Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday August 28 1998 — Page 13 Stewards hard at work preserving Utah heritage By Heather May The Salt Lake Tribune scale program L kl corn-grindi- not divulging it” As part of a pilot program in the National Forest scattered in three chunks over central and southeastern Utah volunteers such as Hackney will adopt archaeological sites and Manti-LaS- al monitor them for changes to ensure nobody takes touches or otherwise terrorizes die ruins The state’s hundreds of thousands of prehistoric sites have been preserved for millennia by the state’s dry But something as simple as a sign-i- n sheet at sites has decreased graffiti If they see suspicious activity stewards are told to describe it note the appearance of the vandals and jot down the offenders' license plate numbers to help in gaining convictions later Another goal of the program is to open up more sites Archaeologists say they have to keep nearly all of them secret to protect them People are not forbidden from the digs but according to federal law agencies cannot disclose a site if they do not have the resources to protect “Site stewards are not just passionate people running around in tennis shoes pretending to be Indiana Jones" he says “They are a constituency to a resource” And the Manti-LaS- al may be the perfect place for them All of southeastern Utah is “blessed” with so many sites says Gallagher because prehistoric peo notably the “Anasazi” Indians the area for its high elevations and plentiful food Modern archaeologists have focused exploration in the rich Four Corners area as a result At least 5000 sites — some as old as 14000 years — dot the forest and more half are in the forest’s southeastern r Monticello and Moab “The Manti-LaS- al has some of the most spectacular and remote and striking archaeological sites in all the United States” adds Jones the state archaeologist “Some of the cliff dwellings in the forest they take your breath away to see them and they're also very fragile’’ Site stewards in Utah will focus on these cliff dwellings because the structures are subject to more visitors and more vandalism While they patrol stewards also will teach people how to act at a site and help doll dating to AD 800 “I started screaming and jumping up and down” the amateur archaeologist says “I’m just thinking 'I’ve touched prehistory’ It’s wonderful It’s fabulous It’s the most exciting thing that happened to me up to this point But unlike most Utahns who might snag such treasures as personal souvenirs Hackney is among a new breed of archaeological stewards mindful of saving a legacy Even when she recently found a prehistoric artifact she had long dreamed of taking home — a Fremont stone — she left it alone “I did leave it exactly where it was" she says “I know the location but I’m untainted prehistoric material Even the forest's archaeologists calls site stewards “die perfect answer to a whole bunch of different problems” Fremont Indian complete to remind people that other visitors want to experience the same awe of seeing statewide stewardship program in place with volunteers assigned to visit sites and check for damage Tourists from out of state have shown an interest in becoming stewards and members of the Utah Statewide Archaeological Society already monitor sites on their own Joe Gallagher who oversees NATIONAL FOREST Utah (AP) — Like many rrti-den-U Margene Hackney gets a huge kick out of hunting Utah’s wilderness for ancient bones and shards of pottery She helped forage for 15000-yeaKmammoth bones a decade ago when the beast was found in Huntington Canyon in the Manti-LaS-al National Forest A coude of yean earlier she unearthed a MANT1-LASA- of its kind in Utah Within a year archaeologists hope to have a AP pinto dll dwing sight near Joes Valtoy Reservoir Qataier National Foraat archeology program and praiees the steward oversees the Manll-LaSprogram for Its abilty to protect sites such as the one in JoeaVaKey Joe Galaghor lasts at ancient compare the conditions to photographs taken in the past The monitoring can get as detailed as counting the number of F‘A& overfoe state we have that prob- rocks and cracks in a walL “It’s definitely helped deter a lot of lem” says Kevin Jones state archaeologist “People either disregard the site vandalism” says Peter Pilks archaeoloand don’t know what they’re doing or gist for the Coconino Forest in Flagstaff In “It’s given us a bunch of eyes and ears they maliciously tear into the site the wide open spaces of our state there out there to help us better patrol and proare lots of archaeological sites and they tect our archaeological sites that otherare more than we can possibly ever mon- wise we wouldn’t have Pot vandals know that they’re out there watching” itor” Amateur stewardship has worked for While die stewardship program u not forests in Arizona which is the model new — archaeology lovers have been for Utah’s program About 300 volunhelping the professionals look after sites teers check sites every weekend and for years — this is the first formal large-- archaeologists say moat are being signif- icantly damaged by modern humans’ it Archaeologists say they might just get the funds they need once the steward program catches on “There are a lot of people in Utah who do love the archaeology and want to do something" Jones says i well-preserv- ed AP photo Volunteer stewards monitor sites to ensure even small pot shards like these near Blending remain hi place Depth timing can Peregrine may dive off endangered list net summer trout FARMINGTON NM (AP) — There are times in die trout-fishiseason when you can throw a BOISE Idaho (AP) — In 197a pesticide day back in the 1970s when there were so poisoning had shrunk the population of the few peregrines left” he said in prepared peregrine falcon to 39 pairs m die lower 48 remarks “But it shows how effective a law states Now there are almost 1600 breeding the Endangered Species Act is when pairs of the world's fastest bird in North allowed to work as it was intended" America Widespread use of DDT and other pestiWith the recovery the federal government cides nearly wiped out the falcons 30 yean readied to call for the falcon to be taken off ago There were only 39 known pairs of perethe endangered species list today US Fish and Wildlife Service Director grine falcons in the lower 48 states when Jamie Rappaport Clark will announce the they were given federal protection in 1970 Now there are almost 1600 breeding pain the falcon at The Pereproposal to “de-lisfor Fund’s World in Ndrth America Birds Center of grine’s Removal from the federal list would be Prey south of Boise home of captive breeding programs for the peregrine nod other effective alter a comment period ending falcon stiff fcu!U4 rapt species Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt planned a protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act simultaneous announcement at Stone Mounwhich prohibits the killing possession tain Park near Atlanta transportation and importation of migratory “It would have been hard to imagine this birds their eggs parts and nests unless angling is generally a question of depth and timing One of the tricks is to fish bare hook into the water and when the trout are most active catch fish That generally means taking a It just doesn’t seem to matter siesta In die middle of the day as what fly or bait you use at what the best angling will probably be depth you fish it or how well or during last light or when that first hue shows on the eastern badly you present it — trout will bite each morning said AriWe all live for those days But zona Game and Fish Public Inforin between come plenty " of days when the bites are fewtand far between Generally August is one of those hard bites partku-- ’ larly on lakes as rainbows browns and cutthroats have gone deep and are more finicky about what bait they’ll take and when The dog days of August are some of the hardest fishing days on the calendar But knowing a litde about fish behavior and the techniques that work will increase the number of fish brought to hand during hot weather The key to warm-weath- er trout mation Officer Rory Aikens “Those anglers who get to die lake before sunrise will usually find more active trout” Aikens said Aikens suggests starting shallow working spinners or flies at or near the surface during the first of the day He also sug- map potential grizzly bear habitat in the Salmon-Setwa- River Continued from Page 11 management plan for the river system in the next couple of years The existing (dan based on an Now the whitewater stretch of the Middle Fork is heavily used by commercial outfitters and private boaters while die North Fork is relatively quiet The plan outlines limits for d garbage people noises and structures that the human-cause- some respects it is far out of average person would encounter So far most of those limits have not been exceeded but litter standards have been exceeded on the lower Middle and North forks ipated that the lower stretch of new guidelines and limits extensive University of Idaho study was approved in 1980 In date For example the plan antic- the North Fork would be the most heavily used and that the rocky whitewater of the Middle Fork would be rarely used But the popularity of whitewater rafting and improved equipment for it changed use patterns The new plan could specify Windshields MkOUMkT back-to-scho- ol Confirmed from Page 11 “We call it ecosystem mud-and-bo- field biology combined with cutting edge technology” said Jack Hogg science director for the Craighead Institute in Missoula Mont Wildlife-Wildlan- ds a multi-ye- ar study to find out what kind of vegetation the bears could find if they were released into die wild area near the Montana border "We were surprised at how little information was available at the time” Hogg said “It was pretty much a Mack hide in terms of what we wanted to know" In the field Monica Pokorny and two other scientists are wrap- The US Fish and Wildlife Service in 1995 proposed transplanting up to 50 brers into the area over a five-yeperiod — before the area had whether knew they enough food to support a grizzly ping up three summers of “ground-tr- u thing" the satellite imagery iff the the Rank Church-Rivof No Return and institute founder John J Craighead heard of the dans he was concerned enough to launch the location slope and plant make-u- p of each area ar er Selway-Bitterro- ot wilderness areas Using global positioning systems they record such things as Dr MatOmaHaMka Later when the information is ('k litiVilIrv's' t'lvlrnoJ UmniflfluKiiK Omit 787-22- (OSmseaTl Board the Hunt 22000-square-mi- le y Dbcice Mpnamui 1734 N 600 W LOOAN across the West scientists finally realized that pesticide contamination in the food chain was ravaging the peregrine Along with the bald eagle the brown pelican and California condor the falcon was being poisoned by eating pesticide residue in the fatty tissue of the seed- - and insect-eatin- g birds that are its prey Peregrines nest in the tucks of cliffs the ledgOoHall buildings or 6n large bridges Thejrfemain rihft for hours on end in search of prey swooping in at up to 200 mph and with small buds or bats colliding talons-fir- st before circling to snatch up the falling meal Wilderness studied for potential griz habitat if shallow doesn’t work then go packing electronic equipment to Z-R- iy indiscriminately as a nuisance predator t” gests trolling at daybreak Run spinners near the shoreline to catch fish cruising the banks in SALMON Idaho (AP) — Scithe cooL early moping hours But every lake is different and entists are wearing out boots and deep trying Power Bait on the bottom or pull a authorized by the Interior Department Once known as a “duck hawk” and shot Ptg D LCSW Suaul Concern lu ts “We call it field biology combined with cutting mud-and-boo- edge technology" —Jack Hogg plugged into a computer model they will be able to tell what kind of vegetation each color band represents on the satellite maps All the data will be combined to give layered descriptions of any given place in the landscape including plant species elevation animal distribution and seal type The Craighead Institute also intends to map the Greater Yel “I think foodwise it would work but there's a lot of people whose lives it would affect” she said “I think without their support it would be difficult to make it work” IfsOK- - Vote Democratic on 563-300- 0 white bark pine nuts berries and die tubers of beargrass Pokorny said a lack of food is not the main obstacle to die reintroduction CACHE DEMOCRATS THREAD IMAGES 820 N 200 W Suite C Logan UT 84321 tional grizzly foods such as st in until Irrv’vmtrLJp 4tot Candice lowstone and Northern Continental Divide ecosystems and the wild corridors that link them How long it all will take is anyone's guess “It’s always possible that some agency will step in and do the job right and we won't have to do it” Hogg said 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