Show vew-vwvwvr- r8 rwww"1 w not a beaten path Yellowstone to Mont (AP) — It sounds simple enough The northern Rockies ia an amazing place stretching from Yellowstone National Park all the way to die Yukon It supports vast elk herds immense forests and bustling human communities It is beautiful productive and accessible Most people seem to like it fine just the way it is Why not keep it that way? It is a question local governments zoning commissions and major politicians have argued about for years The discussion is generally couched in “quality of life" terms especially in the scenic areas stretching from the Yaak to die Yukon from Walerton to Wyoming How do we protect our landscapes and our wildlife from ourselves? And make a living while we're at it? That discussion is what the Yellowstone to Yukon project known as Y2Y is all about according to a Canadian couple traveling 1900 miles on foot horseback and canoe to publicize the notion Maxine Achurch 33 and Karsten Heuer 29 are heading north through October when they wrap up this year's trek in Canada's Jasper National Psirk They'll start again next summer traveling all the way to the Yukon punctuat high-grow- th m T Pag 14— The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday July 10 1996 LIVINGSTON ttm ifi'j iKm ing their days in the backcountry with stops in towns grabbing a hot shower and talking about the Y2Y concept wherever they stop Will anybody listen? Time will tell They hope to meet with ranching groups outfitters associations and anybody else who might have reservations about their goals The overall aim is to establish secure protected corridors where big ng animals like grizzly bears wolves and wolverines can travel unmnUntfait The corridors they envision are like a stout cord connecting already protected gems like Yellowstone Glacier and the Canadian parks Look at the land today and you see a place where it's theoretically possible for big animals to travel between Glacier and Yellowstone But die thread is fraying being gnawed by development logging highways and mines The corridors are important because without them isolated animal populations are vulnerable to outbreaks of disease inbreeding and other calamities Heuer a Canadian park ranger said he's seen it happen before in South Africa where he once worked transplanting carnivores from one island of wild land to another trying to keep pop ulations alive in places separated by intense development The Y2Y goal is comparable in some ways to the Northern Rockies Ecosystem wilderness Protection Act a much of would that designate proposal the Northwest as protected wilderness The bill has gone nowhere in Congress facing stout opposition from congressmen from all of the affected states Y2Y which includes 100 affiliated five-sta- te environmental groups has some similar goals but different methods Heuer and Achurch said “This is bottom up" Achurch said “It’s nothing to do with government” “We’re trying to get the local people to say ’Here’s where we can make a difference’” Heuer said The migration zones “don’t mean no human use” Heuer said There could be limited logging grazing and oil and gas development nothin them he said Those details remain to be worked out however So does the size of the proposed corridors Deciding where to draw a line is “a hard thing to do” he agreed The idea of drawing a line and establishing different sets of rules governing human behavior on either aide of it is always a contentious issue as anybody who has followed a zoning dispute can attest But try to add the plight of the Banff g National Park grizzlies to a Big Sky hearing and you can imagine the complications And many remain dubious shout the motives of the loosely knit zoo-in- Y2Y group “It’s another crazy idea that somehow gains momentum among people who don’t have to make a living on the land” ia the way Cary Hegreberg executive secretary of the Montana Wood Products Association described Y2Y He pointed out that vast amounts of private property lie between the parks and wilderness areas of the Northern Rockies Imposing restrictions there “would be pretty tough for most folks to swallow” he said “I don’t buy due the notion is to keep things die way they are” Hegreberg continued “I don’t believe that And keeping the landscape the same is a whole lot different from keeping social and economic systems intact” Still Y2Y proponents say they’re committed for the long haul They’ve received significant national press cover- age in Canada and the United States They've got scientists and economists on board They’ve got enough money at the two-persCanmore Alberta headquarters to distribute small grants to affiliated groups And they’re looking 20 40 100 yean down the road They want to have a network of environmental groups established that can for instance muster forces to fight a bad timber sale in Wyoming instead of leaving that battle to a local group Heuer tyd The long hike is intended to let people know the network exists to build support for it wherever they can “It's been mislabeled as a huge national park concept" Heuer said “That's not what it's about It's about maintaining what we have today” Which sounds like it ought to be simple even noocontroversiaL It'i not likely to be that way Hegreberg said his industry will keep an eye on the group “these things in their initial atages sometimes seem pretty ridiculous” he said “But aometimea they gather momentum and you’ve got n significant political fight on your hands” But that if it comes lies in the future For now Heuer and Achurch have a long hike and a lot of talking ahead of them Com may be essence of outdoor food By Sports Afield A Hears! Magazine For AP Special Features Corn which was native to the New World and as essential to the Indian's survival as it wss to the Pilgrims still seems the most completely American of foods wrote Jim Marumi in an article in the summer issue of Sports Afield Its versatility makes it as fit for Texas tortillas as it does for Southern cornbread hush puppies and grits and it makes a (Hetty good whiskey called bourbon Curiously enough “sweet con” the kind we now eat straight off the cob was only discovered in 1779 along the banks of the Susquehanna River in an Indian village and it wasn’t even much appreciated until die 1840s as a dinner table item Once the West Continued from Page 13 AP photo Rand Jack of Whatcom Land Trust left and Conor Byrne 11 of Seattle stand next to a approximately mountain hemlock in the Canyon Lake Creek Old Growth Forest Wednesday Representatives from the Whatcom Land Trust and the Trust for Public Land announced a $1 million anonymous donation and a $18 million gift from the Paul G Allen Forest Protection Foundation to help buy the forest east of Bellingham Wash from Crown Pacific td After 1870 American horticulturists developed scores of strains that led to sweeter and sweeter table varieties of com Freshness is the absolute key to enjoying com at its best not just for its sweetness but for the luscious creamy milk and flavor that issue from s kernel not long out of the husk The Indians never boiled their corn on the cob yet many prefer it grilled in the husk To grill the com simply soak the indirect heat on the grill away from the full force of the burning coals For more flavor and a slightly charred texture combine in a bowl 3 tablespoons salted butter 14 teaspoon chili powder 14 tea- spoon ground black pepper 1 minced scallion and 12 teaspoon ground summer savory Spread butter on ears and place on the gnll turning frequently for 7 to 10 min- utes For a terrific com casserole try this: Boil 6 ears of com for 3 minutes remove from the water and slice off the kernels into a buttered casserole dish Combine with 14 cup cream 14 cup chopped sweet red peppers 2 chopped scallions 1 chopped and seeded ears in water for 13 minutes which helps jalapeno chili pepper 2 tablespoons flour steam the com and keeps the kernels from salt and pepper to taste and 1 cup breadburning while allowing a subtle smokiness to crumbs Bake in a 330 degree oven about 20 non-husk- ed pervade die natural flavor Keep the ears over minutes Serve hot Overhead under a sunny sky a pair of hawks made themselves heard and well as seen tion of existing waterworks and facilities Gyllenskog said he suspects the birds have a and protection of the spillway on the dam’s nest nearby Maybe it was the call of the i 'in1 i j r north end1 wikLh j til's' South CaThoVatepUsdiv-niid- r thMteedu t "i The proposal seeks protection for a natural aware of4hesr collective object) oosNielso®carea recreational jtf-p- i Plana ' and Bankhead said! aren’t detailed but Gyllenksog wants the Gyllenskog dismisses the water users’ and bottom of the hollow dosed to vehicles and bureau’s concerns The assertion that s recreopen only to foot traffic for day use only ation area below the dam is a public safety Bankhead and Nielson contend letting nature concern isn’t reasonable he contends admirers in opens the door to vandalism of “If the dam is unsafe let’s drain Hyrum the handful of small but important water Reservoir and fix it" Gyllenskog said at a structures concentrated near the dam and in view of much of the hollow Wednesday meeting of interested parties including water users Gyllenskog’a big (dan for Little Bear HolGiven that Cache Valley earned its name low may have been sunk by the water users from early 1800s mountain men and for trapwho own the dam and reservoir and the pers who cached blacksmiths tools only a Bureau of Reclamation which built it But he mile away Little Bear Hollow offers a view isn't giving up Like Little Bear Hollow it's into history too like being stuck between a dam and a hard “Could you imagine a hundred tipis down place The chance to ” preserve a little of there?" said Gyllenskog during a brief tour our Cache Valley heritage” Gylenskqg said of Little Bear Hollow earlier thia week is worth a struggle learned this week and cited three reasons for its decision They were: public safety protec- Preserve ’ was opened up corn became one of the world's most important crops (the United States corn crop is equal to the combined crop of wheat oats barley rice rye and sorghum) and the Midwest appropriately took on its nickname of “the Corn BelL” of weeds growMierVTnc fuding prpfjMcMjy and thikk stands of Scokh thistft ° The parks division veteran speaks passionately about Little Bear Hollow and of the “opportunities" for just a little development and a lot of space to hear birds Weed sing or watch clouds float by Gyllenskog has the support of the Bridgerland Audubon Society a number of public educators and Hyrum Mayor Gordon Olson Little Bear Hollow figures nicely in Olson's vision of a trail connecting Blacksmith Fork Canyon and Hyrum Lake State Park Gyllenskog's idea manifested as a formal proposal to the US Bureau of Reclamation to reclassify the property to recreational use instead of the current “primary jurisdiction zone” The bureau denied the change Gyllenskog y(lftjted J Life Liberty Free Long Distance 400 minutes I3995 per month That’s just 10t a minute AJuvys Included: Caller ID j NfoiceMafl First Incoming Minute Free Utah Toll Free —ew £ r FREE Long distance for 6 months t J J 4 Call (787-326- 7) Other dans start at $1995 i fi IfiV mcrsjrxmfy 4' riVTSSi 9 mm VOKESTREAM STORES AUTHORIZED DEALERS Corporate Sales Office 60 E Center §10$ UanAMhrti SOWnt 400 North 75M755 WEmHi 77 750-560- 0 brttofo wwwvoiceitnameom 7574111 State U27 North Mm f —t W I POOR |