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Show Moy5. 1977 N Editorial What The World Needs THE UINTAH BASIN STANDARD 2 - V..?... V. Consolidation of the Rootawalt Standard and Uintah Batin Bocerd Bubllthad Weekly at lootovalt, Utah B40M P. O. Boa 1M, Roosevelt, Utah MOM Sacond-ClaPostage gald at Rootavalt, Utah Paid In Advance Subscription Ratos: Ona Yoar, SS.H Two Yaars, lll.M A ... . Y AS-3- NEDENE WARDlE AMY WEGNER KEINASHEY JOAN CROZ'ER SHERRI BUCHANAN .. ..... ,V Vi. .. -- h y.t T, vv-'-- - . u CLARIS D. a. 5:' AtiT Now! WILDLIFE REPORT !; & C fff mbl ?ih$ UTAH r? EDITOR AND PuBJShER ASS.STANT EDITOR . OF RESOURCES Nielson, Northeastern Region game manager of the Utah State Division of Wildlife Resources tDWR). was awarded the K. E. "Bob" Bullock Award, given annually to the Divisions outstanding employee. The presentation was made in Vernal at the Utah Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation Federation convenBob ASSISTANT EDiTOR BJSiNESS MANAGER STATE DIVISION OF WIUXFE 6AlT LAKE CITV m-.- . i Uv1.1, - r. CE MANAGER C'RCUATiON CORRESPONDENTS tion. Bullock, a former commissioner tequiv-alen- t to the present day Board members), has sponsored the annual award since 1970. Bullock worked many years to develop responsible wildlife management in Utah. Nielson has been employed with the Division since 1960. beginning as a conservation officer in Green River CHANGE COULD PROVE COSTLY TO USERS Approximately 70 years the Telephone Industry of ago, as our country was dev- Utah, to oppose a move by the eloping a communication sys- FCC (Federal Communications tem, to provide a means of Commission to disfranchise contact between individuals the present system, moving without travel, many different back toward a free competiavenues were explored. But tive system of companies vyfor many years, very little pro- ing for the communications business. gress was made. On the surface this appears Throughout the nation, a network of individual compan- a worthy goal. But on further ies evolved, each independent, study we feel that we would each with different technical have to side with the 14 phone standards, and all operating companies, and the Utah Legon the free enterprise sys- islature (who recently passed tem of providing a monetary a resolution opposing the FCC return for the dollar invested. rulings.) There are several Although our nation was reasons why. built on free enterprise, it was First, the larger company soon found that some facits of allows for a system of levelour expanding nation needed a ing of rates." This simply form of control. Without this means that although the avercalls age consumer service costs control, inter-systewere virtually impossible, and approximately $16, to the the costs involved to the indi- company, the average payvidual user was high. But the ment by the consumer is about greatest factor was that the $9. This allows for service on a costs involved to serve level that can be afforded by sparcely settled areas prohibi- nearly every family in the ted service to many of the na- United States. The additional cost of individual phone tions residents. is a plied to long disConsequently a controlled servicecalls. tance monopoly" was established. It As was the case in the early was based on private enterof telephone communiprise, with investments made history in our country, smalcations by individuals. But rates and ler individual companies services were governed by an would for the vye cream", agency that determined the but would leave bulk of the the needs of the consumers and unprofitable sections of the the company. nation This would In addition to this, a system be in Utah, true particularly of cooperatives were established to serve the rural areas where much of the state is of the nation where private rural. We feel that our present capitol could not feasibly be system of telephone service s These justified. is functioning well. It is less operate on the same standards as the controlled monopoly", costly than anywhere else in and interchange functions and the world, and the most calls on a full cooperation efficient. We feel that any change in the system should basis. In Utah there are 13 cooper- not be dictated by the FCC. If ative telephone companies (in- it were to change, it should be We do not feel cluding Uintah: Basin Tele- aby Congress. would benefit the change phone Association,) as well as consumer. If you feel Mountain Bell. These 14 com- average the same, let your congresspanies have joined together as man know. m un-serve- d. district. He was promoted to the position of game biologist in 1962 and four years later became the regional game manager. He has served in that capacity for the past 11 years. The city of Verna! has benefited from his civic activity throughout his tenure. DWR Director Dot, ?mi' h. classified C.O. Comer . . . 197fi. By Steve C'rinney Since November. 1969 when Starvation Reservoir began to fill with the opening of the Duchesne River tunnel this Intensive study of the reservoir these past two years has provided some answers although the situation may never be fully explainable. One important Broadbent Range management during drought is more critical than at other times. The reasons are a combination of complicaBy Lee tions. 1. I,ess forage is produced on rangeland. thus even a moderate stocking rate fur a normal year may result in serious over use. 2. Plants already weak from lack of moisture do not have as much resistance to grazing. 3. Irrigated pastures and croplands will produce less forage. Ranchers may be tempted to overuse rangelands to fill in the gap. 4. Management agencies such as the Area miss is named to college honor roll Rohn Ann Wilcox is one University of Utah student from the Roosevelt area who is among 1.725 undergraduates named to the Winter quarter honor roll at the U. Ti be named to the honor roll a student must maintain an average of 3.5 r better in all academic subjects where 4.0 is I he equivalent of an A". BLM. Forest Service, or the BIA may require cuts in order to protect their rangelands. This will put even greater pressure on private range holdings. To over use range during a drought year can be expensive. When plants loose their vigor it takes several years of reduced grazing in order to recover their former yields. May I suggest these tips for getting the most of your resource through this point to keep in mind is that biologists knew early in the reservoir's management that the fishing was doomed to decline hut the drastic drop off came much sooner than expected. The demise of the fishery was inevitable due to the presence of the Utah chub which was noted in the reservoir as early as 1970. apparently entering from the drainage streams. Even so, the trout were able to compete with the chubs successfully and it was expected that fishing would remain good for 9 or 10 years at which time steps would be initiated to deal with the problem. Chemical treatment was and is still generally ruled nut due to the size of the drainages involved. Roth the Strawberry and Duchesne River drainages would need to be treated besides the reservoir BROUGHT TO YOU BY JAY GATES Although moil books say that water boils at 212 degrees, boils o' VI 2 ONLY at sea level; the higher you go. the lower the boiling it point. average house fly lives only several weeks. The most densely populated U. S state is New Jersey. Youngest r of the U. S. was old John Breckinridge when he served under President The Buchanan Alaska has 4 separate time ones-- or are between Maine and California. G& L CHEVROLET BUICK SERVICE YOU CAN TRUST - QUALITY YOU CAN DEPEND Phono 721-241- 1 (Jay Gates) as many as there ON' Rootavalt, Utah The Chamber Maid drought. 1. Improve grazing distribution to use available forage more efficiently. Ways to accomplish this include establishing a planned grazing system, developing additions! water, placing salt in areas that normally are grazed less, fencing and herding. 2. Use all water resources efficiently. Even mediocre springs ind seeps will be helpful if developed and maintained so. water is not wasted. 3. Balance livestock numbers with forage supply. R reeding herds can be culled more heavily. Market dry cows, slow breeders, poor milkers and older animals. Re prepared to sell calves and lamhs early and to bring stock from rangelands early if necessary. 4. If some overgrazing cannot be avoided, consider irrigated pastures whirh recover faster than rangeland. 5. Well established range seedir.es can tolerate over grazing better than native range. Over grazing during a drought does more damage to perennial plants than during a season of normal moisture. For more information and for assistance on specific ways to cope drought, contact our office in Rriw !.. :e Roosevelt In their meeting with President Carter last month the National Chamber's leaders conveyed recommendations of the federation on a national energy policy. The major section of the Chamber views dealth with Increasing Energy Production" eleven measures of programs the government needs to embrace to stimulate various sources of energy within this country. These recommendations presented by Chairman Herbert 5. Richey, Vice Chairman William K. Eastham and President Richard L. Leher included the following: 1. Deregulation of the wellhead price ronirolsnn new natural gas. Any phasing deemed necessary should recognize the great lead times needed for exploration and production: any trial" program he limited to no less than five yejr. 2. Accelerate the phase out of present p'see ron'rols on crude nil and petroleum cts. : . r si Enact legislation augmenting energy producers. Support the greatest prudent funding for research by the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) into solar, geothermal and wind energy sources, as well as research into energy conservation, resource recovery, enhanced oil and gas production and coal extraction techniques. 10. Amend the National Envionment'al Policy Act (NEPA) to accelerate environmental review of major federal Fashion surface mining legislation recognizes the effectiveness of actions. 1 1 . Enact legislation extending federal eminent domain authority to cover coal slurry pipeline construction. The Chamber's recommendations to President Carter spelled out the federations views on the major causes of the nation's energy crisis began when our domestic consumption of energy surpassed our domestic production.), end also addressed the need for energy conservat- ion. On this latter subject, the Chamber's statement read: 5. A national energy policy should vvoid mandatory controls and rely, instead, on market forces to discourage the wasteful use of precious energy resources, while also encouraging greater investment in energy production." Chamber Challenge: Do Your Part Conserve! VOCATIONAL SCHOOL'S SUMMER CABIN! proper. One of the important factors contributing to the poor trout fishing was the summer drawdown in 1974 for repairs on the Highway 40 bridge. This drawdown heavily concentrated fish populations for several months and gave the competitive edge to the chub in competition with the rainbow trout. This drawdown occurred during thp summer when the fingerling trout were only 3" or 4" long, making competition much more significant. During 1976. over 600,000 advanced fingerling rainbow trout were planted in fishing this summer although recent gillnet surveys were somewhat disappointing with smaller numbers than expected captured. Some large rainbows 6 to 8 pounds. One werp taken up hright spot is the sharply increasing population of browns. Brown trout fishermen were very successful last year and surveys show the population still increasing. The largest brown to dale weighed in at 13 pounds 13 ounce 200.000 5" browns will he planted in the reser voir this summer. This past month 10 million walleye pike were storked in the reservoir and it is hoped they will provide hiolugiral control on the heavy population of rough fish. Liketroughl or Mackinaw were also introduced in Starvation 3 or 4 months ago. The reservoir continues to be monitored and although rainbow trout fishing will likely fade from the picture, acceptahle alternative fish sprrirs hopefully will find a home in Starvation Reservoir. our national capacity to enrich uranium into fissionable form through the private sector. 5. Authorize an improved national program for the disposal and storage of nuclear wastes. 6. Amend the Clean Air Act to make power plant siting and coal utilization easier. 7. Fully utilize existing authority to simplify and accelerate the leasing, exploration and development of the nation's outer continental shelves. 8. Preserve the efficiency resulting from horizontal and vertical integration 9. By Paula O. Bell 3. regulating of Area Chamber of Commerce pr-si;- THE Starvation. These larger fish should carry over in greater numbers and provide improved NTERESTING FACTS, existing slate programs in surface mining practices. 4. co-op- picturesque body of water has provided some tup fishing for the publie and some headaches for state fisheries biologists. The fishing opener for Starvation was in 1971 and although most fish were only in the 8" to 10" class the majority of anglers took limits. The following three years the fishing was progressively better with 1971 bettering any of the previous years in both numbers and size f rainbow trout. Then unexpectedly in 1975. the bottom fell out and very few trout wcreraught with a repeat season in Nielson as an . . .energetic, dedicated employee who has done an outstanding job in game management; he exemplifies the cadre of Division professionals. Fishing Forums Announced Division of Wildlife Resources Northern Region Supervisor, Jack A. RenseL recently announced a series of three fishing forums to be conducted prior to the opening of this years fishing season. The forums will be conducted by Don S. Paul, regional information officer. The forums will present material to the public which will explain details about fisheries management and will provide opportunity for interested persons to ask questions about the management program and the upcoming Ashing season. Meetings will be held in Brigham City on Tuesday. May 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Brigham City Community Center; in Bountiful on Thursday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the South Davis Jr. high school gym (298 West 2600 South); and at the Fast Canyon Reservoir State Park 2 levels 1120 Finished sq. ft. 3 bedroom Kitchen All Wood Construction Dining Living Room Electric baseboard heat Electric Stove and Oven Well Insulated Double Thermo Pane Windows Franklin Fireplace Meets all minimum building codes Bids Cedar Shake Shingles Carpet optional at extra cost open from May 4 to May 16 at 1 p.m. ratnimum Bid s 11,775 Costs Not Included" "Moving contact Allen Frandsen for information and inspection at Vocational Center, Roosevelt |