Show Sectioh Friday November 28 2003 Page The Herald Journa 1 Outdoors roport Winter birds Bridgerlund Audubon Society will host a trip to see the various types of ' feeders and water devices in use who visit as we some locally people have elaborate feeding and attracting ' setups Bring binoculars dnd dress for the season Leave at 9 am from the parking lot between Cafe Ibis and the Logan Fire Station (50 East ISO North) For information call Dick ' V Hurren (435) 734-265- 3 Also this year's Christmas Bird Count will be Dec 20 and we are thinking about taking extended trips to South Texas (end April - begin- and Hawaii (late ning summer 2004 ) We have free lodging in Hawaii Let Dick Hurren know within the next two tnonths if you have any interest May-2004- and Belgium and Logan and wherever else the bike takes him RAC meeting The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Northern Region will hold its Regional Advisory Council meeting iit the Brigham City Community Center 24 N 300 West at 6 pm Dec 3 Topics that will be discussed are: Bear proclamation and rule informational updates on theWojf Working Group and Blue Ribbon Fisheries Those who can not attend may pro-vide comments by contacting the Northern RAC Chairman: Ernie Perkins at (home) or By tim Vitale For The Herald Journal f 7 emailaterperkinsearthlinknet! Turkey applications : Applications to hunt wild turkeys in Utah next spring will be available by Dec 2 from hunting license agents statewide Division of Wildlife Resources offices and the ' DWR’s Internet Web site ' fwildlifeutahgov) Huhtem who have a major credit card can apply on the Web site Hunters who don't have a major credit card must mail their application in Applications must be received no inter than 5 pm Dec 29 Draw results will be posfed by Feb 4 2004 A total of 733 Rio Grande turkey permits and 410 Merriam’s wild turkey permits will ' be available' The number of permits available for each of Utah's wild 7 turkey management units may be found in the 2004 Utah Wild Turkey Addendum : ' ' ! ' 7 ' 7 teams' in the nation He said the mete- -' prie growth of the sport in America is exciting tosee There seem to be more atidmoreriders every year and at every level from professional to competitive recreational Lance Armstrong's ' string of five consecutive Tour de France victor ' ries obviously has spurred the growth And : media attention has helped tremendously But Louder said- as significant as 'the growthin American cycling seems to be European cycling has a hundred years of tradition that have cultivated a fan base that is: absolutely rabid in its passion for the sport“At the Tour of Flanders (in Belgium) -- - a ' grueling cold rainy damp onerday race race was lined every meter of the with spectators screaming inspiring you to race beyond yourself” he said “There is a culture of cycling there that I ' love’ just Louder said his best European race was that day in the Tour bf Handers where he played -r---' er V well-ingrain- ed 755-362- OK- INKOM Idaho (AP) —Although the land where fires burned in south- east Idaho last summer looks bare mule deer will probably have enough to eat this winter Idaho Fish and Game officials say Fish and Game Regional Supervi- sor Dexter Pitman urged residents not to feed deer in areas burned by wildfires this summer such as the Blackrock fire near Inkom and the Harkness fire near McCammon Feeding in the burned areas could concentrate too many deer in one place causing them to trample the ground and inhibit new growth Pit- man said Americans are finally beginning to respect the sport: Lance Armstrong is now a celebrity Network TV carries the Tour de France And 500000 spectators watched the San Francisco Grand Prix bicycle race in 2003 So why is Louder's heart still languishing for the wet gritty cold roads of Belgium the Netherlands and northern France? ' ‘It s like heihg a basketball player in ' you in Europe" Louder said "I mean why-arIf Europe? you want to play basketball you dream of America If you want lorace bicycles your passion takes you to the roads of Europe’' Loader spoke in Logan last Friday to a packed crowd at the Logan Race ' Club’s annual awards banquet After five' years of racing in Europe Louder Came' home to Salt Lake City in 2003 to race with the Navigators ' professional cycling team on °f the top domestic racing ' 7 Photos frpm Navigators Insurance Laike Jeff Louder formerly of Salt City now races professionally in Europe for the Navigators Insurance team Speaking in Logan last week he encouraged all cyclists tq chase their dreams the role of domestiqiie for his team leader car-rying food and water'up to him' protectinghim from the brutal winds and then pacing his team leader into position when the situation warrant- ed it The Tour of fjanders is one of the nolorj-ou-s Spring Classics considered the races for the true hard men of the sport They are all ohe- day races over the rigofouscobblesand short'' steep ascents of northern France Belgium and the Netherlands Many Americans are aware of e national tours with the the major Tour de France being the most recognied Louder said But equal glory goes to the win-- : ' y hers of the classics That is not to Say that he doesn't still dream of racing one day in the Tour de France ‘That’s everyone’s goal The Tour de France 7 multi-stag- - " : '' : Officials with the Logan Ranger 7 District of the Wasatch-Cach- e National Fbrest are seeking itiput bn the following proposed projects:' V West Hodges road relocation Hobbit Hole bridge construction Franklin Basin home camp Bonneville Shore- tine Trail Spring Hollow to Logan 7 ' Dry trail connector Mendon Pioneer Day bike race:Sinks Winter parking lot expansion Logan city building at ' Dewitt Spring Red Banks camp-ground rehabilitation restroom replacements Tony 'Grove backcoun-tr- y trailhead repairs and waterline 7 construction Temple Fork gravel pit For more information or to comment " bn these projects contact District Ranger Rob Cruz 1500 E Hwy 89 Logan UT 84321 telephone (435) or 0 rcruzfsfedus ' Deer habitat ' v- wilc( Forest projects rofessional cyclist Jeff Louder spent five years inEurope learning the complexities of his trade so he certainly is happy that his fellow - one-da- ' : ' ' 7 Seeking Lance Do you know a youngster who ' wants to be America's iwxt Lance Armstrong (or America's next jeff Louder forthat matter)? The Lbgan Race Club is making a push to expand its junior team to offer racing opportunities for young boys and girls in the community This is a great opportunity for younger riders to receive help from experienced riders” said Marc Yap president of LRC “Getting involved at a young age will give them the chance to take their careers further if they want” See JOIN bn C12 ' ' starlcd'Mjoudcir said ' “And 1 would Still 1bv£ to do it grand tour But ! ' ' my favorite' races — ai least the ones 1 seem to 'those are best do ih— windy rainy ter slug Tests in Belgium and Holland ft's a fove-hate relationship The windier and nastier 1 7 they are the better do ""7 ' Louder does have an outside chance this year '7 to compete ih a grand toiir His team Navigators insurance s sponsored in part by Colnago bicyr ties and a number bf other Italian companies so the team is hoping it gets an inviie to the next Giro d’ Italia Navigators spent last spring racing ' in Italy and Europe and he hopes the team can have a good showing early in the year and : receive one bf the coveted invitations lb the ' ' Tbiir of Italy 7 7 After racing for five years inEurope Louder-said lie was surprised when his contract was not renewed with the Belgian team with which he ' hod been riding He had just completed his best season yet but the team was changing tiirec-- ' tions and Louder found himself back home in Salt Lake City lociking Tor work He was foiiu- - ' nate be said fo find a plhcc on Navigalbrs one of the premier professional tearps based in the1 ' United States The team contains some of the ’ top American and international talent including Louder's fellow: Utahn and former Logan resi- - ' dent Burke Swindlehurst 7 “It was fun to come back and race here again and it was especially nice to be-oa team where I all the said Louder who worked jokes” got hard to learn a little Flemish while he was in Belgium but who also always had the fedirig 7 certainly was mine when 7 Logan Ranger District Conservation Education Coordinator e National The new Forest Management Plan that went into effect this past spring also brings new rules this year on winter recreational activities on the Logan Ranger District Where there is sufficient snow to prevent damage to vegetation the new Wasatch-CachNational Forest Winter Travel Plan is now in effect The travel plan includes closures that forest visitors must be aware of before venturing out These closures were decided in the new Wasatch-Cach- e Forest Management Plan to protect important wildlife areas and decrease user conflict Wasatch-Cach- e National Forest Winter Travel nuq detailing these changes are available five of change at the Logan Ranger District 1300 E Hwy 89 Logan The map can also be viewed on the Wasatch-Cach- e webpage at wwwfsfedusR4wcnf Closure boundaries will he marked on the ground with red-- or orange- - Wasatch-Cach- : e iDidjyoulknow Facts about the outdoors tv - : - ' ' ' 77 ' See PARIS on C12 for area New snowmobile rules ByLlHPartz' I 66 offset the reduction of terrain 1800 acres To of winter motorized terrain was opened tipped poles More detailed maps wiil be posted at the Tony Grove Franklin Basin Highway Sheds and Sinks Winter Trailheads Changes in the map on the district include areas west of the Franklin Basin Road including die Bunch Grass Steam Mill White Pine Creek and Hells Kitchen drainages which are designated for use Steep Hollow and areas ed - north of it 'are still open In addition other areas are being closed in coop- eration with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to protect critical big game winter range The best terrain and play areas for snowmobiles in the upper elevation basins such as Cornice Ridge the East side of Naomi Peak and around Mt Gog and Magog will remain open to winter motorized use Snowmobilers can access play areas in the upper basins above Tony Grove Lake between the Mt Naomi Wilderness boundary and the Idaho border avoiding the areas in the BunchGrass Steam Mill and Hell's Kitchen drainages below In the case of an emergency or mechanical breakdown snowmobilers will be able to travel down des- ignated corridors which will be marked on the ground The corridors will be established in coordination with the state and local users but have not yet been identified ed I To improve access to the areas above Tony Grove Lake and help offset the reduction of motorized terrain an additional 1800 acres of winter motorized terrain was opened This area is to the north of the Twin Creeks drainage below the ' Tony Grove lake road wd can be accessed from the Tony Grove parking lot Play areas currently identi- Fied on the state winter motorized opportunity maps will remain open Because of snow pack and w et conditions forest roads are now closed to' all motorized travel except over snow vehicles w here allowed in the following locations: Green Canyon (FR 050) Twin Creeks ((FR005L Card (FR 024) Cowley Canyon in Right Hand Fork (FR 047) Temple Fork (FR007) Herd Hollow (FR047) and Left Hand Fork of Blacksmiths Fork (FR 245) For more information call Ron Vance at the Logan Ranger District 755-36- 20 ' |