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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS Community Forest Service says no significant change for owl The Forest Service says it anticipates no significant changes in its current direction providing protection for Mexican spotted owl habitat on National Forest lands in Arizona and New Mexico as a result of the announcement by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of its proposal to list this subspecies. The Fish and Wildlife Services decision to propose listing the Mexican spotted owl as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act was based on its status for this subspecies. According to Keith Fletcher, Regional Spotted Owl Program just-complet- ed ritory is established around the best habitat in the area where the owl was located. This Management Territory is designed to protect a 450-acr- e core area around a nest or day roost and maintain 1 ,000 or more acres of we are providing the owl will result in no significant reduction in habitat to support owl pairs." He added, The Forest Service has been committed to learning more about the Mexican spotted owl since we began our first study within the in 1983. The findings of this suitable habitat Territory boundary. To date, about 40 percent of the suitable habitat on National Forest lands has been surveyed with 517 Management Territories being established since we began doinginventories in 1 988 Fletcher stated. He added, The management direction identified in Mexican Spotted Owl Interim study have guided us in developing our current direction and we are committed to continue habitat inventories, research, and studies in the years ahead to better understand the needs of the owl and to refine our management direction. I feel our current management direction will provide necessary protection for the owl and its habitat until findings of ongoing studies are available to reevaluate the owls status." Jolly indicated that this had been expressed from Forest Service Associate Deputy Chief David G. Unger dated Dec. 20, Directive 2 prescribes the amount of activity, including Service of Forest the timber harvest, allowed in a Region for Mexican Spotted Owl Manageall habitat currently protects Mexican spotted owls that are ment Territory. This direction found. Each National Forest was developed using the best conducts two years of survey scientific information available prior to implementing any ac- on the size of an owls home 1990. Jolly concluded by stating the tivity that would modify spotted range and the types of habitat it owl habitat. This extensive in- uses." Forest Service will begin a Manager, the Southwestern ventory effort is done to find as many owls as possible and to provide reasonable assurance no owh are occupying the area of the proposed activity. Once an owl has been found, a Mexican Spotted Owl Management Ter Regional Forester David Jolly stated, We do know the owls are abundant and well distributed throughout the suitable habitat on National Forests in Arizona and New Mexico. We also believe that the protection local communities at this time," he said. We will be working forest projects The North Kaibab Ranger with the Fish and Wildlife Ser- District is requesting comments vice over the next six months to from the public for several proa year to develop a conservation posed recreation management strategy for the owl. Once this projects. The first proposal concerns restrategy is developed we will be construction of LeFevre scenic better able to evaluate these overlook to facilitate access by all users, including those confined to wheel chairs. Pathways, expanded parking area, ingress Bake Sale slated and egress safety, and new toiFREDONIA The Annual lets are under consideration. The second proposal concerns Easter Bake Sale at the Senior Citizen Center will construction of the Rim Trail, be on Saturday, March 23, from Brow Monument Trail, final 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. segment of the Kaibab Plateau and upgrading facilities Trail, orThe Center will be taking at many trailheads. Proposed ders for doughnuts until the day activities at the trailheads may before the sale, on March 22. To from minimum develinclude, place an order, call the Center at opment, erecting interpretive 8 or Zelda Bucher at trail information signs, to a maximum development of gravel parking lot, paved trail, hitchLadies Guild meets ing posts, self contained toilets, The Ladies Guild of St. and signing. Comments are due by April 1. Christophers Catholic Church Specific information or location in Kanab will hold its monthly on the proposals may be maps meeting on March 1 2 at 1 p.m. in obtained by contacting Susan J. the Parish Hall. 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