Show t Al x ' ' ' nr 7?r jt V ' " C14— The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday March 22 2002 Lab Continued from Cl information that would feed into the syttems they want to develop" Baitos came to Logan in 1972 and specializes in protecting aspen forests and restoring lands disturbed by mining Other scientists at the lab are studying die impact of pine beetles on Western forest ecosystems and most also serve as adjunct faculty members at Utah State University where the lab is located “Numerous individuals over there (at USU) have put forth support for keeping our project here” Bartos said Mark Brunson a professorTn USU’s College of Natural Resources and the chairman of the ' bers in Logan Toliver said if the lab is closed they would have the opportunity to “bump other people down” and take positions at other WASHINGTON (AP) — sites providing they had enough seniority ‘ Forest Sendee and InteriThe Ownership of the building would either revert or SerDepartment told Congress toUSU or be added to the Ogden Forest Wednesday they have clarified vice facilities ethical standards and punish“We won’t know until the entire analysis is ments for agency scientists done who will lose their job" Toliver said He after some biologists falsified estimated that 60 employees across the region in a study of the reclusive data fact could be impacted but a sheet released Canada ' lynx internally said 275 Forest Service employees The phony data led some ' would become “unfunded" Western Republicans to quesThe majority of the states that comprise the tion the validity of other sciRocky Mountain Research Station stand to lose entific studies involving rare funding Arizona Colorado Idaho Montana and animals Both the plants Nevada Nebraska New Mexico and Wyoming General Accounting Office would all take hits with Arizona’s $15 million and the departments inspector program to reduce catastrophic wildfires being general said the lynx study the largest dollar-wis- e was not compromised “They’re gutting the Great Bqsin” Baitos “If credibility is in fact a said public official’s only currency Most of the labs are tied to land grant univerthese people are broke” Rep sities and Toliver acknowledged that any clo-said Scott Mclnnis sure would be felt at the schools and “across “A in lot folks of Wednesday the nation” the West view these agencies Ironically a shrubland restoration program at with an increasingly skeptical Brigham Young University the only private eye” Mark Rey the Agriculture university to host a research site would be untouched under the new budget Department undersecretary who oversees the Forest SerTelephone calls by The Herald Journal to the offices of Sen Robert Bennett and Rep James vice said any misrepresentation of data is a serious Hansen chairman of the Resources Commitoffense The lynx data “is not tee were not returned Although the final budget probably won’t be an example as far as we can tell of widespread agency released until October Bentz hoped to have behavior” he told Mclnnis some indication of the lab’s future by May In the meantime researchers have little choice but and other members of die House Resources Committee to keep working Both agencies said they “We’ve got so much research going on that issueddirectives clarify- have we can’t just stop” Bentz said “We’re acting rules governing scien the ing like we’re going to be here (permanently)” ' tific research and outlining consequences' if those rules are broken s' 4 SV J u ’ I the study will hie used to determine how to protect die lynx Seven federal and Washington state biologists working on the study included fur samples from a captive lynx and from a bobcat pelt with samples from the Wenatchee and Gifford Pinchot national forests in Washington state that were sent to a lab doing DNA testing for lynx The biologists said the false samples were controls intended to verify the lab’s ability to accurately identify lynx firr Mclnnis and other Western Republicans questioned whether the biologists were trying tt corrupt the study Investigations by the GAO — Congress’ investigative arm— and the Interior Department’s inspector general found the study was not compromised but criticized the biologists The inspector general’s report said the biologists showed a pattern of bad 66 lot of folks in the West view “A these agencies with an increasing skeptical eye" ly - Rep Scott Mclnnis R-C- Reyjaid penalties can range from a letter of reprimand to dismissal He said the Forest Service also expanded its scientific code of ethics to any-one involved in studies rather than just the main researchers Chris Tollefson spokesman for die US Fish and Wildlife Service said die parent Interior Deputment reiterated requirements that were already in place and made clear that disciplinary actions can lead to dismissal The lynx issue stems from a four-yea-r survey to map the habitat of the wildcat listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act Data from ‘ tourism: The current proposal would eliminate both Logan projects but Toliver said that the usual scenario is for Congress to pick and choose which programs or which parts of programs are axed There is also a feeling among some employees that by suggesting massive cuts — such as the entire pine beetle research program —instead of offering piecemeal reductions regional managers are trying to force Congress to leave important programs intact As for the five scientists and six staff mem ' i R-C- ok : ' I ' Utah Chapter of the Society of American Foresters would like to see funding for old and new projects He pointed out that Utah is suffering from “an epidemic of bark beetle” and said private state and federal landowners are worried about escalating aspen loss Closing the Logan lab Brunson said would “potentially affect our ability to address key problems that are confronting the forest of Utah ” and ultimately harm recreation and i e ' i ( - 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