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Show WE WANT YOUR COMMENTS! -SK YOUR CHANCE TO INFLUENCE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ON PUBLIC LANDS The citizens of Southern Utah and the people of the Nation need the forage, recreation, mineral!, wildlife, toil, water and f I f y DC A otner rM0Urce of tne$e Planning uniti. The coal, outstanding recreational opportunities, scenic gradeur and other natural I Pit rllt resources in the area make it extremly important that all aspects of the possible uses be carefully considered. Your participation could provide valuable information. BLM planners have already met with local government and state and federal agencies Th.r. t. n .!.. s. us u in the area to discuss this planning effort. We have also talked to livestock operators who will be affected by this plan, wild- TLIP OH A I I FlVlfkC Jhnwn In Z m.r LW'-in he "ea life and recreation groups and others. We want to hear from you, too. Please come to one of the Open Houses or the Public I HC OnAULUlIV3C plannin9 Meeting listed In this advertisement and share your Ideas with those who are responsible for completing the planning on this is beinc completed i on all of th since it will be covered in one g'rwing'InJiS valub,e piece of public land' A vou"ld tne Information given here about nmental statement. Parla, Vermilion and fom 0,,th conflicting uses, think about the Zion planning units are administered from Implications and opportunities as they affect the BLM office in Kanab. The Escalante the uses of these lands now and in the future, planning unit is administered from the BLM YOurte" l make "estions to office in Escalante. And the Canaan Mount- BLM p,anner on the, " uses of var,ou ain planning unit is administered from the resources on the same land. BLM office in St. George. The total area - ... . . . contains some 2,700.000 acres of public land. Tne .Becnaral ,and,.uS! placal'ed Mana9e H ment Framework which Plan, is being devel- The is bordered .ped willaddresi ,ivestock flying wildlife area by three areas of the Dixie National Forest. Zion National Park, XX ''"l T?"' :.m,neralt' a1tuiqu,,'e' 8"d Bryce Canyon National Park. Capitol Ree X X w,rlh.edi.,.n add!t'on. we vv.ll be ask ng the National Park and Glen Canyon Nationa L l f, pubhc to help us .dent.fy the scope of issues Recreation Area. Along the south, the area area JLm lJ tjJL r- r-J 1 i f . addre"ed '"the ?r",n9 environmental that will statement is bordered by Arizona analyze grazing proposals I" BOULDERp-J ' 1 for the area. These, and other recreation areas BLM 1 I ' Bf I I . . . on B 1 x n. L. r. j I Utah s State Director for the BLM announced land, make this area well known for the qual- f iu nnr. u-f. tI I 3 I VJv I his proposed statewide Initial Wilderness n- ZuL rSnn SS ,r,,Ther'1.! GARFIELD J.r.AWTF k ventory 'decision on April 4, 1979. He has Md ESCALANTE Z f .iiff - COUNTY p notified the field offices of hi, decision as to iXa?,?JrPUlXTT J-' V7 A, which inventory units clearly and obviously mZ inri IK Zt Coa deve,p- XLZ $--J 1 do not meet the criteria for identification as ! J 44 should receive more intensive inventory. A t ... " narrative booklet and of the State Direc- " .... i. ...... . ... "-r-J i map " in Ji.u .V''d,r0m 1 d,,M.t TROflcl j L tor., proposa, wi be JMMt at the 0pen Cni' tlnVSV Tn r IT f- L Houses listed in this ad. The evaluations and : fer type in the high Elevations l country. range i 1 ,Cy in. large IMi scale mn, huu.h develPed fr .h. District n;.i,;'. , from near 5,000 ft. around Kanab and the g tf I .ps niYIC foAt & L VAs Jx X J recommendation to the State Director will lower Escalante River to about 8,000 ft. on also be ava.lable. After these ma- STfe)N X examining : Clear Creek Mountain and lower C naanPeak. V C, WASH INGTON r Ly r- r-TV JV terials, you are encouraged to submit written COUNTY AT j comments to the address given in the booklet. . BLM PLANNING 2,ONL0EC J N J OPEN HOUSES The BLM has developed a land use planning P A2t1 S p I ' SP system which calls for participation from II v S KANAB LS V local and state governments, interested users, X uJr1 C'' J I Mav 2 1979 and the public. This is your chance to let us roK V rfo fV " I it 7PM know how you think the public lands should S?V -i5' y' 7 ' al "' -jm JUN.i-irstt. c- c bemanaged. MiVl KANAT0iC---x GLEN CANYON CITVi ESCALANTE Every use is not suited to every acre and some Arizona fni.ur uses conflict with others. The BLM ischarged May 3 ig7g with managing the land for the optimum mix 1 to 7 PM of potential uses. The best mix of uses is de- Hwy 12 west of town termined by inventorying the resources, determining the management which would be best for each resource and then resolving the rt IQI IVIC CTIM conflicts that are found between resource UDLIU IVitZCZ I Ililv3 development possibilities. Public comment is used to help area managers make prope' SALT LAKE CITY choices between competing uses. April 30. 1979 7 PM Room 128, Salt Palace SOME OF THE QUESTIONS COAL DEVELOPMENT OFF-ROAD VEHICLES Some of the largest coal reserves in the state -,'!!: 7 Executive Order 11644 requires the BLM to lie within this area. It is estimated that there a J? ymmr- I JMWniW'' J place public land in an "Open", "Closed" or are several billion tons of recoverable coal re- -jJM. I mmmXm rtiir "Limited" catagory for off-road vehicle serves in the Kaiparowits, Alton and Kolob r- ITniI I lil'"1 7 (ORV) use. Present use of the planning area fields. Development of these reserves wduld I (9mMW mp"' ,Srnr . t is light and is expected to remain so. Con't be a major boost to the economy of the area. VMVmLI TWl If iw centrated ORV use could lead to soil erosion. It could also mar scenic sections that are Mill mL. Wi t 7 V QjnfSfW!MMW harassment of wildlife and plant destruction. presently major tourist attractions and there- W m L TwluMWlmWmW!K Should concentrated ORV use areas be des- fore are important to the economy them- llljiwjm " -Va '3jlkimmv WuW&W ignated? What public lands should be open, selves. What, if any. restrictions should be rSuf'm Qmmkm) closed or restricted to ORV uses? placed on the development of this coal? s" rrVKSJihi .fflliwftJ Snr WILDLIFE HABITAT LIVESTOCK GRAZING ' Livestock and big game animals use the same , , . , . . . . .... . . A .I, m iiMklfiirS I "t ' f " food sources. This can lead to competition. L vestock has been a traditional use grazing nUllMj for forage and a downward trend in range' &Lu?SPlZt ?n l JdJBH-WBBfy -IHB- condition. Areas like the Sand Hill, west of . jZWXuJut iflfrCTi i v Kanab are especially important to winter" " " prtiCi jS8 ahnd TtoUcnk JLJjkiWrWm , . 0 , deer herd use. Sould forage be reserved for rH,! &tMir BTMTiaStrWl- A big game to reduce competition with live- !w. f7 tiX liW " M W ' stock? Streamside habitat is small in terms, vide for the orderly use, improvement, devel- MRf Mb. . Jf k,,. nrn.,-.A. 4nnr ri opment and rehabilitation of the land for kjffl - JZZ 5 idVill r How livestock grazing. During 1976 and 1977 sy KflZKMb. ,rl S ZuYrihlwSit much of th. this area should be protected for range inventories were completed throughout mmWmWiW present livestock operations are necessary to .((iffljPH I'lM SHiilHGllHiMl Al 1 I IRRV I IMF stabilize or improve range conditions in MBMfoptf DMHlllll VVAAL. OLUnil I Ll I Ml some areas. How can the necessary adjust- mSSMstuf u' Hl t ments be made with the least adverse eco- A MMl' J , iH VmWi , , , Nevada Power Company proposes to trans- nom.c impact on livestock operators? Ifl f MwIMmMWM port coal from the Alton coal field to two M nU mMm t( "ff y wppml' pipelines. Between 5400 and 7800 acre feet 1AII 1 UHDCCC fir JPuVlitt li I ( of water per year would be needed for the WILL nUnOLO iA&'&i'VmgMJ m w) slurry lines. The slurry line routes would run TBpT Tafi lJ ) 1 M through areas in Utah and Arizona which are .l lA I presently a part of the wilderness review. A a ,m.n small number of wild horses live in In th. tne Ova tU 11 I ,i,r.,u ,,., w(,u .l Circle ni. Cliffs' and Harvey li.,.,..,'. s c, rear areas. .r... n.ii, Both tVviiittW- PiMt9aixir'm in Ur f One , route goes " r through . ? . upper 7 . Kanab nil. Creek . and near the Coral rink sand Dunes State i i, u.l!,., of these areas have marginal horse habitat. D . . ,,w . . . There are also potential conflicts with the V Ime through other areas. Another possible recent transplanting and proposed expansion of the desert big horn sheep in both areas. TV Xv Waf ViT'thJlirtiS. Proper managment of such small herds in V - JPV bUud ' 'lra.d 'nt, What wV?" metnod flAetee or route Isolated areas can be very costly, and hamper A. rS J"'.',7 implementation of livestock management H s A plans. Should the horses be left in the present k4 f 'L- area' and managed to reduce conflicts as xt" much as possible? Or. should the animals be i -fTMMS iVI ATI IP A I A I I a V-Q moved to a more suitable habitat and be used s, i. ffMaiMW li" wilfAl- VriUvtaW tL .to Improve present herds in those areas. Pjar f AkirXTO 1 xlL Jwr$!M&& I 1 P j?SCtilv yr SM$rffil& The BLM is required by law to "preserve and '-u r0 ( "T "-WSir L? iSflSKs. mwrZrjr protect certain lands in their natural con- AIMD U i Htnb O ' ftlMWr mm". With scenic and backcountry use the r" " v Wta 7 rtfr j0r fastest growing recreational activities, preser ve v vX c HB3Pf j vation of natural values plays sn important Fredonla City water supply V- v. -JTSfSl J "Dr role in iniurin0 continuation of this use. Desert Big Horn sheep r. . - Should the BLM seek to preserve and manage Erosion control VjTTj , j "feSrv 'fw' areas such as Fifty-mile Mountain, Escalante Streamsids (Riparian) protection il-TflKSr "i7f5t-,'' V A.CS jMvsy'jr Canyons, Indian Canyon and Ponderosa Vegetative manipulation to Improve lives- - lijL Tr t jWPZr Sand Dunes for their natural value? How stock and wildlife projects XN - W Jf should this be done? Range Improvement projects iilB Community support and expansion fir r Power devefopnent projects v. y |