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Show 4 W mnm am. T I UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. November 28. SWQ- - Grazing permittees impacted by reductions on BLM land hu proven to be a particularly Additional reductions in owing uae, eimilar to thoee enactcdecraea chal longing one for both the agennr and its permittees, explained Goodman. The extent and duration of drought this year was unusual, even for Utah. And of course, having to deal with winter reductiona directly on the heels of cutbacka in summer grazing just makes matters worse for everyone, said Goodman. By the end of summer, graiing levels were reduced on 189 out of approximately 900 spring and summer allotments. Another 49 allotments were dosed entirely snd ranchers were asked to bring all of their cattle home early. Grazing reductions on winter allotments are shaping up to be even more extensive. Although winter turnout won't occur for another week or two, BLM offices have already taken anumber ofactiona in response to low forage production and a need to give extra rest to drought-stresse- d vegetation. For example: Seven allotments scorched by wildfires that burned large areaa of the West Desert in parts of Tooele, Juab and Utah counties have been closed entirely to winter grazing. Winter grazing uae on all 62 sheep and 58 cattle allotmenta in the Fillmore Field office will be reduced theetatelaeteummerinreeponaeto prolonged drought and a devastating seriee of wiklflrea, will continue to be neceeaary on moet winter graiing allotments, according to the Bureau of Land Management Drought and in some instance Ore, has essentially robbed us of growing cycle on our winter grazing Unde," Mid Jerry Goodman, BLM Richfield Field Office Manager. Even though we did get some good nine in late August and September, I'm afraid it was a case of too little too late in terms of plant growth. Forage production is less than half of what it should be on most ofour winter allotments, he added. As a result many of the livestock permittees who graze sheep or cattle on most of the 600 BLM win ter allotments in the slate are facing substantial reductions in either stocking levels or in the time livestock wdl be allowed to graze on public rangelands. Allotmenta hit hardest by drought or wildfire will be dosed entirely to winter grazing. While adjustments in grazing use due to dry spells are common and standard operating propretty-muc- h cedure for the BLM, the year 2000 anywhere from 20 to 70 percent. Moet of the 90 winter allotment! located in the Sen Rafael Swell and surrounding areaa managed by the Price Field Office will require reductions in either the number of animals or the time allowed for grazing, erasing use will be reduced by half in many allotmenta, due to a lack of forage in the majority oftheae winter allotmenta. Five out of the 40 winter allot. ments in the Grand Staircase-Escalant- e National Monument have beendoaed. Reductions, varying front 20 80 percent, are likely on moet others. In related action, the BLM's Cedar City Office will conduct a special roundup of 200 wild horses from tho Sulphur Herd Area this December. Tho emergency gather is necesa result of assessments that sary show there is insufficient forage to support wild horse populations throughout tho winter. Even though grazing reductions, and in some cases entire closures of allotments, areprcvalent in most BLM offices, Goodman stressed that each situation ia evaluated individu- - u . Our approach is to work directly with the people in volved on an allotment by allotment, permittee by permute basis. To help ensure this happens, tho BLM has stepped up its con tacts with the affected permittees. Thousands of letters and numerous followup telephone calls have been made over the past several months. In many offices, special field tours have been arranged to get BLM staff and livestock ranchers out on the ground together. Were doingour best to make sure everyone is kept informed and the lines of communication remain open," said Goodman. In spite of the hardships imposed ally. 24-ho- ur J r. ft as of Monday. Nov. 20, 2000 Basad on Mountain Data tom Snow Course ficiaica Water Content -- 30 vr. 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USM-MK- S Outreach efforts, directed by a e educator, have included participation in health and safety Among these were the Utah Festival in AuHispanic-America- n gust and the Developing Reserve--' lion based Effort Addressing Moiy and Morbidity (DREAMM) tioo. It is a program of the University lality health fairs held for Native Ameriof Utah College of Pharmacy and a can tribes throughout Utah. cooperative public service ofthe Utah UPCC answered 63,022 calls in Department of Health and Univer1999. More than 40,000 of these sity ofUtah Health Sciences Center. were requests for assistance follow Crouch noted that the UPCC has ing a potaon exposure-6- 0 percent for translation services available. In children under six years of age. A addition, all UPPC pamphlets have newsletter, Poison Smart Utah, been translated poison control into was initialed last year and is diatrib; Spanish, and an emergency action uled statewide to physicians, daycard is available in English, Spanish. care centers, and educators. Vietnamese and Russian. full-tim- Eton ii.1 & Snow Survey A Water Supply Forecast hard-workin- Poison Control reaches out to young families F j Tpdate characterized most livestock operators as extremely cooperative and 1 achelpful in working towards tive IAUofthe reductions in grazieguae that have been made to date on winter allot msi-U- , as w ell as most of those mad this summer, have bee ii accepted fry permittees on a voluntary basis, said Goodman. Out of nearly 240 grazing reductions enacted last summer, all but five were voluntarily agreed to without the need for a full force and effect decision by the BLM that orders compliance. A few trespass notices were issued, however these cases have been resolved with the exception of three Utah Poison The always-bus- y Control Center (UPCC) was even busier this year, making education outreach a priority, according to directory Barbara Insley Crouch, Phann.D.,M.SP.H. Outreach activities have targeted racial and ethnic populations, as well as children, parents and seniors. resource for UPCC is a poison information, clinical toxicology consultation and poison preven- - Pagg.ll allotments in the Grand Staircase-Escalant- e National Monument. In those instances, the involved permittees continue to accrue large trespass fees for cattle remaining on tho public land, and their cattle are subject to impoundment at any time. Overall, tho 1,500 livestock operators who bold BLM grazing permits have really come through under some extremely difficult circumstances. 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