish Fork. The funeral, also at Walker Mortuary, will be will be buried in the Spanish Fork Cemetery. Wednesday from 5 p.m to 6 pm Machado-Olmo- s Jit-nio- year. JEREMY , Amie Rose "V. p. i DAILY HERALD fiber optic cable in a 1.5 American Fork Canyon will make police officers and emergency personnel safer, says Utah County Sheriff Jim Tracy. Several pockets in the canyon are dead to radio communications, said Don Nay, associate public works director for Utah County. "It's an officer safety issue," Tracy said. "There are complete blackout areas." Those blackout areas mean officers cant check people for warrants, check driver's licenses or call f of help, he said. Utah County has proposed installing the line on an existing telephone pole, so . there wont be any construction in the canyon, Nay niile-lon- g :jfi '. Bradley attributes the increase in 1 charter school enrollment to parents wanting to be more involved in school she said. ' A , "I think in Utah we have a very involved adult population, and they have a great interest in quality edu' cation, and charter schools offer, limit-ed choices they can control like class sizes," she said. Charter schools have been gain .' ;.' ing popularity nationally, but the schools received some negative at- - - V tentkm two weeks ago when a re--. ' ' (Chase Pinhham of Salt Lake City rams down a charge in his rifle prior to testing the load of powdef, v ; port showed that students from while others talk about the American Civil War and its impact on American History. Pinhham and s others participated in a display of guns, acts and issues of the Civil War at Camp Floyd in Fairfield See SCHOOLS, B4 ' said. The line will run from Hanging Rock east to the South Fork guard statioa The area is about three miles from the mouth of the canyoa The Uinta National Forest Service must solicit public comment on the proposaL The comment period for the project ends Oct. 2. The Forest Service hasnt received any comments on the proposal yet, said Loyal Clark, spokeswoman for the Uinta National Forest, on Friday. If everything goes well. Nay said the county would like to start the project this fall Tracy said he wrote a letter to the Forest f See CABLE, B4 3 .V; |