| Show miMifwi h( emuor Gunnison Valley NewsSalina Sun Roadless management proposal raises questions The ternative Three was reached 200 page Volume our of the Final Fm in mnienta! Impaet Statement is a collection of the comments made regarding the issue bv government repreagencies and congressional A preponderance of sentatives excessiv e fuels and associated wildfire risk and intensity reducing insect and disease conditions that are outside the natural range of and improving habitat for wildlife " by Dob Bahlmann Staff writer A final ruling on the US Forest Service roadless area management Those management objectn es are could be announced at any time all taken into consideration under Most people are uncertain about that ruling how it is being made the current timber management and what it will really mean That policies If Alternative Three is confusion seems to extend beyond passed into law the use of this manthe citizens and into the hierarchy agement criterion will certainly result in court action to stop or greatly of the National Forest system itself Last month it was announced curtail timber harvest as a manage- that Alternative Three was the pre- - ment tool “It's ripe for litigation" said Bob This means that ' ferred alternative Director of Communica-bit is the choice that the powers that Swmford feel is the best one and the one hons for the north intermountain that should be implemented Alter- - area of the Forest Service Swinford also fears that native Three reads "Prohibit road reconstruction and tive Three may be interpreted in such timber harvest except for steward- - a way as to be too restricts e to prevnf catastrophic fires "Recently ship purposes within inventoried we've received more funding than roadless areas " "I'm a little confused about what' ever to remove hazardous fuel" he means" said Alternative Three appears to Alternative Three really from the said Tom Shore Fphraim office of the US Forest Service Of special concern is the definition of the phrase stewardship purposes "The intent seems to be to protect roadless areas" Shore said "not to manage them business as usual" the document that covers some 2000 pages of printed information it lists the justifications for logging under the preferred - temative "Timber harvest objectives the inventoried roadless ar- would focus on restoration of sustainable vegetation conditions improving forest health reducing comments were negative" said Shore Although there were a few in favor of more restrictions in the roadless areas almost all the comments in this volume were in opposition to a change in management pohcv The move to push Alternative Three is apparently not consistent with the comments made by government agencies however " There was an unprecedented number of said comments" said that there were caravans bv specials groups to solicit signatures individual Swinford He interest and letters One Forest Serv ice official said off the record "I feel the choice was not presented in an to the American pub- restrict commercial logging then force the use of tax dollars to remove lic" Fv the trees that could have been an income source The potential for serious forest fires is real in the more inaccessible portions of the National Forest tem- "Over 70 of the fire acreage last year was in National Forest roadless or wilderness areas said Swinford "Those are the areas with the biggest fuel buildup worst for- est health problems and least s cess for dealing with control lems" to There is also some how the decision to confusion as push for Al eryone spoke with was very tactful and mindful of w'ho signs their pav check They w ere also concerned about the issue "Total protection doesn't work' said one "The forest is dv namic and always changing Nature's going to do if we don't" Another something said "I don't think the srence is there it's social and political " The final decision w ill come from U S department of Agriculture SecHe is a Demoretary Glickman cratic congressman from Kansas Weather could hamper air travel plans AAA offers suggestions Holiday air travel with crowded lines uncertain weather conditions and current labor problemscan give the most seasoned traveler a case of the "holiday blue's" But AAA Utah says that with a little knowledge and planning there are ways to make the journey easier "The secret to traveling in busy times is to plan ahead know your options and give yourself extra time for the crowds and last minute changes" says Rolayne Fairclough AAA Utah spokeswoman AAA offers these tips to help avoid holiday travel problems: When planning your trip ‘Most travel agents can tell you the record for flights ask them to btxik you on another flight Those who stand in line at the customer service desk will find that there are often no seats left when their turn comes 1” 1V4” Steel Pipe IV 2” 23” 2 V 3” Call For FREE 29c 34 57 59 54 79 76 StockPnce List!!! 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