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Show SEPTEMBER wasaree MOUNTAIN EDITORIAL Trojan Horse Bill The state’s wild lands, Certainly, the majority of Utahns and it can’t who be live in around the Wasatch Mountains. The Utah Public Lands Manage- ment Act, endorsed by Gov. Leavitt, Reps. Jim Hansen and Waldholtz, as well as Sens. Bennett and Orrin Hatch, but a Wilderness bill That legislation, Mike Enid Bob is anything sponsored mittee in voted on the House and will be when Congress convenes its summer set aside Wilderness What 1.8 of com- Air, etc Glean says the National attack by the Hansen/Waldholtz radical ment Act is bill, LeGate in nate SENSE to most Water, reform of bill the management of public lands. The Utah Public Lands Manage- to by now more That suspicion is shared by Lawson LeGate, of the Sierra Club, million is apparent include — is under recess. It claims acres to Republican-dominated Congress and Utah’s so-called Wilderness bill is just part of the assault constitutes was out Clean Parks by and bill outDave Pacheco, the local reach coordinator in Moab for the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, points out that the environment — who Hansen after co-sponsored amend the Wilderness. by Waldholtz passed those million acres) from being about In essence, the Hansen/ Waldholtz bill attempts to undo and undercut the 1964 Wilderness Act without actually rewriting it. 4 million gas acres fragile vesting, grazing and all-terrain vehicles. But of majestic wilderness exploration, what is that within might the timber such but to har- things as Gov. not be apparent 1.8 million acres of so-called “Wilderness” to be set aside for “protection” in the Utah bill, are provisions for dams, pipelines, electrical lines and roads The Utah Public Lands Manage- ment Act is the antithesis of the intent of the original 1964 Wilderness Act and is, on its face, absurd. The bill stands in stark contrast to comments from Utahns during so-called Gov. Leavitt's “public process” for this legislation. governors Own According to the numbers, 69.9 percent of all input taken by Utah’s Congressional delegation at public hearings endorsed a plan to set aside 5.7 million acres 1995 as Wilderness in Utah’s deserts and redrock country. Still, it comes as little surprise that Jim Hansen’s office had penned the language for this bill before it had received the official record from the governor’s hearings. The public input was actively ignored. A spokesperson at Waldholtz’s office earlier told The Wasatch Mountain Times that the bill was a masterful work, which the people in her district just didn’t understand. But later, apparently attempting to grab political cover, Waldholtz told The Salt Lake Tribune she would nm > Timpanogos — Mountain of Enchantment Page 10 It is one of Utah’s most breathtaking mountains. There is a legend that surrounds Timpanogos and a rich history. The mountain is home to a herd of shaggy, white goats, a chorus of waterfalls and pastures of colorful wild flowers. But this beautiful urban forest may be in danger of over use. MOAB: The Invasion of the Blue People & Other Aliens Page 8 Is Moab a unique desert town in the middle of redrock country and mountain bike heaven? Or is it simply a population center, like many other booming tourist towns. In his essay, Jim Stiles, the editor of Moab’s Canyon Country Zephyr newspaper, takes a look at a changing Moab and its people. Extreme TV Comes to Well, we got the Olympics and second, is Extreme alive or dead? up look at Extreme and performs Park a TV The what City or Does It? Page 12 series called “Extreme.” But hold it a undoubtable Rick Brough takes a closemay be a post-mortem, Smell of the Wild Page 4 Ansel Adams was a great photographer. But he just couldn’t capture the wonderful odor of the outdoors. Only you can do that. POT U 1) Sk att) 2% (1.8 managed as Wilderness.” mining, That Matters September not really a Wilderness says. “It doesn’t desig- Wilderness in the traditional The bill actually precludes Utahns is that the bill would open up ecologically Resource Information 1, No. 9 ~ you have to wonder who the governor and Utah Congressional delegation really represent. Altitude Christopher Smart it comes to protecting the remaining High Volume Would Undercut 1964 Wilderness Act When 1995 Leavitt and our Congress- ional delegation may believe they are being shrewd by carrying forward this Trojan Congressmen Horse. But and Senators when (even Republicans) from other states get wind of this duplicity, it surely will work against the Utah delegation — but in favor of their constituents, who wish to preserve some of the remaining unique wild lands in Utah. @ CREDITS Published by Print Works, Letters to the editor Page 3 For the past nine years, Debra Daniels has sheltered battered women and their children at the YWCA women’s shelter in Salt Lake City. Now she is on to a new project that promises to be just as challenging. Page 5 If you are afraid of heights, don’t read this. But if you think you might be interested in one the of the fastest growing sports around — rock climbing — here’s how to get started for a very small investment. Page 6 Will Park City allow a ski bridge over Park Avenue? It’s on the drawing board. & Are Park City merchants paying the price for recognition — or are they going out of business because of rent increases? Page 14 BODY LANGUAGE Find out how to get the most out of garlic in three easy recipes. & You can tighten up your stomach and get rid of those abominable abdominals in as little as 10 minutes-a-day, 3 times-a-week. Page 16 & 17 PU Me a ke) Park City, Utah Christopher Smart Editor Leslie Miller Layout and Design Joanna Charnes Advertising Sales Contributors Katharine Biele, Rick Brough, Randy Hanskat, John Helton, Steve Lewis, Darrell Mensel, Teri Or, Pamela Mills Poulson, Virginia Rainey, Jim Stiles, Jack Wright, Abi Wright. The Wasatch Mountain Times is published monthly. Twenty-five thousand copies are distributed throughout our mountain region, including the Wasatch Front, our canyons and the Park City area. € opinions expressed in this publication are notey those of the publisher. For advertising rates and schedules in The Wasatch Mountain Times, or you would like to have The Times delivered and placed in your business establishment, please call Leslie at 801-6498046. SPECIES OF THE MONTH It’s pine nut time again. Pine nuts were a special food source for Native Americans. Now, they are a special treat for all Americans. If you want to collect pine nuts, read this. Page 7 If “Bad Ass” Coffee is to your liking, then Rappaport has some insights for you. Is this a craze or just more crazy American pop-culture? Page 18 Environmental news capsules keep you informed Page 19 Are the laws governing recycling in Utah as weird as our liquor laws? Nope — because we don’t have recycling laws. Find out other things about recycling in Utah that you may have suspected but were afraid to ask. Page 13 COVER PHOTO BY STEVE LEWIS |
