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Show A A- - Sun Advocate Price, Utah Tuesday January 23, 2001 8A BLM to increase OHV - : ' r, in " . . - . 80-da- Citing concerna about Impacts maintain a sound economy, proto soils, vegetation, scenic quality vide a range of recreation oppor--' and wilderness values, the United tnniHpw unri prat, th pnhWn land States Bureau of Land Manage- - values. ment announced last week that the ,TheMoabofficqteemphasizing federal agency will Increase en- - Jits Trails Not Tracks" education forcement of existing program. vehicle travel restrictions for the The campaign recognlzes the Westwater Canyon wilderness value of trails and seeks to ellmP study area. , ,y nate the proliferation of Westwater Canyon, located recreation vehicle tracks. Visitors south of Interstate 70 and west of will be seeing information hoards theUtah-Colorad-o border In at major entry points that Bhow County was designated aa amples of trails in good condition awllderness study areainl980. and areas where the public lands Westwater Canyonis widely havebeendamagedhycross-ocHin-know- n for its white water boating try use. y Travel maps will he kvaHahle opportunities. The canyon rim wilder-- : from the field office, located at 82 ; lands in the 31, e ness study area also provide ex- Dogwood In Moab. cellent bp jurtunttles for hiking; ) Travel maps may also be yfeyed hunting and viewing the ranark--. and downloaded from die field able geologic features ofthe area. website at http;jwwblm.go the area along the north utalVmoab, '.y;y ;.f: rim ofthe Colorado River that we,: are concerned about,' indicated v Maggie Wyatt, BUMS field manf qgerin Moab. Recently we have seen an Increase In motorized-trave- l . . Off-rou- te . ex-Gra-nd v 160-acr- of-fl- ; - i ; Vi Pronouncing judgment in the class A criminal case, the court y. cona y detention period In the custody of yonth correo-nectio- n In to of imposed service 75 fondant hours community work complete with the class B misdemeanor complaint. tions, instructed the Wellington teen to complete 75 hours of com- y: Staying the imposition of all but 10 days of the designated de-- ' munlty work service and specified that the matter of ylctlm :; y, period, the court continued Draper's placement on state tution remain open for 30 days. of -' execution the the entire teen to 'The an Juvenile judge stayed approundergo supervised probation and ordered the priate anger management assessment as well as complete any detection period and, a a condition for authorizing the plea In recommended training programs. abeyance agreement, ordered Stephens to refrain from commidefendant appeared to tting any delinquent acts within the next 12 months, y ; Amber L. Franklin r the Denver Merlen : the defendant appeared to an-- : answer a misdemeanor category criminal petition containing one .ys swer a misdemeanor category criminal petition containing a single class B assault offense. Pursuant to a negotiated disposition arrangement, the Price class B unlawful possessionuse of drug paraphernalia count. After extending a previously approved plea In abeyance agree--. youth waived all constitutional rights In the criminal matter and C ment disIncluded class entered an admittance on an amended lesser Involving the Price youth, the court ordered Merlen to re. in school and fined the teenager $200 In connection with the main y-count. conduct i orderly B class C on misdemeanor the amended class misdemeanor.; v .. category criminal complaint. Pronouncing Judgment category charge, the court sentenced the teenager to 30 days of - Referral statistics compiled In 7th District Juvenile Court for Carbon County from Jan. 12 to Jan. 18: detention In the custody of youth corrections. - The y Class B misdemeanor criminal charges -- threea execution of the the entire Juvenile Judge stayed Class B misdemeanor category referrals to Juvenile court audetention period and ordered Franklin to satisfy $166.77 In vic court order tim restitution in connection with the misdemeanor category crimi- -' thorities Included one contempt of a two court order of additional a offense with contempt along adnlj nalcomjriaintyrJi; --' Lance S. Stephens plea in abeyance agreement submitted criminal actions.;-;.::v and approved In a misdemeanor Category criminal petition filed is Criminal Infractions V two.' , defendant containing one class A destrno against the v'. the designated time period involved dlscmderty conduct acts. tfen of wperty 'vk's ( X)on0nuedfrompes2A) : : f : rest!-tenti- on - 30-da- y. i . - : . . ? - 80-da- non-pecunla- ry ll - 'w-'- . Am . off the traditional access .routes.1 BLM is required by law to pro- tect the wilderness values of : Wfebtwater Canyon until Congress determines whether it should be designated as a wilderness area. Rvery bill proposing wilderness designation for BLM lands In Utah . . hais Included ; In recent ' Westwater years, Canyon, pointed out Wyatt "Westwater Canyon Is one of the regions economic qpgines. ; Evmyyeai;overl2,Q00pe(e float through the canyon. Wilderness values are an important pvt of the . ' ' experience." - '' y Under the Buds Interim management policy for lands under review the federal agency may allow motorized and mountain bike travel to contlnue on pathways identified duringinventory as long as the impacts do.not Impair the A areas suitability ''. ' : ; ; at Fit . iwoduct You can for wilderness mi st assured : ,t commitroent-- r . y-.;;- y : anythingiy ; designation.''''.:.' In the Westwater rims area, riders and drivers need tc stay on , the Inventoried routes. To help untyvewo r.. v V . ' " r -- ---r r ; to us. So namrallyrc wan5 . ; ; educate visitors about this reqn uirement, we are pladng boards at kty locations and clearty marking the routes where ' travel is allowed. This season, our festwater ranger staffwQl also be wpprt; vai infor-matio- . ; V Culture Utah Opera Arts . . - v ;V-- UtahShakesproreanFert. contacting visitors to help clarity the situation, indicated Wyatt. We cannot allow riding and driving off the Inventoried routes. Cutting corners along the marked routes, marking the routes where trave ls allowed. This season, our Wfestwater ranger staff wlH also be contacting visitors to help clarity the situation," continued Wtyatt We cannot allow riding and driving off the inventoried routes. Cutting corners along the marked routes, making parallel routes, ex- , toiewide UtwcyP8nM Charities . y-- J-y y. 'United Way ; - ' a, - . y .X- -- Blindne Chi5tcn Ceoxet Utah .ry, '.;yy:,y Sports pSwal r-- OS meeting tending routes or riding cross country are all unacceptable. Wfe will be closety monitoring the situation. If these actions dont work, we will have to take further protective measures, said Wyatt. According to Wyatt, the BLM will step up educational efforts and work with user groups to en-- . courage voluntary compliance. Moah field offices action in the . Wfestwater area continues our efforts to better manage OHVsi pointed out Brils Utah director Salty Wisely Our goal Is to pro tect the pubUc lands white provid- - y tng opportunities for OHV use. . The public lands administered ; field office are widely Moab the by known for a combination of red-ro- v - - I j r.V; . i; : I T 'yy5 Sincerely,; ppa ri ?vwv. K1 v Price It sVV1, '.A V,u ck scenery and challenging trails. Trails Used by motorized and recreation visitors scenery along with the worid-dathey access are an important part of the areas recreation driven economy Fbr the Moab area, BLM seeks t6 work with all Interested parties ' tb complete balanced fiscesa and tfafl management planning to help non-motoriz-ed ss ; . - . F, y - ; : Ki: K - ' ; Worldwide, there are more than 4,000 daily, weekly and other newspapert onlifie. &IU14C) .v v ! ISource; of America - .S'v.y'i'o liyy'yxyy R- Did You Know? Rea About Wcvypea 2000; J Publithed by Newpper AnocUtion v:'- . 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