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Show unhealthy. This has enabled exotic species to invade these areas. Both natural resources and communities can be severely impacted by the extreme fire behavior that exists in these undesirable THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, October been prepared for prescribed fire and broken up into smaller units. Fire fighters will be lighting the burn with drip torches to control the size and conditions. heat of the fire. One unit will With this renewed view of be burned at a time to manage the importance of fire's role in the fire and minimize the need the ecosystem, Congress has for additional manpower and made it possible for public land equipment. Once the burn is complete managers to use more natural in methods wildland the area will be reseeded with restoration and maintenance. a mix of native and It takes the right plants and grasses. The site combination of weather, will be allowed to rest for 2 temperature, moisture and growing seasons before cattle fuels to successfully treat are allowed into the area. The goal of the project is project areas with prescribed fire. September and Octobers both to improve range cooler days, mild wind conditions for grazing and conditions, and fewer chances browse for local elk herds. The for rain combine to make fall BLM will also continue an ideal time for using maintenance in the area which in was initially chained back in fire prescribed 1968. Southeastern Utah. The Salt Creek Mesa project As fire is into includes approximately 1,340 the wildlands, balance will acres of BLM administered begin to be restored to the public lands and 280 acres of ecosystems. The BLM has School & Institutional Trust planned other similar projects Land Administration Lands that will be taking place over (State of Utah). The area has the next several vears. non-nativ- Fires crews have started a number of prescribed blazes. Gary Torres photo Prescribed bums cause smoke, haze You may have noticed prescribed fire burns in old rangeland treatment areas on Salt Creek Mesa southwest of Dugout Ranch as a range management effort. Congress has recognized the need to reintroduce fire into the blue haze in the vicinity. The haze is a result of prescribed fires burning in the area combined with a few large scale fires burning in the western states. The Monticello office of the Bureau of Land Management our wildlands ecosystem. Years of fire suppression have allowed our wildlands to become overgrown and and Moab Interagency Fire Center are conducting e 1, 2003 - Rage 3 Representative sought for State Trails Council Utah State Parks and Recreation is seeking an indi- interested vidual in representing trail users on the Utah non-motoriz- ed Recre- ation Trails Advisory Council (URTAC). We are looking for someone to represent the interests of non-motoriz- trail users ed in general," said Trails Program Coordinator John Knudson. URTAC reviews requests for matching fiscal assistance funding for non-motoriz- ed trail projects throughout Utah and provides recommenda- tions to the Division and Board of Utah State Parks and Recreation on trail issues. The council consists of individuals representing the interests of hikers, nine-memb- er bicyclists, equestrians, crosscountry skiers, Utah League of Cities and Towns, Utah Association of Counties, US Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management. The council also includes one member-at-largwho represents the interest of e trail users non-motoriz- L Jt general. Council members are apterms by pointed to three-yea- r Utah State Parks board mem- 5j is pleased to announce the opening of their Monticello Office bers and Division Director You are cordially invited to an Open House Courtland Nelson. 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