Show - v:' ' V : s : t ' i r r w 11V'- I r ' t $: i t : I t ‘'i C2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday April 9 2004 ? ' '""iV v-- : n ns- i '''v !iw‘ Nuisance or necessity? v'- - ?- NPS must make the call :' NATIONAL PARK Wyo! (AP) — It was a sunny spring dayjn Yellowstone National ' and tourist Judy Bren- -' dalen paused for a midday snack at a roadside picnic table Close at hand in heir v purse was her cell phone — just in case “I think for emergency purposes you need it” Bren-- ’ dalen of Clearbrook Minn said as she relaxed not even noticing a cell phone antenna tower on a nearby ridge Cell phones have long been virtually unavoidable on city ' Streets and in shopping malls But they now are showing up in some of the very places people go to escape such things: national parks For park managers this is a challenge Officials say they want to ensure public safety and meet the needs of visitors But they also must protect park resources and the visitor experience There is no set policy on how to strike this balaiKX on what role cell phones and the antenna towers they require should play in their parks Some conservationists worry that parks run the risk of becoming too civilized even scarred by development Rn ' what the'purpose a park i is” saidluiiuaLo gov i ' b i - eminent affairs ditedor with the National Parks Conserve- tion Association “There's visitor enjoyment but it near Old Faithful has been criticized as an eyesotti by J shoudn’t be at the sacrifice of the resource And the resource groupsi such as the Public ' includes the landscape” Employees for Environmental At least IS national park ’ Responsibility Among the concerns raised by PEER ‘ units have one or more cell about such development is the towers within their aries according to regional potential it sees fpr the “death Park Service offices of solitude in national parks” “It’s possible you could Also many parks may come to a trail in Yellowstone receive cell coverage in some and see someone yacking on akeas from towen outside tiie phone to their stockbrotheir boundaries Park Service ker ’ said Dennis McKinney officials say that on a national of PEER level they do not’ track the' Fbr Michael Scott that kind number of cell phone towers in the parks of scene detracts from every else’s enjoyment of the park Permitting for telecommu- nications sites is done at the experience local park level where offi- “Providing for the safety! cials are supposed to study the and enjoyment of national parks is necessary to potential effects a proposal address” said Scott executive may have on such things as the environment and view and director oif the Greater Yd--lowstone Coalition “But the provide an opportunity for concern on the other side of public comment said Lee that is if you take your family Dickinson special park uses to Old Faithful to enjoy it program manager with the is it appropriate to have peo- Park Service “It’s important to keep the pie talking on their cell evaluation on the park level phone?” Lane Baker Yellowstone’s because they understand the she said resource” deputy chief ranger said park f f) " J ? I If I 4 ! w b s I ‘ i Local archers make waves A local group of sibling archers is making waves on the national indoor scene The Sinclair brothers of Mendon — Dakota 18 Clarke 14 and Barrett' 12 — have won state and regional tides in recurve archery and : : 13 Soirie groups have ques-- 1 turned die process through which sqch sites iue approved and say they would like to see more open discussion ' One Yellowstone town You have to keep in mind YELLOWSTONE are nationally ranked Most recently Dakota placed 10th at the Junior Olympic Archery indoor nationals and 10th at the National Archery Association indoor nationals both ' held in March Clarke placed third at the Junior Olympic : event and 6th at the NAA event while Barrett won the Utah Open for his age group in December In addition to their most recent achievements Dakota is a JOAD Bronze Junior Olympian 2003 National Outdoor Champion archer division as well as 2003 State Outdoor champion archer division Clarice is a JOAD Silver Junior Olympian holds the outdoor Cub recurve state record and is Utah’s indoor and outdoor champion Barrett was the state’s outdoor champion last summer and holds the state outdoor record for the age group The brothers are members of Cache Archers and the Utah They are coached by Mike Gerard and Lorretta Sinclair and practice at the Cache Valley Hunter Education Center In June the trio will try but for die Junior World Team and a chance to compete in Lon- don -- 11-- Hot-Sho- 12 ts ' Photo courtesy ths Sinclair fsmHy Brothers Barrett Clarke and Dakota Sinclair are nationally ranked in recurve archery era snowshoersi and climbers Whether on skis or snowmobiles serious ' backcountry users use beacons shovels and probes Avalanche beacons both send and receive locator signals and all are set to “send” as a trip begins If one member of the group is buried in an avalanche the others V- ' ty i' i ' 1 '' M ! t ' "iy u 'll i ap photo Lane Baker deputy chief ranger at YeOowstone National Park Wyo reaches for her cel phone last month Baker says cel phones have been a big help for emeigency responders But some conservationists wony that theparkanm the risk of becoming just too cMKzed many people expect to be able to use cell phones and that officials can’t dictate how tourists use them “We can’t control what people doon their cell phones” she said “You can’t control what they do at Old Faithful like you can’t control what they do in downtown New York” Baker said cell phones in tiie park have a positive side “As an emergency responder I wouldn’t want to do my job without one” said Baker Yellowstone is developing an “antenna management plan” that would look at such things as the park’s needs and help with long-terplanning spokeswoman Cheryl Matthews said The park has five cell towers including two m that were built on existing equipment and all are in ' devdoped areas within the piuk she said “We felt with the requests we were getting that it was appropriate to move forward with tins” she said The issue isn’t just at Yellowstone At Grand Teton National Park for example there are cell towers within and just outside the boundaries That may create s false sense of security for tourists said Joan Anzeuno a park spokeswoman “With that access people think ’With my cell phone I can be rescued’ That’s not a good attitude to have” she said “When you head out to the backcountry you need to be knowledgeable and pre - ' ' pared” to deal with hazards without help Cell phones have saved lives Last July a desperate cell ' phone call from 13000 feet on the Grand Teton in Wyoming alerted rescuers that lightning had struck a party of 13 climbers near the summit One climber was killed by the lightning strike blit the others ' were rescued by a helicopter crew But oh the other side of the equation Yosemite spokesman Deb Schweizer said the park also has gotten calls from hikers who are simply pooped and want a lift out They get a potiterefosaL “Just because you’re tired doesn’t mean wp’re going to send someone out” she said ‘ The Herald 1 A 7li Vaffey Earffily Kitchen end Bath Toys Outdoor Gear Camping Jewelry Collectpm Pins Books and Card Quilts - Music Trailer Hitch Plugs View items online at : Continued from Cl “There's no easy way down but we have had only two injuries all season” Brill said : There is no question exheme skiing has its dangers: In the past 10 yeari the number of : backcountry avalandie deaths in the United States has averaged 271 with a high of 33 3 reputed two winters ago In the season 30 people were killed Through late March there have been 18 nationwide according to Colorado Avalanche lnformation Center "figures- - ’ : But snowmobiling is No 1 cause of avalanche deaths Ibis year five snowmobilers have died compared With three skiers “High- -' marking”snowmobiles area maju cause the competition to put the highest mark bn a steep slope with a powerful snowsled can trigger big avalanches The other deaths were snowboard- - http'7avalancheorgindexJitm Silva rton Ski Area httpwwwsitvsrtonmourv taincom v: WRoaol'M ' 'll $a29bg $2br-- $3i014) Ad in for S Sinclair Gasoline with 12dNV6dlO i vvalue V i Carlsen’s 1 i "G as For Less" HWY 91 Rkhmoodin:258-2(4T?- 1 598 N Main Logan “S? 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