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Show 1 Cdftuntay CVtotai t (I LAKESIDE 1OT Volunteer helps preserve Utahs natural areas T Pwato owp protects nations nature by buying land to enjoy in future . , PyFttJTHMAlAN t Most peori know about but mjN pat know about the Layton as , W many hue Ibis, the hiwnsy d ver - 7 he t eam wc arc thing this Is so pur Plo- or W iln's llutirope. The brute fy, these bird and many others all have a happy habitat along the shores of the Great Salt Lake, and the Utah Conservancy District is keeping hub aril graruIkUshil! see it. I Jun e a it safe for them. The Layton Wetlands Prc sme, owned projects in Davis County. Richard Stone, a volunteer with the Nature Conservancy of Utah, spoke at the National Association of Retired I edcral Lmployec' monthly meeting last week about the district's mission. best-know- - n things available here In Utah. Stone, a retired Delta pilot, moved to Utah to be near his family follow ing his retirement at age 60. lie was looking for a place to volunteer when he came across the conservancy district, a private group which buys land to preserve it for the future. "I am an outdoors person; I love to go fishing and skiing." Slone told his audience. "This is not a political pressure group." The group actually purchases properties and puts them in a system where they can be preserved. "The mission of the nature conservancy is to preserve the - sjydaljplxctn my heart for by the Nature Con- of Utah, is one of the servancy - Richard S tone, , a volunteer wtthth Nature Conservancy of Utah IWrtMWXi,WwwflOww M OTt CTI N G TH I IAN Eh Richard Stone, a volunteer with the Nature Conservancy of Utah, looks ovor a portion of the wetlands owned by the group Just south of Farmington Bay. Stone also showed slides of areas of the state where rare species of wildlife and plants are preserved. The pretty dwarf bear claw poppy is only found in Washington County, Utah. plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Lanh by protcaing the lands and waters they need to survive," Stone said. He also talked about areas He said the idea of a conser- outside of the state where the vancy distria had a small start conservancy distria has acquired "The conservancy grew slow, land, like the purchase of the but now it covers every state, Cray Ranch in New Mexico, which is still a cattle operation Slone said. The group doesn't lobby, its but has reduced its grazing by to protca the land. members- and volunteers just one-ha- lf "Silver Occk, Idaho, is one of work with willing land owners to acquire the land. Nationally, the the finest spring creeks in the group has nearly 10 million acres. west, Stone said, mentioning anIn Utah, it owns 730,000 acres of other property the conservancy land and has 6,000 members. distria has an interest in. "It pro-- teas the native cutthroat trout." The cutthroat trout is identified by the two red marks on its throat and is found only in the high mountain areas. Stone showed slides of dilTer-e- nt locations within Utah that the nature conservancy has obtained. "We buy and manage and monitor the land." he explained. The Strawberry River, one of the properties, is a habitat for mostly cuts and browns and its only access from the east is by walking. "My job is to see that no one is driving on that property," Stone said. The Layton Wetlands projea began in 1984. It was a gift from . of Morton Thiokol 11,092 lope Island, The land involved in the project is the primaty nesting grounds for many birds. These wetlands, ponds, marshes and mudflats are hosts to many migratory birds. Utah's conservancy district has added to the original wet- lands by purchasing more land, and the projea includes 1 miles of wetland habitat on the eastern shore of the lake, 1 t Stone said the Layton 16-mi- le "You will run into the Deep Creek Mountains. The nature conservancy owns and manages part of it. It is very beautiful and sots thousands of birds stop just below the causeway to Ante Wetlands is called one of the most significant wetland ecosystems in the state. Hundreds of in the Layton Wetland Preserve. It has been designated as one of only 18 Hemispheric Shorcbird Re- worth the trip," Stone said. In 1987, the nature conservancy acquired Little Ranch,- 642 acres near St. George. It is a co-o- p venture with Brigham Young University. Here, there are endangered fish at the edge of the Mohave Desert. ; serves in the world by the International Hemispheric Shorcbird Reserve Network. The Layton Wetlands have not been modified by diking and dredging, so the land remains relatively natural Another area in Utah that the conservancy distria has an interest in protecting is the Duck Creek Basin. To get there, one must travel toward Wcndover and south to the Goshute Indian Reservation along the border. Other protcacd lands are near Richfield, and an area near Soldier Summit is now fenced and protcacd. The Red Canyon Area is not far from Bryce Re-sear- Utah-Ne-va- See PRESERVES Planners recommend rezone Layton residents worry rezone would jeopardize their quiet neighborhood By AMY PRAY Standard-Examine- Davis Bureau r - LAYTON Pete Fondarios a step closer to building a light manufacturing industrial center on King Street. But residents in subdivisions surrounding the land think theyre closer to losing their quiet neighborhood. The planning commission voted Tuesday to recommend that the city council rezone 6.63 acres at 200 N. King St. from agricultural to light manufaauring. Fondario, who helps operate several businesses on land adjacent to the spot, wants to expand an existing dry wall company and move similar operations into the proposed complex. The request prompted neighbors to circulate a petition voic ing opposition to the development. Connie Smith of 156 King St. presented the petition with 1 10 signatures and said "not one person in the area's in favor of this rezone. Residents and several members of the commission were concerned about increased truck traffic on narrow streets and possible devaluation of property. . Fondario had submitted a letter, addressing some concerns from a September meeting about heights of buildings and proper buffer zones between buildings and homes. He requested that the city allow him to put up a chain link fence with vinyl slats because a masonry wall would cost twice as much. He also wanted to be able to construct buildings taller than 35 setback feet and felt an from the street would be suffi cient. The commission's vote allows for either a vinyl fence or masonry wall around the perimeter. Landscape buffers and the setback must be no less than 12 feet, and access to the parking lots would be limited on the main street, with most entrances and street to be exits off a created by the developer. cul-de-s- Fondario said he appreciated the concerns about land values and traffic and added that he didn't want to compromise the community. Smith questioned his sincerity. . j Worship and Sen-ic- e La. Gerald & PrflKy Ganh. Paslors Morning Service 9:00 & 10:15 am Nursery Provided Sunday School 9:00 & 10:15 am CrltbrcHon ftvnday Morning 1 0:00 .m. MmM at NortSrld- -s looking for a new church home? Come to First United Methodist, Come Home. Revs. Mike & Terri Hubbard 2430 2635 Grant Ave., Ogden, 621-358- 0 ' , portant concepts, Thurgood One thing Thurgood did like about the state test was the notation to parents. They told about things they could do to make their child a better reader or to become interested in reading. I thought that information was excellent. Thurgood said her students and the school overall did fairly well. The results of her test showed that kids performed very well and they knew the information, or they took the test not knowing the information at all There were quite a few highs, some lows and very few in the middle. Rhyming words were a little more difficult. Kids really dont know it at this point in time, she added. Thats something we can teach in the later year anyway. TjThurgood said she wished the new test covered more capital and lower case letters, rather than just the four letters of each that it did. 733-059- , ; v COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH The issue will go to the city council for a final vote, but a specific meeting date was not announced. , . She wished the test included more sounds for kids to identify, too. I 'wish there were correspondence where kids could put numbers in order. These are some difficult skills that are easy to do, but difficult to assess in a group. one-to-o- ne Overall, Thurgood saw the test as a good step in the right direction. I like that the legislature did request it, because maybe the legislature is getting the idea that kindergarten is very important. For the first few years they gave class size reduction money, they bypassed kindergarten. Its still not mandatory that kids attend, but I think its a step that the legislature is recognizing the value of kindergarten. Thurgood hopes the legisla- ture will take several suggestions to heart. I hope that the state looks at those changes and makes some changes in the test year-roun- I think the was hastily perceived and pulled together, he said. We get such a wide range of abilities in kids. You can string a bunch of kids , .along a blackboard, and you will see scribble in black crayon to a work of van Gogh. However, essential, he believes. Like other d his kindergarteners year-roun- the Brigance test is schools, were given Its got to be there. Otherwise, a teacher doesnt have anything to go on. The idea of a preassessment is very educational and developmental sound for children, but the other side of it is what do the teachers do with the assessment? he asked. Do they stick it in a folder and still teach the way they think the child should be taught, or do they use the information to modify their curriculum? 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