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Show Citizens for a Responsible Central Utah Project Board of Directors Dorothy Harvey, co-chairperson Fred Reimherr, co-chairperson Beth Duncan David Freed Karl Heidenreich Peter Hovingh David littlefield Dave McCormick Barbara Polich lames Talley Hartt Wixom Supporting Ogjnuatiom •Utah Council. Trout Unlimited •Rocky Mountian Council of the Federation of Fly Fishermen •Utah Member Clubs of the Federation of Fly Fishermen •Stonefly Society of the Wastach Salt Lake City, Utah •Order of the Royal Coachman Pleasant Crove Utah • Utah Audubon 1445 N. 10 St. Manitowoc, Wis. 54220 April 8, 1980 Margaret Murie Moose, Wyoming Dear Margaret: Time passes so fast. I am still in Wisconsin. My husband is disabled now, as a consequence of his spinal surgery - still wholly dependent upon a walker or crutches. Whether there will be nerve regeneration sufficient to restore non-functioning muscles, is an unknown. Bill still works in our Parish, doing most of the duties. However, there probably will come a time when the Parish will wish to have a non-disabled priest. So, I am looking for an opportunity to return to the west, with Bill retiring, but carrying out some type work in the Church. And, I have written the Episcopal Bishop of Utah about opportunities. It will be interesting to see whether our Church will find something a disabled priest can do ... or be content to put him on the shelf! I have been working in Wisconsin on Utah issues. I respond to Newsletters from both Dick Carter and from the Sierra Club on Utah wilderness issues, both Forest Service and BLM. From what I gather, Dick is partly supported by American Wilderness Alliance and by Utah people. I am not close enough to the situation to really know how vigorous is the Sagebrush Rebellion in that State. Judging from everything else, Utah is pushing hard to grab all Federal lands.... for development! I have also responded to Draft EIS's... one, in particular, on the Island Park, Idaho, geothermal leasing proposal. A terrible proposal! I understand that the Secretary of Interior will not grant the leases until he is assured there will be no interference with Yellowstone Park thermal resources! I have been trying to develop a newspaper column idea dealing with environmental issues. However, Associated Press, Milwaukee, while saying column ideas were good, said they would not sell - as developed. I have assembled a lot of information on Yellowstone Park - thinking I would do a straight article, emphasizing impacts on wildlife, in particular. Most of my "spare" time has been on the CUP. The Environmental Policy Center and the National Wildlife Federation have both been assisting us in trying to stop the development. I have an idea a suit may be in the offing ... after all other efforts fail. However, the group I started |
