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Show Thursday, oun cfs iftorm on SPOKANE (UPIi - The Inter- national Snowmobile Industry is sounding an alarm nationwide to vehicle owners saying president Carter plans to ban bv executive order vehicles (affectionately known as r)RV from all federal lands. off-roa- d off-roa- d The industry's lobbyists in Washington. DC, are contacting newspapers throughout the country claiming the proposal is being done "quietly" to ward off opposition and adding that the whole idea was conceived by the Council on Environmental Quality Meanwhile, Barry Slamm, senior staff member of the division of public lands. Council on Environmental Equality. Washington. DC, confirmed Tuesday that a proposal for ORV control was being targeted for an executive decision by President Carter. He strongly denied it is as far reaching as is being reported by the anti-baforces, however. n "It's nothing like an ban. The thrust is to take action where there has been environmental across-the-boar- d damage." "When damage like this has occurred are urging the agencies involved to we take immediate action.'' Other supporters say the environment is being threatened by off road vehicles and its time to take an accounting of the devastation, set aside areas for vehicle use while preserving the integrity of national lands off-roa- d Todd Neuenschwander, Idaho Senator James McClure's office spokesman, said he was told the "the draft proposal would direct the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to identify areas of critical concern where use of Off Road Vehicles are involved." Off-Ro- n Carter's announcement is exepcted 1 when he is scheduled to make his first major address on the environ- "Tins creates a presumption of land damage by ORV's and as far as is concerned, the people will have no place to go. I hope it is only a case of overreaction " Chuck Wells, an employe of the Idaho State Park and Recreation Department. Boise, said in Idaho this could affect 50,000 registered motorcycles, 34.000 registered four wheel drive vehicles and 25.000 registered snow- mobiles." Wells added that the registered vehicles represent only about 0 per cent of the actual number of vehi cles in the state, revealing to some ex one-thir- d 40-5- off-roa- d DC. 5 tent the numbers of vehicles involved in driving over public land. This isn't the first time something has been attempted to regulate the off road vehicle. In 1972 Richard Nixon issued an executive order calling for forest service agencies to conduct surveys and draw up plans designating areas for off road vehicles on federal land. This was done and the snowmobile industry says that is enough. The Carter Administration is preparing to say no it's not. More needs to be done. snow-mobilin- g ment. Spokesmen against the ORV regulation. 'however, say the off road ban could come sooner, perhaps by Thursday. If the announcement does come, the executive order would follow in about 10 days. "These are public lands involving of the United States," said International Snowmobile Association lobbvist Nancy Strole, Washington. Utah-P- age Vehicle Bon f by April March 24. 1977. THE HERALD, Provo. Regents Back Aggies; SDS Seeks WAC Spot - OREM. Utah (UPIi The State Board of Regents this week approved a resolution endorsing Utah State University's application to join the Western Athletic Conference as a full member. USU President Glen L. Taggart made the presentation to the regents at their monthly meeting. Taggart said the school's official application will be sent to the WAC offices in Denver before March 31. SAN DIEGO (LTD - Football powerhouse San Diego State University has applied for 'admission into the Western Athletic Conference, the West's second most prestigious collegiate athletic assocoation. T am pleased to report to you that the vote is finally in and it is in the affirmative that San Diego State should seek admission." university president Dr. Brage Golding said. 4 Outdoo rs fiy vcw. tiixA i r-v-- r. Hartt Wixom Where's Jim Bond? Most Utahns remember "that man with the baseball cap" who used to narrate such films throughout the Beehive State as "The Mule Deer" with the words "Bucks, bucks, bucks!" That's Jim Bond, of course, and it was in the days before Hollywood's James Bond. Jim Bond of Portland, Ore., was no less unique than the Hollywood version. In fact, wildlife enthusiast Bond traveled throughout the world to bring films of Yukon bighorn rams, Indian tigers, and or salmon or steelhead from some other part of the world. But. his "adopted" home was Utah. "This state," he told me, one day at the Farmington Bay Bird Refuge, ' "and its people have been the kindest I could have hoped for. I have many friends here. I feel it is my second home. "Utah also has rich wildlife resources, particularly in the hunting department. Most of his mule deer movie was filmed in Utah, and it was almost named, rightfully, "The l?tah Mule Deer." At a time when Beaver area residents were saying, "The World's Largest Mule Deer Herd" near Beaver and deteriorated. Bond went up Beaver Canyon and shot footage of hundreds of bucks one August evening. The effect was to prove Utah still has deer in large numbers, far more than most hunters ever suspected, and that proper management could keep them that way. Utah's deer herd is down now, and is being rebuilt by "buck only" and "no extra permit" management. But what about Jim Bond? Where is he and what is he doing? Jim and his wife, Mary, have been in close touch with Utah ever since leaving the rigors of world wide filming and lecturing. Writes Casey has written frequently to fellow Utahns, and a grand outdoorsman, "Casey" Bown, retired public relations officer with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Bond and Casey can recall some magic moments hunting in Pa)ck Creek, Daggett County, and many other areas where Bond made films. Casey, incidentally, spends most of his time now in a Daggett County cabin where he can be in daily touch with the beautiful Flaming Gorge country. Bond is still in good health (at the age of 70). and mostly stays at home these days in Portland Utahns probably never have enjoyed such a warm, personable, and in spite of his hunting and filming accomplishments (one of the first Wlutemen to explore such Yukon and Alaskan wildernesses as the upper Bond Bonnet Plume River) always generated humility and sincerity. He had the qualities which exuded friendship even with strangers in audiences he had never seen belore, and yet probably spent more time alone MO days in the Montana's Bob Marshall Wilderness filming elk and than gnlv, for example ofoutdoors his time any other film maker We would like lo see Jim and his wile Mary visit Utuh again mmc time. Those who watched "Bucks, Bui ks, Bucks:" In action would like to hear from him again. Bund did not spend much time he fishing in Utah, or in most regions filiiifd, although his footage of float fishing the Madison River is would particularly memorable. But lie note with interest the addition of i to the Flaming Gorge and Iikc Powell held Both promise giant fish ranks then, bill il.nl Milt leaiinu full puiiii'u-- ! In the late VMMs during Bond's Utah tour Now comes a recent story that Utah fisheries chief Don Andriano Utah's predicts poor tidings for fishermen, what with drought, increased pressure, no extra money to keep up with it etc. '' " Seldom Smiles . Andriano seems unduly pessimistic (you have to realize Don is a little like Jerry Tarkanian of the winning Las Vegas - Nevada basketball team you don't often see him smile regardless of circumstances), the drought this summer could well mean low streams and endangering fish life. Maybe fish limits ought to be lifted, if - I - . . IP SLi - ' -. . r , Although losing the fishery is inevitable. Perhaps, too, Utah is leaning too heavily on the planted fish. Stocked fish cost something like a dollar a pound or more these days when you consider cost of building new hatcheries, cost of feed, etc. The idea of year - around fishing also sends Don into cold chills, what with keeping each water stocked 12 months a year. But, one thing the state fisheries people might do is consider those anglers who fish for planted fish to purchase a special stamp, due to the increased costs of stocking trout. On those waters were fish are not planted (quality waters such as the Strawberry River, Whiterocks, one sector of the Provo, Blacksmith Fork etc.) no such stamp would be required. Here existing cutthroat and brown trout, and in some cases, brook trout, propogate naturally. This means higher quality fishing at less cost to the state. Most of the high Uinta lakes are stocked with fry, but these cost far less than the traditional "catchable" size rainbows which are planted in the streams. With the dilemma Andriano reports, quality fishing seems to provide an answer. BILL GEORGE and crew lash large neoprene rafts together for safety before shoving off at v. i 7. J i x v, t mining company jiff.. 100 - 4 ." - m--' T' ' - h 4 4 AW . t fjl- f . .J , 0 I ! t, V 9 4 0 O. i f : VI : (under the Mining Act of 1072) would like to explore the upper area for uranium, build roads in etc. This is something we hope the Bureau of Land Management will examine very closely, for this is pristine and wild sector of the state which, biologically speaking, qualifies for special protection. Building a road there would change the remote terrain in itself, and if minerals are found, there is nothing to prevent the usual dumping of tailings in local streams etc This proposal should be heard publicly before approval to begin is allowed. It rcesrmbles closely the mining proposals In Idaho's White Cloud country which caused much concern. If damage Is dime it could be irrepairable. On the fisheries front I commend the BI.M for their placement of Gabion dams on Otter Creek (above the reservoir south of Koosharem. These were sorely needed to water stopers transform a shallow creek into a game fishery here Furthermore, there is nothing to indicate the water is prevented from leaching downstream irrigation diversions In the meantime, this non - consumptive use does not impair .my consumptive uses (townsticim I've fished tins sector of Otter Creek many times The stream needs some help' heir. The BI.M his provided It The stream will now haibor larger fish wiiiiuiii having to glow liieill that way in the hatchet y at mote expense lo the spoilsmen Desolation Canyon. Float is approximately miles, with many rapids. . Parting quandary: Recently I have obtained reports which indicate one of the state's rare native strains of with cutthroat trout (not cross-breis potentially hatchery rainbows) endangered on Utah's Deep Creek A float through Utah's J Fish Endangered Mountains. Sand Wash for thrilling Ami WILD WATER like this In Desolation Canyon Is typical of Green River in rugged eastern Utah. Here, Bill George, Green River Expeditions mtr4 -- dnT.rnilim., ri imriir ntifuriiin guide, aligns raft into first white water at top of rocky rapids. How Many Utahns Know Thrill of Float Tripping? By HARTT WIXOM Herald Outdoor riter "People head for Utah from all parts of the world to float our Green, Colorado. Yampa and other rivers," Bill George, river guide and outfitter said. "But, how many Utahns realize what they have right liete in their own backyards?" George got into the river running business even before today's major boom. He could assist far more adventurers and amateur river rats to float Utah streams, except for one thing there is a limit on how many persons per organization are allowed on any one water per season. Maintaining vigil over most of this water is the Bureau of Lmd Management, with the National Park Service George, manager and owner of Green River Expeditions, .i:!ll) Wmesap Road. Salt Lake City, says it is not the experienced floater who generally onitiscs Ins river expeditions but more generally the businessman from Kansas, a college professor from New York, a coed from Florida, an entire family from California or a student from Pennsylvania They may have no skills at suih thrilling (and of course potentially dangerousl things at all Hut arrnrding to George, it rrM?rs little. Ik st liver running season is in high water, spring to summer. More answers can be obtained by wri'.ing George W Plateau often work down to the tamarisk along the at the address listed. Green in November, then a late hunt there usually An experienced guide who has the right equipment means trophy bucks There is a hunt which should be and the larger neoprene rafts are much safer than manv of the small devices used by non guided made (and generally is required by law for safety ability to read water, and outdoors savvy reasons! with a guide parties can handle any Utah river. Most popular runs are On most of these waters there are flat stretches the Colorado and Yampa from the Gates of Ixlore where going is slow. George utilizes motors to gel area in Browns Park lo lower Dinosaur National through the quiet water without delay, and soon the Monument, through Desolation Canyon beginning at roar of the rapids is heard again One popular stream San Wash or Ouray, the Westwater Area near Cisco, during the fishing season is the Green below Little and into Canvonland National Park's Confluence of Hole into Browns Park Excellent fishing is found Green and Colorado through Cataract Canyon to there via float, and rafts can be rented from George Lake Powell, or Lee's Ferry, Ariz through the or other guides for safe do it yourself waters such Grand Canyon. George also floats Idaho's Salmon as these River and other western waters Rafts can also be rented at Dutch John Or, if you Excellent food, exploration, sunshine, and the float your own, arrangements can be made to pick adventure of what will be found around the next bend vou iip downstream George also rents rafts to Utah rivers Probably lure many to do it - yoursellers such as scouts, elsewhere fewer Utahns have run these streams so famous church groups, families, fishermen, etc elsewhere. Outdoor Life. Field and Stream, Western water Now is the time to obtain a reservation Outdoors and many other magazines frequently could slow river running later. summer in late West's the well be describe adventures on what may from Utah Tourist two most popular streams. Green Yampa. and the Names of guides can be obtained Council Colorado. Whatever outdoor adventure you prefer, one thing In addition, George runs a river float liunl through and is for certain River rats get hooked on their sport. Desolation Canyon for mule deer, chukars. mountain lions at various times in the fall Deer And Utahns are discovering it now more than in the which are not harvested on top of the West Tavaputs past - |