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Show Volume XVI Issue II The Ogden Valley news Page January 1, 2009 Forest Service Now Recruiting Save and Enjoy Huntsville’s Ice Rink! It’s ice skating season once again, and the rink is built and maintained by generfor Wildland Firefighters the Huntsville ice rink promises to be big- ous volunteers who put in hundreds, if Are you interested in a career in wildland prevention technician, and more. The fire fighting? This may be your opportunity to fulfill that dream of responding to the fire call by protecting your nation’s forests and developing camaraderie with fellow crewmembers. The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests are recruiting now for wildland firefighting positions. Seasonal firefighting positions are part of a large, forest-wide firefighting organization that is responsible for locating, responding to, and suppressing wildland fires. Other duties could include participation in tree thinning projects, prescribed burns, and other forest projects. Firefighting positions potentially available include engine crewmember, helicopter crewmember, hotshot crewmember, work itself requires arduous physical exertion under rigorous conditions. The ability to work in rough, uneven terrain is essential, and climbing hills covered with trees, brush, rocks, and debris is to be expected. Working long shifts, weekends, and holidays is also a part of the job. Applicants must be 18 years old and will be required to pass a “Work Capacity Test” at the arduous fitness level. The arduous fitness test consists of completing a 3 mile hike within forty-five minutes while carrying a 45 pound pack. For information on applying, please visit <http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/people/ employment/index.html> WCI Cap and Trade In September of 2008, the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) released the design recommendations for its greenhouse gas Cap and Trade program. The WCI is a collaboration of seven U.S. Governors and four Canadian Premiers, created to implement regional greenhouse gas emissions reductions with a focus on a market-based cap and trade system. Current WCI members are Arizona, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec. The proposed cap and trade program would have broad coverage, regulating all greenhouse gas emissions from utilities, industrial and commercial facilities, transportation activities, and residential sources. Studies have concluded that a marketbased cap and trade system, in which total greenhouse gas emissions are capped via a set number of tradable emissions allowances, is the most cost-efficient way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Still, such a system would not be without economic impacts. A study conducted by the National Bureau of Economic Research estimated that a national cap and trade program could result in price increases for gasoline of 13%, crude oil of 28%, and natural gas of 13% by 2015. Electricity prices have separately been estimated to increase by 24% under similar conditions. It is the “cost of carbon” imposed by a cap and trade system that drives these price increases. The cap and trade system establishes the “carbon allowance” as a tradable currency similar to stock in a company. The number of these allowances is capped, and the cap is slowly reduced over time. As these allowances become more and more scarce, their associated price increases. Penalties for greenhouse gas emissions not covered by an allowance are typically three to four times the current allowance market value. One study out of the Harvard J.F.K. School of Government estimated that a national cap and trade program would result in carbon dioxide emission prices of $18 to $41 per ton by 2015, and $70 to $161 per ton by 2050. Under the European Union’s existing cap and trade program, carbon dioxide emissions are currently trading at roughly $20 per ton. If this sounds expensive, think about the cost of doing nothing and just letting climate change happen. In May of 2008, a joint report between the National Resources Defence Council, Cambridge University, and others estimated the annual cost of doing nothing to mitigate climate change at $271 billion in 2025, $506 billion in 2050, and $1.9 trillion in 2100. The estimated cost of a cap and trade program? $153 billion in 2025 and $212 billion in 2050—about ½ of the estimated cost of doing nothing. When do you need to start thinking about how all this might affect your business? Now. In preparation for its cap and trade program launch in 2012, the WCI intends to initiate mandatory reporting of GHG emissions starting January 2010. Happy New Year! DAILY SPECIALS Not valid with other offers or promotions. MONDAY WEDNESDAY Kids under 10 eat free from our “Little Acorn” menu “HUMP DAY BEER 1/2 OFF” (One free child’s menu item with purchase of one regular menu entree) Get over mid-week hump. You’re over the hump when this day is over! THURSDAY Early Bird breakfast 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Buy one breakfast entree and get a second entree of equal or lesser value at 1/2 off. EVERY DAY “Apres Ski Appy Hour” All appetizers 1/2 off from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. with purchase of a beverage FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY “FARR’S FRIDAY FREEZE” “BURGERS BRATS - BEER” “LIVE MUSIC” Ice cream cones at 1/2 off. Choose bratwurst or our garlic Swiss mushroom burger with your choice of beverage for $7. 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. SPAGHETTI and MEATBALLS with dinner salad, $10, BREAKFAST - LUNCH - DINNER - TAKE OUT WINTER HOURS 750 OGDEN CANyON Sunday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Friday & Saturday 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. CLOSED TUESDAyS 801-394-2421 www.TheOaksInOgdenCanyon.com ger and better than ever! Many improvements have been made over the past couple of years, largely in part to generous funding from Weber County RAMP grants. RAMP is an acronym for Recreation, Arts, Museums, and Parks; a small portion of sales tax in Weber County goes toward funding these grants. Huntsville Town now has a new tractor and sweeper to clean and prep the ice, and the area has been leveled to provide a more even and useable surface. More improvements are planned, but we need your help. If you or yours have ever enjoyed the rink, or ever plan on using it in the future, the rink could use your donations. While not thousands, of hours each season, there are still costs associated with the rink. Donations of any amount would be appreciated and may be sent to: HUNTSVILLE TOWN ATTN COUNCILMAN SORENSEN/ICE RINK FUND PO BOX 267 HUNTSVILLE UT 84317 Volunteers can always be used to help spray and maintain the rink. Please contact Richard Sorensen if you would be willing to help. Email Richard at rsor@msn.com or call 745-0945. Get out and enjoy the ice while it lasts! Hardware Ranch Offers Sleigh Rides Amidst Hundreds of Wild Elk You can take a sleigh ride that will season should run until March 16. The get you up close and personal to as many as 600 wild elk. The rides are available four days a week at the Hardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area (WMA). On December 15, about 100 elk were at the ranch. Now that winter weather has arrived, more elk should be visiting the ranch soon. Hardware Ranch is located 17 miles east of Hyrum. Its winter elk viewing season begins December 19. The WMA offers the following during its winter season Sleigh rides - Enjoy the sights and sounds of Utah’s state mammal by taking a sleigh ride through a herd of up to 600 Rocky Mountain elk. The sleigh rides last 20 to 30 minutes. They wind through the center of the elk herd and make occasional stops so you can get a perfect photograph. During the rides, the sleigh drivers share the history of the ranch and explain why the elk behave like they do. They’re also happy to answer any questions you might have. The sleighs are pulled by a team of large breed draft horses. If snow conditions are poor, the sleighs can be converted into wagons. Visitor Center - In addition to the sleigh rides, the Hardware Ranch WMA also operates a visitor center. The center has interactive wildlife displays and staff who can answer your questions. When it’s open - The WMA’s winter ranch is open during the following days and times: Friday – noon to 5 p.m. Saturday – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday – noon to 5 p.m. If you want to take a ride through the elk herd, you must buy a ticket at the visitor center before 4:30 p.m.—the time when the last sleigh ride leaves. Sleigh rides cost $5 for those nine years of age and older, and $3 for those four to eight years old. Children three years of age and younger can ride for free. How to get there - The Hardware Ranch WMA is located at mile marker 22 on SR-101 in Blacksmith Fork Canyon. The ranch is about 115 miles north of Salt Lake City (about a two-hour drive). It’s about 17 miles east of Hyrum and 22 miles southeast of Logan. Good lodging, food, and entertainment are readily available in Cache Valley, within 45 minutes of the ranch. The roads up Blacksmith Fork Canyon are usually plowed and sanded by noon each day. For more information about the Hardware Ranch WMA, call (435) 753-6206 or visit hardwareranch.com on the Web. Hardware Ranch is a wildlife management area owned and operated by the Division of Wildlife Resources. It provides important big game winter range for elk, deer, and moose. |