Show Outdoorsenviron merit OE mountain lion hovers over a felled deer in Wyoming's high country State officials are concerned that hunters may be taking too many of the elusive cats A Amphitheater topics Rhino 'endangered' WASHINGTON and -hasThelistedUS theFishblack Wildlife Service rhinoceros as an endangered species in the July 14 1980 Federal Register in the hope of helping the nations of Africa preserve their rapidly dwindling herds The move places further controls on importation and interstate commerce and enables the Service to assist in restoration efforts But perhaps most important the attention to the ruling calls world-wid- e strange market that literally has put a price on the heads of the estimated 14000 remaining black rhinos Each black rhino has two horns on its snout a large one far forward and another smaller one directly behind Throwing contest BRIGHAM CITY - An attempt at establishing a world record in buffalo chip throwing will be made at Golden Spike National Historic Site Saturday at noon contest is being held The in conjunction with the Fourth Annual Railroaders Festival at Golden Spike Promontory Utah Buffalo Chip Throwing contests began in Pierre South Dakota in 1972 and have spread throughout the western United States in recent years Much interest in this unique event has attracted the attention of the Guineas Book of World Records Guineas Book officials plan to make Buffalo Chip flipping a new entry The Warden for archers - SALT LAKE CITY Utah’s handicapped and senior citizens will have an added outdoor recreation opportunity available following the Friday dedication of the Preception Park complex on the Wasatch-Cach- e National Forest Perception Park is a camping picnic and large group use area located about 10 miles east of Huntsville on the Ogden Ranger District of the Wasatch-Cach- e National Forest What makes this area unique is that it has been designed and constructed to eliminate architectural barriers that frequently prevent persons of limited mobility from enjoying the outdoors Watson now in charge of securing private funds for Game Department projects spent most of his earlier career dealing with the effect of pollution on migrating fish While no one knows how to cope with volcano-create- d problems Watson’s work may prove important "Fish are tenacious" he said "They have hung on in situations where it is unbelievable" To illustrate the point he told of catfish burying themselves underground in a gravel pit to survive in the natural ground water Much of Watson's work involved the Chehalis River which flows into Grays Harbor on the Washington coast The river has become polluted by man rather than nature Given the poor condition of the Chehalis as a laboratory Watson worked for years to develop a system by which migrating fish especially young ones could survive By VerlHanchett Utah Division of Wildlife Resources With the upcoming deer and elk archery season starting Aug 15 in the Cache area a few tips may be helpful Preparation of course is perhaps one of the main things a good archer must do Purchasing archery equipment the or even the week before the season certainly lead to a disappointing hunt cases than not leave a bad name archery enthusiast night before opening will and in more for the real If you are going to get involved in archcry get the proper equipment long before the season starts and get someone that is very knowledgeable to help teach you the proper skills If you just bought new equipment you should be out practicing daily to become more familiar with the bow You may not be very proficient during the hunt but this practice will give you a chance for success field practice as much as possible prior to the hunt One of the keys to a successful hunt is scouting the area in advance Most archers spend half the season not knowing where to go or understand the habits of the game they hunt Once in the field patience is the best friend an archer has Learning how to stalk and keeping downwind and out of sight from the animal is also important Keeping your broadheads sharp and never trying to exceed your shooting capabilities (generally about 30 yards) is also good advice A good way to give archers a bad name is by hunting from the back of vehicles Not only is that a callous hunting tactic but it also is illegal Some of the laws worth remembering include the fact it is illegal for an archer to possess any type of firearm in his camp vehicle or otherwise be in control of any type of firearm while on the archery unit pre-seas- One of the best suggestions would be to join an archery club where you can learn the proper ways to handle the bow and arrow Target practice and archery hunt is a good hunt and hopefully will be continued But archers and all hunters must police their own ranks which helps the resource the division manages and builds hunter image The In one experiment young fish were placed in a net and the net was towed rapidly through dangerous portions of the river to minimize exposure to pollution First reports that the fish had forsaken their native stream raised a few eyebrows It had been believed that salmon returned to their native stream no matter what "We salmon had Department made Washington a detour had some mechanical problems but we proved the system is sound" Watson said He said a variation of the towing process using barges and holding tanks might work on the Cowlitz Watson also has experimented in luring fish from their native stream with chemicals The trick as he explained it is to add minute chemical quantities of a to holding ponds until young fish are State Game Department officials were the first to question reports from the Fisheries that In the Fisheries Department has jurisdiction over salmon programs and the Game Department handles steelhead a searun rainbow trout reaching up to 30 pounds non-tox- ic released The chemical odor is imprinted on weeks after the report Game Department officials decided a of fish might be natural possible A large number of summer run steelhead of suspected Toutle River origin also showed up in the Kalama River prompting a change of mind A few the fish and diversions can be achieved by placing traces of the chemical in streams when the fish return from their ocean migration Watson said migrating fish have a primitive navigation system based on a sense of smell and remembering light angles But the unique happenings didn't surprise Bob Watson who for 16 years served as a fish biologist for the Game Department "They are guided by practically differences in the unmeasurable chemical composition of the water” he said “This is coupled with some light orientation — primarily the angle of the sun when they come back through the ocean"Young fish essentially back down out of the river so they come back (headed) the same way" Watson said "They don't just turn around and head out as you might suspect" "I think this is a function of the species to adapt to catastrophies such as we've seen in Mount St Helens" he said "In any group or race of fish you have a certain amount of straying I think this is nature's mechanism to accommodate natural disasters” Pollution may hurt Colorado tourist trade chip-throwi- Park dedicated - As (UPI) wildlife biologists pick up the pieces following the Mount St Helens disaster they are finding that migrating fish are smarter and tougher than they thought When the mountain blew up with the force of a nuclear blast on May 18 there were dire predictions that rivers stricken by the eruption and resulting mud flows would be barren of fishlife for perhaps 100 years Water temperatures in the Cowlitz two prime and Toutle rivers producers of salmon and steelhead trout reached intolerably high levels and stayed that way for several days Mud flows inundated the entire Toutle and the lower portion of the Cowlitz and heavy silt deposits stretched on into the Columbia Hatcheries near the Toutle were destroyed along with millions of adult and juvenile fish Wash The first glimmer of hope following the eruption was provided by about 200 migrating spring Chinook salmon who bypassed the lethal Cowlitz in favor for the nearby Kalama River well-know- -w Migrating fish did they adapt? six-sta- te A slide and musical tribute to the n American Earth by a local author and a presentation on the Youth Conservation Corps are this weekend’s offerings at the Guinavah Ampitheater Program Series Saturday evening Gary Smith author and naturalist will present a slide and musical tribute to the American Earth The Youth Conservation Corps will be Mike Jablonski's topic on Friday evening Programs both nights begin at 9 pm at at Upper the Guinavah Ampitheater Guinavah Campground in Logan Canyon Sponsored by the US Forest Service the programs are free to the public The Herald Journal — More tourists Dinnertime 19R0 After volcano eruption OLYMPIA DENVER — Despite concerns about gasoline prices visitation to National Park Service areas in the Rocky Mountain Region is slightly ahead of last year’s pace thus far this year Through June of this year National Park areas in the region counted 7760982 visitors compared to 7696687 through June 1979 Visitation for the current year is down however from 1978 which was a peak year for park visitors A dramatic decline in visitation occurred in 1979 due to the nation’s fuel shortage The Rocky Mountain Region is comprised of 41 National Parks Monuments Historic Sites and other areas in North and South Dakota Montana Wyoming Utah and Colorado Anmt Lpgan Utah Wednesday DENVER (UPI) — Officials are becoming increasingly worried about possible adverse effects on Colorado's tourism industry from pollution and growth related to the state's expanding oil shale development the state’s fourth largest Tourism industry brought in 3890 million in 1979 Exxon Corp has proposed developing a oil shale 3500 billion industry in northwestern Colorado by ihe year 2010 But state and local officials view the proposal with some concern “One of the treasures of coming to Aspen is the clean air" said Mayor Herman Kdel "If we don't have clean air it will destroy us" Edel’s town is one of the closest mountain resorts to Garfield and Rio Blanco counties where the bulk of the development would take place He said the project "would affect every ski area on the Western Slope” Gov Richard Lamm agreed that operators of ski resorts were "right to be concerned" about pollution from the Exxon development and others like it “Very clearly Colorado has a great concern" Lamm said "Every crash program has its victim Instead of having additions to the economy we'll see tradeoffs" Besides pollution officials were worried that rapid population growth could create overcrowding at ski resorts making them nearly inaccessible to residents from the Eastern Slope and other states Exxon estimated 15 million persons would be drawn to northwestern Colorado in the next 30 years because oi the shale industry "Our reason for being here was to serve the Eastern Slope" said Rod Slifer mayor of Vail and president of the Colorado Association of Ski Towns “But if we are full with residents of the Western Slope the guy on the East Slope may not get to ski" Robert E Lee project development manager for the Colony Oil Shale Project in which Exxon is a partner said he had no evidence to support Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the development would violate health standards for ozone particulates sulfur dioxide and other pollutants "I don't think we would fail the primary standards” Lee said adding he had no data indicating the development would otherwise hurt tourism Garry Mitchell president of Colorado Ski Country USA said the resorts were caught between a rock and a hard place On the one hand they want the environment protected But on the other he said resorts would eventually dwindle if sufficient energy supplies were not available "The tourism industry in Colorado and its long-terfuture are tied to the cost and availability of fuel” Mitchell said "If the cost becomes prohibitive and if supply dwindles this industry hurts” Alan Delamere president-elec- t of the Colorado Mountain Club admitted "some level of sacrifice” would be necessary But he said the main question was how much sacrifice would be required of Coloradans to fill the energy needs of the rest of the nation "I really object to the Colorado environment being destroyed so people can roar up and down the California freeways in their automobiles" he said m License deadline HELENA — It's too late to apply for some big game licenses in Montana but nonresidents to the state can still get combination deer elk bear bird and fishing licenses until a 17000 quota is filled The quota is short by about 5000 according to Keith Colbo director of Montana's Fish Wildlife and Parks Department Applications for antelope moose goat and for bighorn sheep in most Montana areas have not been accepted since June 15 Licenses for hunting bighorn sheep in some southwestern areas will be issued through August 31 Scott Still waters ibis along the Bear River spend a tranquil summer's evening searching the turgid waters for a dinnertime treat White-face- a Teeming with waterfowl and other wildlife the Bear offers R utherfordHerald Journal rewarding summertime retreat for those willing to take the time to explore its waters t |