Show Sierra Club objects to proposal fails to solve recreational conflict by Susan Hodgson A proposal to close certain local areas to snowmobiles is being protested by the Sierra Club The local chapter objects because the proposal fails to effectively reduce conflicts between snowmobilers and other such as cross skiers Country The local plan called for by executive order from Nixon deals basically with snowmobiles trail bikes and jeeps The Cache Valley Group of the Sierra Club agrees with the concept of the plan drawn up by the local Forest Service office but objects to the specifics Too Steep For Skiers “We agree with the concept of minimizing user conflicts but object that certain important big game winter range areas are not dosed The area closed to snowmobiles and left for y skiers and other users is too steep and not acceptable” said Dan Green Sierra Club executive committee member The areas to be closed to snowmobiles by the proposal include Smithfield High Creek and Green Canyons Wood Camp Hollow Temple Fork and Beaver Mountain The closures were made because the areas are big game winter ranges said Green “These closures are meaningless to skiers (because of the steep terrain) with the exception of Wood Camp Hollow and Temcross-countr- ple Fork Ignored Areas of Conflict No “They didn’t look specifically wfTCie the worst conflict of interest among users exists such as Tony Grove Franklin Basin the Sinks and Beaver Creek and attempt to minimize the conflict there” said Green The proposal also fails to close other important big game winter range areas such as Providence Blacksmith Fork and Card Canyons which are prime elk ranges he said at areas The forest service was directed by executive order form Nixon to develop an offroad vehicle plan The purpose of the plan is to (1) mitigate conflicts among various recreationists and (2) minimize conflicts between recreationists and other forest uses such as game nt sentatives of the Forest Service will be there to answer questions and comments “We hope to educate the Forest Service and make them aware of our concerns through direct communication” said Green Petition Circulated A petition circulated by the which got 300 signatures for asks more areas to be reserved for skiers and expresses concern over protecting big game from harrassment club Gruwell honored by David Howell memorial was held Sat Nov 8 for Neil O Gruwell ASUSU studentbody president for who died unexpectedly during his second year of graduate school at Harvard University “While at USU Gruwell rewrote the ASUSU Constitution outlined the present Student Code of Conduct and made significant contributions to the alumni association" said Val Christensen assistant dean of students “We named the Executive Senate Chamber in UC 336 after him for those reasons" he said Gruwell died in his sleep of undetermined causes an autopsy-W’aye- r farmed but failed to show cause of death ASUSU President Nolan Johnson opened and closed the memorial Remarks were made by President Glen Taggert for Student Affairs Claude Burtenshaw and Director of Student Activities A 1969-197- “There is no specific statement the proposal saying it’s against the law to harass big game” said Green in The club is asking that the Tony Grove area Sink Hollow Swan Green explained that the prwfjdge Card Canyon and Temple sent proposal fails in both these Ridge be closed to snowmobilers areas Conflicts between users such as snowmobilers and crossSummer recreationists are also country skiers were not reduced covered by the proposal It rebecause the prime areas of constricts jeeps to exisiting roads flict were not closed by snow-ni- p and jeep trails bilers Similarly motorcycles and Prime Game Areas Not Closed trail bikes are restricted to existing roads and jeep trails with Because prr’ big game winthe exception of a loop trail going ter game ranges were not closed up Providence Canyon and down the proposal doesn’t protect Milville Canyon and another game from snowmobilers trail in the Blacksmith Fork area The proposal is open to public 1 comment until Dec It will be discussed at a Sierra Club meeting tomorrow night at 7 pm in the UC faculty lounge The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss what action the Sierra Club should take Repre- - Vice-preside- 0 nt LeRoy Dennis Gruwell's father Dr Melvin memorial presentation L Gruwell gave the Utah State University Logan Utah November 12 1975 Vol 73 No 22 12 Pages agreem ents Parking lot forum brings about no conclusions parking lot and how big it is” he said “We are not Everyone involved in Monday’s The proposed lot will take a lot of parking lot forum expressed our school’s play area away We various opinions on the proposed want to be a demonstration schparking lot near the Spectrum ool gmd having ho play area is but the group was unable to agree critical” on any conclusions or possible Monson said he would consider alternatives a compromise If a parking lot is The forum’s panel consisted of built near the Spectrum the lot should be two or three rows at the Jay Monson Edith Bowen prinathletic Anderson Ladell most he said cipal director John McKeon an inter“A multi-us- e parking lot should ested student who has researched be studied if the lot is to be put the matter Paul Salisbury camin” he said Dee and director John McKeon described his pus planning Broadbent vice president for Spposition on the proposal as one of ecial Projects ecological andenvironmental Monson said he still doesn’t concern know the real reason why the “The planning office has not lot is needed studied the alternatives” Mcparking “We are concerned about the Keon said “We need to look at by Kent Lauer ' anti-athleti- cs our values The real question is one of convenience” McKeon raised serious doubts to whether or not the parking lot is really needed He pointed out that there are 3800 unused stalls daily He asked if Ladell Anderson can prove that he’s losing money as he claims McKeon also expressed concern over the campus becoming all bricks and asphalt “There is a lack of insight and poor planning” he said “They don’t know what they are intending to do” McKeon said there are several alternatives to the problem including the possiblity of mass transportation and a sliding scale of parking fees McKeon also said the $34000 cost of the lot is inaccurage and the cost is closer to $52000 Ladell Anderson said the lot is needed because many towns people don’t want to climb up the hill from the parking areas below the Spectrum “Many of our finances come from the outside” Anderson said “and we are capable of making more money with the new lot We would fill the Spectrum if parking was easier” Anderson said it’s a tough situation getting to the Spectrum and the parking lot is needed badly “Maybe our need isn’t that great but the fact remains that at certain critical times we need it very badly” Anderson said Paul Salisbury said the proposed lot is a replacement for the lots in the center of campus that are being killed to build a pedestrian mall and add on to the Institute Many students have raised concerns over the use of student funds for the lot Considering these concerns Salisbury said he suggests giving the student lot near the UC to the staff and use students funds to build the proposed lot Salisbury said he feels the students are more concerned with centralized parking rather than the loss of land to parking lots “We haven’t gained more as- phalt” Salisbury said “Our e s' " ''v- - parties concerned with the suggested parking lot discussed their points of view during day's forum Mon- pur- pose is to gain a replacement for parking in the center of campus” Salisbury said the proposed lot would eliminate many safety hazards because it would take traffic away from the real pedestrian hazards along Seventh North identified by a recent parking study by a private agency Salisbury did not feel a mass transit system would work be cause of the dispersed population in the valley He does however support a sliding scale for parking fees “It would probably take a cash bonus to get people to park down by the Spectrum” he said “I have equal confusion on who the lot would be for We are designing the parking growth” accordiif? to He said the monies for the lot will come from excess income generated by student building fees through the quarterly activities fee to pay off the $4 million Spectrum-Stadiubonds m The controversy over the proposed parking lot does not as yet have any final solution or agreement Thus far a barrage of opinions have been voiced Ladell Andersons wants the parking lot to service the patrons of the Spectrum but he would be willing to consider another site for the lot Paul Salisbury says the lot will be a replacement for the lots that are being killed in the center of campus but he doesn’t know who the lot will service John McKeon sees the lot as a threat to destroying some of the campus that has not already been covered by asphalt Finally Jay Monson would settle for a compromise but he does not want a lot play area tobe taken away Although all these members were present the panel lacked one member who could have been valuable to the discussion There was no representative from the parking committee who has the power to implement changes and solutions to the parking problem of-th- e |