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Show November 21, 2002 Tht Timee-lndefxemfe- fff 2 EXTRA! nf Moab City presents schematics for Shade Court BLM releases mountain bike management plan Continued bom pg f... renovation of the Old Middle School Additionally, an agreement should be completed by early December which allows for the sale of the old shop building and adjacent vacant lot to the Grand County Public library for construction of a new library Any construction completed prior to the design and renovation of the old middle school will be integrated and protected during future building mg improvements along Canter Street The initial phase will be constructed over a period of a year The first component of the project has been installed with the help of Grand County which helped obtain and erect a giant boulder In front of the existing courtyard City Manager Donna Metzler continues to analyze financing for the Dont mlr.3 a tiling Subscribe to The Timea-Indspsnds- nt $84 year in town, $32 elsewhere Ask for Tom. 011 Continued from ptgo f ... Mountain bicycling was an emerging use on public lands when most of the BIM's existing land use plans were developed, so their use was not addressed With the Increase in mountain bicycle use, new technologies, and BIM's land use planning schedule, mountain bicycling management guidance Is needed Site specific activity plans will continue to addiess local issues The Action Plan Identifies six Important thomes relating to mountain bicycling use, and contains guidelines and suggestions that can be used consistently by BLM land managers In all states Coordination with both internal and external groups and stakeholders, Education and Interpretation to 436-869-762- present a consistent ethics message to the public, Planning and Environmental Considerations that consider all aspects of on the ground mountain bicycle and trail management Issues, Funding needs and sources for immediate and future actions, Emerging Issues as the sport of mountain bicycling evolves; and Regulations for clear and consistent management of mountain bicycles and other mechanized vehicles on public lands and whether they are needed The final National Mountain Bicycling Strategic Action Plan may be obtained at any DIM office, on the Internet at www blm gov. or a copy may be requested by mail from Margy Tidemann, BLM Worland Field Office, P,0. Box 119, Worland. WY 82401-011- 9. Groups sue BLM over destruction of 2.1 million acres in southern Idaho 4 please cat Ken or Connie t2i.442.9104 liW&itil 3,800 iqTfTTbedroomsTT.J Baths 4 spilt levels on 1 acre, forge game room wwood stove Central FuHy ac with gas fireplace landscaped, sprinkler 28 Matching brick shop, 1mninr (foiulosOIVcml and drought Tor nearly a decade, BLM has repeatedly authorized grazing above already permitted levels without any fire 4H3 3. teaman toad Serioui buyers only sooth rrj of Moch Western Watersheds Projoet and the Committee for tire High Outsort have toed the Bureau of land Management for the agency's authorization of temporary grazing purmlta for nearly 67,000 AUMa (animal unit months) on Idaho lands already devastated by livestock grazing, on mam level system, mature fruit trees X36, masonry fenced lot meaningful environmental analysis," said Todd Toed of the land and Water F und of the Rockies, which represents the two ...j conservation In Anusui Until)... groups "It Is patently Irresponsible for the agency to authorize additional giamg without analyzing the ecological Impacts across neatly 2 1 " aaes of public lands The lawsuit maintains that the DIM million has repeatedly violated the National Environmental Protection Ad by routinely allowing ranching corporations such as the JR SimplolCo to Inez ease livestock numbets beyond the limits established under existing permits The lawsuit also charges that the Bl M violated the f odotal I aod Policy and Management Act by authorizing land management decisions that violate the BIM s Jarbidgo Resource Management I, usury C.iiMom CxhkIov Im fi unit ollr rs 2 l&nlmomi, 2.5 bulbs and sleeps f to II ample eomfur lably. 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I halt HI 552 REALTY, INC. www anasairealiy cum Plan "The BLM has again put politics above science In permitting ttio continued destruction of public lands In the Jarbidgo Resource Area by some of the nation's most powerful ranching corporations," said Toed The 2 1 million acres of public lands on the JartAlge RA In tdalxj are home to bighorn sheep, prongtrom antelope, redbnnd trout, red tailed hawks and woR over 300 other tpodos of wildlife The RA Is familiar territory to hunters, s hikers, anglers, birders and ottxw ussrs for its unique natural, recreational and cultural resources The area Indudos the romarkatrle canyons of the Brunoau and Jarbidgo rivers But Jarbidge RA Is also tire public- south-centr- al public-land- lands foedlot for some of the country's biggest ranchers and ranching coronations, Induding Brackett Ranchos and J R Simplot, the potato billionaire The current condition of native rangelands in Jarbidge Is no secret even to the BLM The agency has 84 percent of the that acknowledged resource area Is In "poor or "recently burned" condition livestock grazing under such conditions profoundly Impacts rangeland hydrology end health by removing vegetative cover, compacting soils, reducing infiltration and Increasing eiosion ho Jarbidge RMP requires the 01 M rangelands In poor condition, improvo sage grouse nesting, protect bighorn sheep habitat, and Hot not and enhance sage grouse habitat to maintain T to Improve increase sage grouse populations, Since 1985, when the RMP was completed, Jaibldge RA has suffered or sigmfiuinl impacts from gialng Dull trout were listed under the Endangered Species Act Slickspot pop(xrgraa was prox)snd for listing The U S Air Force expanded Its military training facilities in the area Sage grouse populations have while exotic weed plummeted, pofHilations and off road vehicle use have soared "Bl M has turned a blind eye to tta changed ecological conditions within Hi Jarbidge Resource Area, Tuccl said, "Instead, BLM continues to treat our puMtC lands as the private stamping grounds for politically powerful llvonUxk corporations T he DIM continues to subsidize Die destruction of out treasured public lands, said Katie F He, director of CUD. "In renders acknowledge that fact they were required to pay fair market value for the forage used on public lands, the coals would be nearly 10 limes what they presently pay the DIM. This massive federal subsidy is a giveaway that Is turning our public lands Into feediol wastelands If |