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Show KcCFCBtioil fake Sribunr Dream Comes True: Parleys Gulch Saved B. I It n vc,irs i'll i! veil i t I rr i Ve ha r t i a lung Unit to light irt buttling for Njmi von Allmen i dream atchi'A a 'mail pond w air of malLinG flv off a Hansen s Ilullow or m ex a group of rM graders hik in thr ugb Rallev' uh h she still gets emotional in After 10 years of riMs when the future of the Parleys Hixtuiic Nature Park seemed in doubt so many tiroes v on Allmen s dream is finally a reali tvs And as she read a short statement at Saturday s riedu ation of the new nature park, it was obvious she and dozens like her are deeplv abuut tins 1. May Thursday. Morning Page 8 ! C neers got their first glimpse of the Salt Lake Valley It is spot of old mills aquaduv ts oldrailrodds foundries and nulls Parley P Pratts Gold en Pass Toll Road was located there It is the home of the last natural stream bed in the Salt Lake Valiev Vet whether it is called Parleys Gulch. Hansen s Hollow or. simply the Gulch." the area has had its diffi-- c ultics At one time or another devcl-uper- s have looked at it as a prime target for condominium projects Motorcyclists used it as a dirt bike area until five years ago Until a cleanup project by the Jail A- n j nbunt' ( JuMuor LcMur Section C r - re-ie- lternative Community Service Program the plaie was littered dozens of cans and paper cups Von Allmen first heard about it when she read a short article in The Tribune saying that Salt Lake City Mayor Ted Wilson wanted to preserve the area She went to Wilson to see what she could do and ended up meeting with eight other citizens to form a committee two weeks later Ten years later, the dream is a reality Now the problem is what to do piece of land ' Left to us with alfeetiun are these f elds and flowers to freely enjoy with warnings about the thistles and tin poison ivy. she told the small pothering that braved a blinding now storm to celebrate the land "Bestowed on us is the Itee bowing Parleys Creek with the dragonflies that skim the surface of its waters, the odors of the willows md cottonwoods which dtp into it and he white clouds floating overhead Left to the children are the long davs to be merry in here and the right to i hoose a favorite tree or flower to remember after they have forgotten the names of all the others And given s to us are the marshes with their the clover with its butterflies, thy trees with their abundance of squirrels and birds, along with the snow clad mountains and inajestu Mount Olympus" Von Mlmcns eloquent words no doubt reflect the v tews of the dozens of folks who have worked for years to preserve the piece of open land at the mouth of Parleys Canyon for future genet ations With help from the Canyon Him itien s Association and 37 civic, environmental. historical and nature groups in the valley, von Allmen. co-- ( hairtnan Clint Mott and the other 53 members of the Parleys Historic Nature Park Committee finally saw their dream come true late in 1583 when the last 16 acres of the project were finally acquit ed And what an acquisition it was It is a wild place where 81 species of trees and plants and 119 varieties of birds have been identified It ts a place w here 80 percent of I'tah's pio with it With Salt Lake City and (ountv budgets extremely tight, there is lit tie money available to develop the property Though most committee members want to keep the gulch in its natural state as much as possible sume developments are inevitable Von Allmen wants to restore the area to what it looked like when the pioneers first migrated into the val ley She would like to see native plants, bushes and wildflowers plant ed along the sides of the gulch to stabilize the soil eal-ta'l- nature trails, a jog gtng trail along the perimeter, a trail for the handicapped with identifying signs in braille and an uncovered "pow wow" circle constructed of granite or logs for science classes g scout meetings or informal lectures are being discussed So is a w aterfow pond and wetland development No buildings are being planned as part of the nature preserve Group members feel the nearby zoo. aviary and Utah Museum of Natural History can provide sufficient interpretative activity for children and adults To finance the development, which may run as high as $600,000. the nature group w ill solicit donations from 4vwr c ' ;y: w x v--" Js, .. f . 5 . i Ca vjk ) ' .A. - . Tribune Stott Photos bv Tom whorTon battle to save Parleys Nancy on Allmen led the Gulch as a city park. The Gulch, a parcel, has 10-ye- ar 90-ac- re survived 140 years of civilization in pretty much the same condition it was in when the pioneers poured through it. foundations civic clubs environmen tal organizations and individual donors As far as Herta Dennett is concerned. the simple preservation of the gulch is enough Dennett is a teacher at Canyon Rim Elementary School who has taken the e round trip trek with her students to the area dozens of times in the last 11 years and was there again Tuesday morning Sne has used the area to study thing from bugs, birds and plants to electricity am grateful that it is in the hands of people who won t build condominiums there." she says "This place is a total jov. an untouched " paradise Some dreams come true Ted Wilson had such a dream 10 years ago and so did Nancy von Alhnen Now that the Parleys Hisioric Nature Park encompassing Hansen Hollow is s a reality. 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