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Show Emery County Progress Castle Dale, Utah Tuesday April 30, 2002 3A Award Continued from PAGE 1 A. ous jobs around the area in grocery stores, insurance company and at the state tax commission. I also helped family with their grazing permits on the desert. When they first started the meetings for the Wilderness Study Areas nobody wanted wilderness. The people here generation after generation have been good stewards and were happy with the status quo. The WSAs were established anyway. It was frustrating. In 1996 1 at- tended my first Emery County Public Lands Council Meeting. Talk then was of the National Conservation Area and the National Heritage Area. I approached Val Payne and told him I would like to become involved in the process. In 1998, 1 became the recreation subcommittee I have been involved with the National Public Lands Day at Cobber Globe where we built some buck and rail fencing to protect the mine site from un- necessary intrusions from ATYs. We built a trail which winds through the area. We in- stalled chainlink fencing for safety. We also did some restoration work along Devils Canyon. We had about 150 people attend. It was my first time organizing a big event and I was scared to death. It all worked out though. Congressman Chris Cannon was a little late getting there and we took him on a moonlight tour to see the w'ork that had been done. It wras an awesome sight. . Public lands day is a joint effort involving BLM and the county. The next year public lands day was at the Wedge. We poured concrete around the bathroom, installed buck and rail fencing and installed fire rings. Ev eryone did a great job. They also cleaned up areas. A rehabilitated peregrine falcon w'as released and returned to the wild. It wras exciting to w atch the bird fly away. The National Acting Director for BLM at the time was Tom Frye who attended as did Congressman Cannon and Sally Wisely, state director for the BLM. The state BLM people have really supported us. Last year wre held public lands day at the Cleveland-Lloy- Dinosaur d of a Quarry. We laid mile of concrete walkway. We build fences and did clean-u- p one-four- th work. Some excavating was done along the ridge facing to see how deep the sandstone was. We worked on the trail. The work done will help handicapped users enjoy the quarry more with easier access. It was hot out there but everyone did a wonderful job. The cement trucks couldnt get in there so the cement had to be wheelbarrowed into where it needed to go. It was a lot of w ork, but it looks great. We had about 180 people out that day. We also had scout groups and their leaders who were fantastic helpers. Two golden eagles w ere also released at the end of the day. It was a very moving experience. The sun was just going down and everyone on the hill was silhouetted and lit by the sun as they released the eagles. They were released in honor of those who lost their lives on September 11 and for military and police officers ev--' erywhere. It was a neat experience it just sent chills all through me. This year we will be working at the head of Sinbad in the Swasey cabin area. We are going to wark on restoring the roof to the cabin. The fence is also going to be moved from directly around the cabin to farther back, this will make it look better for photographs to restore that fence. Work will also be done to reroute the road to the cabin. Recontouringwill be done and replanting of vegetation. Work will be done for a parking area, restroom and cement work. Some reclamation of pioneer routes will be done to elimi- nate those and restore it back to nature. We will also designate dispersed camping spots. It should be a fun project. Work will also be done to fence and protect archaeological sites in the area. I really enjoy public lands day although I am always a nervous wreck the w eek before. Everyone comes through and makes it happen. Ive had so much help from Val Payne, Randy Johnson and Dick Manus. The BLM has been great to wwk with, we worked with Tom Gnojcck at Copper Globe, Wayne Ludington at the Wedge and Mike Leschin at the Quarry. Dick Manus has been to all of the pub-li- c lands days and Sam Espinoza from the BLM has been invaluable. We will work with Tom Gnojeek again at the head of Sinbad this year. Its Wen a tradition that anyone that wants to can come out the night before and camp. Dick alw ays feeds us pie and ice cream. This way were out there bright and early the next morning and can relax a little the night before. Sheriff Lamar Guymon alw ays brings his search and rescue group out and they have been great sup- port. Mike Leschin is the one w ho nominated me for this award. I am just one among a group of people and cant take credit for I will accept the award for the entire recreation subcommittee. Mike forwarded with a list of people me an on it and my name was on there. I couldnt believe it. This is quite an honor. This is the last thing I ever thought Id be doing, going to Washington, D.C. to receive a national award. They give the winners an paid trip back to Washington on May to receive the aw ard. My sister will accompany me on the trip. My brother works at the Reagan National Airport and we will also see him. My little brother is one of the heroes from September 11. He was with the second wave of Firemen and paramedics who went into the Pentagon that day. I have never been east of Colorado before so this is totally new' to me. I hope others can go with me because they deserve recognition too, said anything. 29-3- 1 Margaret. Leschin said, They have been giving out this award since 1995. The Emery County Dem- candidates. Candidates for local offices will be nominated and delegates to the State Democrat Convention will be elected. Dinner and entertainment will also thank them all again. We Margaret will be honored at a ceremony on May 30 in the south penthouse of the main interior building. BLM dignitaries have couldnt have poured that sidewalk without the skilled volunteers. BLM has plans for future improvements to the Quarry. We have a team coming from the University of Utah w ho will be here digging the week after Memorial Day. We also have a lot of school groups who come out here on Field trips. We have sent the bones from this site worldwide. People from Emery County have been great to volunteer and Im happy to see said Maggie recognized, been invited to give out the aw ards. Kathleen Clarke w ho is the national director and Gale Norton, secretary' of the interior could be on hand. Nationwide each year people volunteer 750, (KM) hours to the BLM, either as camphosts, trail guides, public lands days and other volunteer projects. We couldnt come close to meeting our workload without these volunteers. I nominated Maggie because she is very good at organization. We have a lot of people that com? out and want to help but its almost imposssible to use them one on one. But, when someone like Maggie organizes them into a group then we can get things done. 1 am not surprised that she w on she is extra Leschin. Margaret said, 1 enjoy the desert. I feel at home out here. The desert has a healing property. I just love to drive and find a nice place with a view and just sit. It heals the soul. work at the CIS department for the county, gathering information on Emery Countys roads. We find documentation on maps that prove uses and prove that a road is there. In the old days when people went from there 1 helpful. 1 am delighted with the work that was done at the Quarry last public lands day. 1 would like to Dinosaur Quarry, site of last homes to gather wood or go out to work they would start out in their w agons and took the easiest routes. This use continued for generations. They would just go around something if it was in the way. Sometimes they built dugways, but they didnt waste time or energy. If a road existed prior to 1976 it is considered a road. We also do photographic sun eys of all the roads. Im alw ays looking for volunteers who would like to go w ith me on these trips to the desert. work w ith Mick Robinson and Lee Rasmussen in the G1S department. I am very excited to go to Washington. My sister said had to buy a new wardrobe which means I can get a new hat and boots," said Margaret. y also senes member of as a BLMs volunteer program adjunct team, which acts as a field advisory committee to BLMs national volunteer program ofRS-247- 7 1 1 Fugate-Swase- non-feder- al fice in Washington, D.C. JO ' 'ip-- y, ! -- V, mCiM: ...... li I ii it ';s I HOURS: M-S- Son - -- 10am - 9pm - 5pm 12pm be provided. Tickets will be available at the door or from members of the Emery Democrat Central Committee. 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