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Show Salt Lake City Watershed Management Plan ' 99 B. WATERSHED EDUCATION 1. Watershed Education. Recommendation: Salt Lake City will continue to support the Forest Service's watershed education efforts including: Ski Naturalist Program, Silver Lake Interpretive Center, and interpretive programs at Storm Mountain Amphitheater. Implementation: Encourage the development of partnerships to augment existing programs. Explanation: The Salt Lake Ranger District of the United States Forest Service has been providing watershed education programs for several years. The Silver Lake Interpretive Center in the Brighton Circle at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon is staffed by a ranger during the summer months. Interpretive displays are available for viewing and the Forest Service also conducts interpretive walks around the Silver Lake Basin area. The Silver Lake Interpretive Center has been offering interpretive programs for approximately five years. The Silver Lake Interpretive Center provides interpretation activities for approximately 1800 people a year. The Storm Mountain Amphitheater has been offering interpretive programs for approximately five years. Interpretive programs have been suspended for the 1998 summer season due to funding shortfalls. Increased funding from the Forest Service or assistance through partnerships will be needed to restart interpretive programs at the Storm Mountain facility. Prior to 1998, the interpretive programs at Storm Mountain attracted over a thousand visitors a year. The ski naturalist program has been a part of the Forest Service's interpretive efforts for approximately eight years. The program provides interpretive ski hosts with skiers who wish to learn about the natural resources in the area. Nearly 300 people a year participate in the ski naturalist program. Page 57 |