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Show Don Paul's job is about balancing people, wildlife - ANTELOPE ISLAND My avocation is my occupation and vice versa," says Don Paul, Layton resident and wildlife biologist. For over 30 years he has been and mountains and forced to be more dense This is the only place we can live It s an and env ironment The water rich area is where we bve Animals have to live there, too Development is happening on top of serving the Great Salt Lake and tant inland wetland lake for the migratory bird systems m North America We know from surveys over the last 20 years that we have the largest breeding population of California Gulls and one of the largest staging areas for the Eared Grebes Ninety-nin- e percent of their diet is brine shrimp. The Great Salt Lake Waterbird look at the Study takes a long-tertemporal and spatial relationships of waterbirds in response to varying lake elevations during the spring, summer, and early fall months During the study, Paul and about 90 professional and volunteers traveled to specific areas on the lake, identified and counted the different species of birds, exam- m Jk. important waterbird habitats and wetlands Recently, Pauls colleagues recognized him with a lifetime m excellence award for all his work, and for the second time in his career as the outstanding employee for the Utah Div lsion of W lldhfe Resources He credits his success to teaching and assistance of the many people he has worked with on wildlife management projects and in the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources When he is not working, Paul is with his wife, Kayleen, and their three children He says if he could teach Davis County residents one thing about the Great Salt Lake it would be that they have an undiscovered jewel in then backyard that they dont know exists and a reminder that "the lake is alive with many things beyond the beautiful sunsets " 4 n h- am 4pm dailv COUNTRY TREASURES GIFTS AND COLLECTABLES HOLIDAY DECOP COLLECTABLES, COUNTRY FURNITURE, CANDLES, GIFTS FOR EVERY OCCASION AND ACCENTS FOR YOUR HOME1 HOURS MON SAT 107 609 SOUTH MAIN BOUNTIFUL, UTAH 4010 397 1302 .41 DON PAUL: "We have the largest breeding population of California Gulls and one of areas for the Eared Grebes. Ninety-nin- e percent of their diet is brine shrimp." ined their habitat conditions and behaviors Theyve found the high populations of American Avocet, California Gull and Eared Grebe during then 1997 and 1998 research Results from the 1999 study wont be available until later this November, according to Paul Besides his work with the study, he was also one of the principal biologists involved in the Utah recovery project of the Peregnne Falcon To date, there are 14 pairs of falcons of which most around the lake are producing young In addition, he assists with the Great Salt Lake Bird Festival held every summer and has assisted m introducing Big Horn Sheep onto the island as well Approximately, 2,000 people attended the bird festival last year Ive been very excited about it, he said I like the bird festival. People separate the two, he said However, he believes that most people find a value in wildlife resources as part of their quality of life while trying to meet their daily needs If we lost it, theyd realize it would be a loss to their quality of life, he said To illustrate this point, he says, The interesting part of Antelope Island is that eastward (of the island) there are 1 Tem Ckivstm. Sorm Mayfield, 1S 12 million people Audiokfgat One L because of the rich water and soil resources They are important to wildlife, too .You are bordered bv ACROS hearing instru- - mg (which is an for contralat- - system this type of hearing- Saint Rose we go for unique gifts and To Olde holiday decor. spending some dollars in town Its logical to protect it (the festival) to ensure income. It also creates a hometown pride. 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Also known as a crossover spent time seeing the birds and plishment and successful the largest staging routing of signals) is nize that there are varied uses Ctfoma s? Images of nature that have been captured for more than 20 vears are on display at the Antelope Island Visitors Center Utah native Jav R Nielsen s work centers on landscape and wildlife photographs I hs training behind the camera began m a hieh sehcxil photography class where, iromcallv the teacher discouraged a career choice in the nature photographs field Now, years later, Nielsen has developed the patience to wait for the right moment to capture outstanding photos The visitors center is open 10 simple unaltered landscape and on the other side you see it growing rapidlv We are impinged by the lake BY MELISSA K. CANNELL ClipperToday Correspondent Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and wouldnt trade his job for anything in.the world. Nmety percent of his efforts focus on the birds of the Great Salt Lake, whether he is on an airboat, driving a truck, in an airplane, m either of his two offices or while walking around. Pauls interests started early in life. He had a mother who was a landscape artist by profession and a father who loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting According to Paul, the Great Salt Lake was one of the familys favorite places to visit. Its neat. Ive grown up and stayed here (in Davis County), he said Some wanted to be engineers, artists or scientists . Ive always been interested in water fowl I spent time hunting as a kid in the fall in the marshes and wetlands Early on my ideal job was being a water fowl biologist. He has received a bachelors degree m the fields of life science and botany from Weber State and has used his education to further his interests which have broadened to colonial nesting and shorebirds m addition to water fowl Recently, Paul and his associates just completed the third year of the Great Salt Lake Waterbird Survey Their efforts will be added to over 20 years of applied management, conservation projects and research on the lake Its one of the most extensive studies of waterbirds in the western part of the Umted States, he said Quoting Joseph Jehl, a research scientist for the Hubbs Sea World Research Institute, he said, ...The Great Salt Lake is the most impor- Visitors' Center m 621W.8Q0S.Btfl 298-263- 2 r |