| Show B cturfant I if a Frirlnv Page 6 MflV 1A 1976 Student Life Monday May 17 1976 by Terri Jo Todd Viewpoint - Not a single ocre of designated wilderness 800000 potential wilderness acres in’ the High Uintas the Forest Service has proposed that only 322998 acres be classified wilderness The 322998 acres will include the present High Uintas and Area Primitive surrounding wildlands Located sixty miles east of Salt Lake near the Wyoming border the High Uintas stand as the most Of prominent east-w'e- st running mountain range in Utah The Uintas are Utah’s highest mountain range with five peaks over 13000 feet high containing an abundance of lakes vegetation In 1931 wildlife and a section of the High Uintas Mountain Range was designated as a primitive area by the Forest Service In 1966 the Forest Service in acthe with cordance Wilderness Act of 1965 recommended preserving an area increased in size by classifying it wilderness The Forest Service is e currently exploring plans for developing the North Slope with major long-rang- objectives in mind: “To provide a wide range of recreation experiences to wilderness moderately developed camping and picnicing areas maintainence or from enhancement of the visual resource full development of mineral resources and construction of new roads and trails to serve public and management access 7r' needs” The Forest Service inventoried over 400000 roadless acreage of contiguous wildlands to the High Uintas Primitive Area in 1972 Dividing the area into 19 units only three areas were selected for wilderness study while the remaining 16 were rejected because the units Forest The areas closest to the proposed wilderness contained ophigh to full portunity cost ie tim- will be opened up resource production ber If unchallenged by which includes timbering public opinion the initial and dispersed recreation 800000 acres of wilderness he said from concern The will be reduced to 322998 conservationists is in- acres by the plan “There will be limited creased timber harvest and a roads roads and we will preserve it as nicely as we decrease in wilderness can” said Chandler St quality Except for some John forest supervisor of seasoned hikers the Wasatch National wilderness is too hard to yS courtesy of the United States Forest Service because of steep Bart Koehle” regional Photo -- - reach rugged terrain representative of the How many acres does Wilderness Society will one person need? Un- - give a slide presentation fortunately the Forest on the North Slope of the Service has not yet deter- - High Uintas May 18 1976 mined the correct ratio UC 324 at 8 pm The deadline for public between acres and people By implementing the comment ends May 28 e North Slope Plan un- - 1976 Submit your modified by public ments to: Chandler St criticism the forests will John Forest Supervisor be subjected to “full Wasatch National Forest 4311 Federal Building Salt resource utilization” For more information Lake City Utah 84321 corn-mor- Special Olympics would lilie to than!: file following for flieir time & effforfl in the Bridgerland Olympics held FJJay 7 & 8 Sally Jessup LuAnn Stith Maureen Marchev Reen Keshen Brad Clifford Lois Kloth Rita Burnham Barbara Talbot Jan Unnibers Del Ivie Chip Winard Doug Buckley Kathy Hoagland Tim Vance Karen McKinnon Todd Mckinnon Mel Edmonds Glenna Dolar Greg Young Hank Pond Cindy Maxfield Michelle Cornwall Steve Voshell Sharon Althage Tom Frank Dar Kramble Danna Esplin Julie Benson Kathy Rodgers Tyler Will Jim Bogner Mike Byrnes Rexanne Mackay Ann Pendelton Jay Skeen Bonnie Jaeg Mike Fullmer Janis Mendenhall Dr Fiefield & Hyper Stuff Connie Johnson Dave Parkin Scott Budge Vince Eccles Elysie Yazzie Kay Higgins Max Howa Kathy Kucher Daryl Israelsen Lamba Delta Sigma Rich Bier Don Morshita TICK STUDENT HEGAH REFERRAL SERVICE Roars 10:30 - 1:30 MON-FOC 208 RI Landlord - Tenant - Consumer - Small Claims TBCIC nx TOct Tick- - |
