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Show (The Page A4 (Timrg-lnbrpen&f- Thursday, October 26, 2000 nt Pipeline company donates $100,000 to The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy of Utah has received a $100,000 grant from a pipeline subsidiary of Tulsa, Okla. based Williams. The grant is being used for reclamation activities in the -- Matheson Wetlands Preserve near Moab, where more than 180 species of birds have Scott lx-e- n M Williams for about five years Williams' Pipeline system includes two pipelines that run underneath the preserve, one of which was installed during 1998-9The pipelines transport natural gas liquids that are used for home heating and to manufacture plastics. Williams cares about clean air, clean water and the environment," said Don Wicburg, an area manager for the pipeline company Mid-Ameri- 9 Sighted Sue Bellagamba, stewardship director for the Moab project The Nature office, said, Conserv ancys mission is to pre-- s rve plants, animals and natu-i.communities by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive Contributions from private donors like Williams al- d low plant native trees that enhance the natural habitat." According to Bellagamba, the Moab office has been woi king with us to conduct research, pur- chase additional acreage and We support The Nature Conservancy from a broad perspective. One of our founders MICHAEiENE The Nome to Remember in November! sons is a past chairman of The Nature Conservancys board of governors. Nationally, weve helped them establish a tallgrass prairie in Oklahoma. Our employees get personally involved, too. Locally, our pipeline techni Uranium miners may receive additional Uranium miners who have received $100,000 compassionate payments from the federal government are in line to receive $50,000 more each, under the provisions of legislation before President Clinton. The House and Senate approved within the defense authorization bill provisions increasing the amount of money available to uranium miners, millers and haulers who suffer from radiation-- diseases. The original legislation called for $100,000 payments only. The legislation before Clinton adds not only $50,000 per claim, but provides for medical benefits as well. Congress earlier this year approved expanding the number of people eligible for the compas- between government entitles, advisory boards & citizens groups is what we need sionate payments to include millers and haulers. Previously, benefits had been limited to miners and people who lived in the vicinity of nuclear tests, known as to make things work! down-winder- for Grand County's future. s. The increased benefits are going to do a lot of good for people in western Colorado, said Josh Penry in the Washington, D.C., office of U.S. Rep. Scott Mclnnis, With your help and your vote, I believe we can make a difference " n o. Officials at the U.S. Department of Justice, which adminis- Pendleton Michaelenc Council District 2 ters the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, are still reeling under the pressure of adding new categories of people el- i- County Matheson Preserve where the Colorado River brushes against the desert. The Nature Conservancy of Utah began acquiring land in 1990 to establish the preserve. Bellagamba added, The Matheson Wetlands Preserve is an environmental success story. Weve been able to preserve an exotic green world among the red cliffs here in the desert. Today, 890 acres are owned and jointly managed by the Conservancy 'compassionate' payments related COOPERATION cians have helped maintain the walking trail in the Matheson Preserve," Wicburg continued. Wetlands are places where land and water meet. They can take the form of a marsh, bog or a flooded bottomland like the and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. What weve seen from Williams is a cooperative understanding that science and indus- try can work together. Weve been able to teach them about the sensitivity of the ecosystem in the preserve because we have open lines of communication." Williams is an energy and communications company. In Utah, Williams employs 406 people. First Baptist Preschool Presents gible for the payments, said Teresa Coons, senior scientist at the Saccomanno, Research Institute in Grand Junction. The Justice Department has m rmnvAL & chile cookoff October 27th Rattle and Door Prizes Chili judging begins at 6 p.m. - 1st, 2nd & 3rd places. Meal begins at 6:15 p.m.: Bowl of chili, corn bread & drink F1) $2 per person made available forms for millers, miner and haulers to fill out, but has yet to draft regulations governing how eligibility will be determined, said Charles Miller in Washington, D.C. Forms are available at the offices of Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in the Wayne Aspinall Federal Building in downtown Grand Junction, or by calling l"All fE&TlVAL CARNIVAL - For children 10 years old and younger. cake walk fishing pond bean bag toss pumpkin squirt penny toss duck pull dark room 7 - 8:30 p.m. Vote For MAX YOUNG Health' Dept, offers cancer Candidate (or Utah Legislature, Utah House Dist. 71 screenings Your Support Will be Southeastern Utah District Health Department, in conjunction with the Utah Cancer Control Program is holding local Cancer Screening Clinics for Appreciated Call or Mail Me Your Suggestions 201 0 Navajo Hts. Moab, Utah 84532 Phone (435) 259-454- women. 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