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Show AUGUST 4, 1987 L, The Grizzly does have a fixture By WILLIAM R. BURBRIDGE USDA Forest Service Left to their own devices, the bears will avoid people and forage Intermountain Region in wild areas for natural food Director of sources. The grizzly is quite capFish & Wildlife able of running down elk and deer, as well as smaller animals. HowevManagement er, garbage and game parts left in Grizzly! An expression that hunter camps, community garbage sparks fear, awe, and even a sense dumps, fresh food at a campsite, or of national pride and respect in the livestock grazing the National hearts of millions. But the great Forests are an difficult bear" is more than words, its a for a large bear opportunity to pass us, especialnational treasure, the future of ly when that bear may require 40 which hangs in the balance. A bapounds of food daily to survive. lance that is complicated because Weaning bears of their dependno single authority has control over ence on human food sources has decisions affecting the future of the proved to be a managebear. A balance that is difficult bement challenge. Once grizzlies find cause it means merging the needs an easy food source, they will go of a wild animal with the demands back again and again in search of a of people on the same land. free lunch. A prime example of this The grizzly might be viewed as problem is the story behind Bear an animal without a country so to 38. speak; an animal with some very Bear 38 was a 10 year old female specific habitat needs that threaten grizzly whose territory included the wants and needs of some the Targhee National Forest in people. eastern Idaho. Her activities had But the outlook for the grizzly been monitored for six years. In bear in the United States south of August, 1983, Bear 38 located a Canada is not as bleak as some peosheep herd on Two Top Mountain, ple fear. Left to its own devices, nine miles west of West Yellowthe bear is a survivor. stone, Montana. The bear and her In addition, people are making two yearling, cubs killed and ate sure the bear has a chance to surseveral sheep. Herders moved the vive by tailoring their activities to sheep off the mountain onto primeet the needs of this magnificent vate land about three miles away. animal. People have also recogBear 38 and her cubs followed, nized the value of the animal, not even to the sheep owners ranch. The three bears were captured and only to us, but to future generations. Its one thing to have hedrd moved about 70 miles away into the stories or read about this great the northeast corner of Yellowanimal. Its another to be able to stone National Park. They review or study it, or to just know turned to their normal territory that its still out there. north of West Yellowstone to Thousands of people come to hibernate. bear country each year hoping to She returned to Two Top Mounsee a grizzly bear. Others are worktain within one day of one year of her first visit, apparently looking ing through foundations, private organizations, scientific research for sheep. The sheep herd, howevinstitutions and government agener, was gone. The female grizzly, cies to ensure the bears future. following her instinct, returned to At the same time, people can be the sheep ranch in the valley. Her the single greatest threat to the cubs, now on their own, also came bear. Perhaps its awesome size and to the ranch, having learned from fearsome appearance caused early their mother the year before that explorers to shoot the animal on this might be a good food source! sight. Early writings of Lewis and Bear 38 was captured again but Clark and other explorers all cardied during relocation, an all too ried the assertion that the bear was frequent event in our efforts to a threat to people. keep people and the bear apart. Home ranges may be among the Unfortunately, the bear has learned to look to people for food. largest of any land mammal with The result has been more conflicts some adult males ranging over and confrontations; conflicts that 1,100 square miles. Home ranges have contributed to the bears deinclude spring, summer, autumn cline and its 1975 listing as a and denning habitat. Although current bear recovery habitat in the threatened species in the continental United States. continental United States contains long-ter- North Davis entrants in the 8 year-ol- d Babe Ruth Tournament are: back, Coach Brian Gary Nelson, left; Nelson, Chris Parrish, Tony Roberts, Troy Murray, Jeff Vigil, Steve Wilmoth, Dave Harrison, Larry Cantarella, Rick Westmoreland and Coach Mike Wilmoth; front, Mike Lamon, left, Jason Less, Edie Quinney, Craig Edwards, Chad Scothem, Lincoln Dygert and Floyd Houston. Chris Herrera and Tyler Hoskins were absent. 16-1- County Babe Ruth team succeeds By KEITH DUNCAN Hopefully the first time isnt the only time. For the first time ever. North Davis Countys Babe Ruth team made the 8 year old Babe Ruth State Tournament and made it all the way to the before bowing out of the 1987 event. 16-1- semi-fina- ls We had a fine year and were really encouraged by the great efforts in the early games, said Coach Gary Nelson. The North Davis team lost out in ' its bid to enter the championship game when Utah County put together a masterful outing to beat them 10-Utah County scored three runs 1. team. in the first inning and never looked" back. Two Utah County pitchers were brilliant in holding North Davis to just one hit. That lone hit came off the bat of Steve Wilmoth who laced a triple in the third inning. The normally hard hitting North Davis crew could manage only six baserunners in the game. Mike Lamon took the loss for the North Davis team. Leading the team in the tournament wih the most hits and RBI were Tony Roberts, Brian Nelson, David Harrison, Larry Cantarella and Steve Wilmoth. The best pitching performance was turned in by Chris Herrera and Troy Murray in relief. Assisting Nelson with the team run-scori- was Mike Wilmoth. Members of the team included Brian Nelson, Chris Parrish, Tony Roberts, Troy Murray, Jeff Vigil, We all felt good about things, continued Nelson, It was our first time in the tournament and to come away with a third place showing isnt bad at all. Im proud of the kids mostly because they are all so young. Things really look fortunate for them next year because we lose olds off the only three Steve Wilmoth, Dave Harrison, Larry Cantarella, Rick Westmor-lunMike Lamon, Jason Lee, Edie Quinney, Craig Edwards, Chad Scothem, Lincoln Dygert, Floyd Hoston, Tyler Hoskins and Chris Herrera. d, ar Renegades capture softball title N : Kaysville City Recreation provided a weekend of softball for fans of all ages over the 24th of July weekend. The Kaysville City diamonds was the site of the state girls fastpitch tournament where in three days 44 took place. According to tournament direc ball-gam- es tor Marianne Krueger, it was a battle right to the finish, in fact, right up to 1:20 a.m. Sunday morning. The Rebels from Pleasant Grove defeated the number one ranked team, the Renegades, to send the tournament into game 44 for the state championship. coaching of Kathryn Cook and the superb pitching of 15 year old Heather Manning from Layton, pulled off the final game with a score of The Renegades will represent Utah in the national tournament in Boulder, Colo., while the Rebels will move on to the regionals. 3-- 1. The Renegades, under the Leaf analysis can help growers in better fruit production Utah fruit tree growers can improve fruit production by having having an analysis of their trees leaves. ;Leaf analysis is the most reliable indication of evaluating the nutrient levels in a tree, says Karl Topper, head of the Soil, Plant and Water Lab at Utah State Uni versify. If a grower has a leaf analysis done regularly. Topper says, the' values obtained may be correlated with the tree performance, which allows for more accurate fertilizer applications. Chemical analysis of the leaf sample is very accurate, he says. The key is to obtain a good sample and have it processed properly. The USU Soil, Plant and Water Lab analyzes leaf samples, and Topper offers growers tips on how to collect good samples and forward them to the lab. Collect leaf samples between approximately July 15 and August tem used, cover crop, the kinds of fertilizers used and soil texture, depth and drainage. Place the sheet and dry leaf sample in a No. 4 paper bag and mail it to Soil, Plant and Water Lab, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-483or arrange with the USU Extension county agent to have the sample delivered to the lab. In addition, growers need to send a check made out to the lab for the cost of the analyses. The basic leaf tissue test analyzes for nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus, and costs $15 per sample. 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The IGBC, established in 1983, includes the National Park Service, Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and wildlife agencies from Idaho, Wyoming, Montana and Washington. The committee coordinates interagency policy, planning, research, management and funding for grizzly bear recovery efforts in the lower 48 states and can take action quickly to solve grizzly bear management problems. IGBC is also working to increase the understanding of those who live in or visit grizzly country. Potential conflicts can be greatly reduced if visitors to bear country understand and respect the grizzly bear and its ways. Its important that everyone understand that the grizzly bear is a unique creature with some very specific and very demanding habitat needs. Thus, the IGBC has encouraged greater involvement of all publics in resolving sensitive issues facing grizzly bear recovery. Public involvement and understanding are key ingredients in gaining public support. animal survive by following food storage and disposal guidelines and reduce the grizzly bears food 'opportuni-- ' Imagine... more complete leaf tissue test, which costs $25 a sample, looks at those three nutrients plus calcium, manganese, iron, zinc, magnesium, sodium, copper and sulfur. 0, m about 21,600 square miles, these big bears still require a lot of land and a lot of food to support their lifestyle. However, people often enjoy the same country or habitat for sightseeing, camping, hiking, hunting, backpacking, grazing, oil and gas development, winter sports, summer cabins and many other uses. Land used by grizzly bears commonly is a checkerboard of federal, state, county and private land. 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