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Show Dixie National Forest announces regulations on undeveloped areas tionaj Forest lands in undeveloped unde-veloped areas. In the general undeveloped areas of the Dixie .National Forest, a tent camp, trailer, pr camper or any other type of mobile home may not camp for a period to exceed sixteen (1Q) consecutive days in any one location in any calendar year. Subsequent camping lo- years a few Individuals have been camping tfor long periods per-iods of time in areas of the Dixie National Forest where no sanitary or garbage, disposal dis-posal facilities were available essary to establish a length of stay for occupancy of Na-or Na-or provided. In addition, these people have been staying an Forest Supervisor Al Wright of the Dixie National Forest today announced the estab- shiment of regulations concerning con-cerning the occupancy, and use of general undeveloped area 'of the Dixie National Forest. Supervisor Vright explained ex-plained that over the past will not apply to stockmen and ranchers who are using the National Forest under a ! sipeciai use permit or contract which 'by permission of the Forest Service, allows such. , occupancy. Forest Supervisor Wright explained ex-plained that the" length" of stay would allow the hunters to continue to occupy their favorite dispersed area campsites camp-sites within this sixteen day period of time. This action has been coordinated co-ordinated with the Manti-La-Sal and Fishlake National Forests who also see a need for such restriction. Uf you have any questions concerning this necessary restriction, please contact your local District Dis-trict Ranger for further explanation. cations must ibe clearly away from the previous site. On the I Dixie National Forest we are describing this to be a minimum mini-mum often miles from the previous occupancy . site. In addition, camping equipment such as' tents, mdbile homes, campers may not ibe left unoccupied un-occupied for more than three (3) days, except in emergency situations of public health and safety. These restrictions extended period of time, traveling trav-eling across meadows or as-ross as-ross country to get to their campsites, and because of the long term occupancy, serious ser-ious deterioration of the environment en-vironment adjacent to these campsites has occured. In addition, ad-dition, in some instances pollution pol-lution of springs and water sources has occured because df such occupancy. Dud to these factors, it 'has been nec- |