Show Section v a Friday July 26 2002 The Herald Journal f tvy vt 1 s f'- Impending PWC ban to Include Powell Organic garden LAS VEGAS (AP) — Personal watercraft will be banned on Lake Mead Lake Mohave Lake Powell and six other national parks after Sept 15 because the National Park Service won’t meet a deadline to finish rules to control the popular pastime Karla Norris a spokeswoman for Lake Mead National Recreation Area said Tuesday that the ban is expected to be temporary but could last until May The Park Service is under court order to show that personal watercraft don’t harm the parks Norris said the agency will miss the deadline for completing the required environmental impact report “It’s not going to get done by Sept 15” she told The Associated Press “We started the Bridgerland Audubon Society will host atrip to see an organic garden on Saturday Dick Hurren has a yard and garden that has won levenl prizes Come see hi xeric garden his koi pond his native plants his lilies and daylilies and his hum bird attractants He will give you some hints on how to use less water and stiU have a beautiful place After viewing the yard you can sit on the shaded porches and sip lemonade or iced tea and just relix For more information call Dick in Brigham 3 City at (435) process almost immediately but it’s a lengthy process and some of the funding didn’t come through after Sept 11” The Park Service agreed to the deadline in an April 2001 federal court settlement between the Interior Department and a San Francisco-base- d environmental group Bluewater Network On April 19 a federal judge in Texas denied a delay sought by industry leaden and two Thus users andi upheld the ban on personal watercraft at 21 national parks Bluewater Network Executive Director Russell that Long told the Las Vegas Review-JournNational Park Service officials indicated in April 2001 that the Sept IS deadline would allow plen- of time to write rules for personal watercraft al 734-265- 4 j - 1 1 i Outdoorsroport : r Page ' “I think the Bush administration dropped the ball and simply failed in their duty to study the environmental impacts of the watercraft and develop regulations” Long said “It’s very unfortunate that the process didn’t occur but we would maintain that personal watercraft are causing ' some very severe harm to water quality and wildlife and there’s noise pollution in the area” Norris and Lake Mead National Recreation Area planner Jim Holland blamed the delay and resulting ban on a shift in government priorities following tiie Sept 11 terrorist attacks Regulations under consideration include restrictions on use close to the shoreline and 10 years to phase out noisy personal watercraft with pollut-t- y engines ing two-stro- ke - CAPS match Valloy volunteerism ' This month’s CAPS match on Saturday at the Cache Valley Hunter Education Crater three miles west of Logan on the Valley View Highway will be free to any shooter (Hwy wto has never shot with us before Bring a friend and tty it The match will consist pf six stages including a USPSA Classifier and approximately ISO rounds of ammunition are requited Minimiim caliber is 9mm and a required new shooter orientation class will begin at 7:45 ajn and join the match at 9 am Eye and ear protection are required and spectators ate welcome For information contact Richard Meacham at him at: or RmeachamOusnaxom m ' 787-81- f J ’a ' 4 i & £ ? ffii'iui :‘-- 1 ' f- v"-- ' - i trvv-rf'fv- - 31 ail ride Show-n-g- o Tim Cache Vhlley Veloists will host a “show-n-g- a” ride on Saturday with the group deciding where to ride the morning of the ride There is no ride leader meet at 8 am On Monday the group will host a familyleisuie ride to Logan Canyon Park Meet at 7 pjn call Alan or : Alice Carlisle at On Wednesday die group will ride to Meridoa appronmately 18 miles Meet at 6:30 pjn Ride leader is Hal An ridesmeet at 2 Cain at die northwest coiner of Merlin Olsen Pari unless otherwise noted 753-70- : 87 713-021- Cache Hikers The Cache Hikers will hike to Sink Hollow Sunday The hike starts at 8 am near Beaver Mountain and ends tip toward Gibson Basin This is a moderate hike For more information 0 call Jennifer MacAdam at Brent SteveJiHerald Joumal 753-013- WWow Wley gulda Nats Mumford left shows Skytar Pond Below Troy Anderson practices his casting technique Bowhunter education the International Bowhunter Edu-cati- 752-39- 126 ' big fish a Common Ground fty fishing trip to the private ranch great time long-tim- ( 22 : " Race results r ' Winners of the diird annual Meq- don Pioneer Day Mountain Bike Race )ast Friday were JJ Clark in the men’s division with a tiineaf 15:41 and Tunde Zsido in the women's- division with a time of 41:12 ' hosts ' Centerr'-- ‘starbue r ' - ’ ! : 39 ' information-- ‘ - '7s "r mt ’ Join the Stokes Nature Center staff and board far an unforgettable joutf-- ' : ney through the stars with Peter Greives and other local star guides at j SNC’s first annual A 7 be will dinner followed oven ' putch by a fascinating Star program at twi light! anil stiff gazing The event 'will ' two place Saturday Aug 10 at 7:30 j pjn atHardware Ranch in Black--: smith Fork Canyon The program js tailored for children and sduhs 12 uid older Tickets are available at the r nature cehter Escape Outdoorsand Chapter JVw Books The cost is $2q for adultsand$l2foragesl2tol7 Did friends and newcomers are all welcome Please bring a blanket ' and flashlight (Red is V ' binoculars best) Contact the Stokes Nature : Center at for more e! r '' ' "f Star-B-Qu- the proresriaials-tbingisinooti- : Nature Budget cuts likely to affect Utah projects 3 V k’ f other areas while still paying for tbe construction projects campgrorind Upper Meadows campground later to he mid and nn “Quite a fbw new toilets somp at grants 'development projects firefighting Monte Crista some in Upper Mead-Da- n local communities Forest Service Chief Dale : ows and some in the Logan Ranger Jlnm spokesman for the Boswditb announced Tliesday thai District’’ will be delayed be said ' f Office said Intermpuntain Regional the cost to fight wildfires this year ' “And we“U probably took at if the pinch will be felt Immediately was expected toreach $966 millicm Crista ' ': The agency however only had $321 shut to the not “We're Mark possible going trying to defer some granfs Undersecretary Agriculture million for direct fire suppression ' doors down but it does have conse-- 7 that we jgive out to hqlp with rural Rey who handles budget items for I1 S®11 i die Forest Service' blames Congress efibrts arid tiiat w community assistance proposals'’' quences” he said he said National Forest 1 The rest has to be borrowed fjrom v Wasatch-Cacwhich he says intentioAilly under- y’-- ' v" His forest has $22000 in grants ' otter agency fruits: : funds firighting r''- - Supervisor Tom Tidwell said “on for such things as the Bear River this forest we have cloretoSl mil" “Thw knoMy they panreplenish That means less tncmey spent 6n kt would we itrs look in lion Utah in Heritage' Area in Cack County bndbecause otiier and projects projects ieplenjow budget' & or until October look v when - isnment it’s aq emergency abd so it hxf mwtohelpthetownofPaiadise deferring people Foiumple develop a community master plan doesn’t Come under me spending i fora new public toilet up at Monte ' Roiid in A deciding factor would be the before Jefferson it time October s'y pisto any development i! f back now1 whether holding the fund? Hunt campground probably cari be by underfunding firefighting might not be there will cost people jobs he said and also the Also' endangered are iiaving and now Congress can mend more id delayed y v sr'1 i - t Vi1' 'r f i ' jlWi 'Vi ’(' JOGDEN Utah (AP) — Funds 'diverted by the Forest Service to fight wildfires could affect some Utah forest projects —r such as installing public tctilets at Monte A 1 7 jr ' ‘ V he ': - - 'r' - X ( IL1 a joint effort during Popular activities include cycling skiing canoeing rafting sightseeing and that summer staple fishing But that’s usually baif e volunteer Roger Mor- fishing with doesn’t which timer all is a that require flying hooks chalfcnges sport ly fishing and a feathery touch to set those hooks comers and Thursday morning at Willow Coordinator Casey Cunningham admitted Valley Ranch was no different she wasn’t Sure exactly whar she had gotten flies four without As neophytes practiced her group into when she called Willow Val- on a baseball diamomLsized pond guide : ' ley fly shop owner Dan Lockwood to ask if Dusty Shields went over the basics of “10 had any olj rods he could donate to the and casting advising his studenUto“wai until your line flattens out” before reversing program Lockwood replied that although he didn t directions After the predictable snags and have any rods he’d be glad to take a group 7 tangles ihatplague beginners — and often out to e landi’a private pmids and streams ied enough -- usually restricted to Aose who can afford the - out mea were tied and within half an: hour die first fish was on line fanlembershipM guiding : The trip was staged by Common Qround a SoonTtoyAndenonSkylar Pond Lewis kx nofH)nareanizitipn that hosts reoe--' See FISH on C2 atkmal outings for people with disabilities r o & ! the pair caught with on Program will present a comprehensive course for bowhunters July 30 Aug 1 and Aug 3 The July 30 and Aug 1 events sriU be at the Cache Valley Hunter Education Center and the Aug 3 program will be at 8 am at the Cud Canyon archery range in conjunction with the Cache ' Archers ethics shoot (Class members can shoot fine in the afternoon) Cost is $10 and participants must ' : attend all classes to certify Preregistration is required call Guy Perkins at (435) 3 or ext 503-943- a fish T - u i rjrz::ia |