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Show ~ Wildlife, continued Advocated wildlife habitat protection at hearings of BLM at Vernal, Utah, on BLM management in northeast Utah: Brown's Park, Clay Basin, roadless areas. W r o t e II page report to BLM with recommendations. 1978 February CUP 1978 February 1978 May 11 1978 June, July Advocated wildlife habitat prot Manila, Utah, on County Commiss highway development to connect from Colorado with Flaming Gorg (Winnebagos get stuck in primit Primitive roads cost too much f Lone wildlife advocate - among Colorado and Utah - other than Wildlife Service, Park Service. Commissioner keeps tab on meeti ection at hearings in loner's proposed already contructed road e and Yellowstone Park, ive roads existing. or County to maintain.) developers from Wyoming, Forest Service, Fish & One Uintah Basin County ngs I attended! Wilderness/wildlife/Multlple Use Management Forest Service Conflict Resolution Meeting, Bottle Hollow, representing High Uintas Wilderness Coalition, Feb. 1978 - Researched all Impacts from CUP on streams and wildlife on Uinta Range south slopes for Bureau of Reclamation hearings in Vernal, October 1977, on Comprehensive EIS on Colorado River Basin. Prepared three pages of questions for hearings. Followed up with report to Secretary Andrus"demanding" Bureau address resource impacts. - Meeting with BuRec in Salt Lake City,set up at instigation of Secretary Andrus, to get answers to my questions. BuRec. staff present: 3 regional solicitors; geologist; 2 wildlife/fisheries staff; BuRec. CUP planner, Provo; P.R. person, Debbie Linke.(Couldn' t tape meeting.) Followed up with letter to Andrus requesting complete and independent Task Force review of CUP. - Spent six weeks setting up meeting in Salt Lake City between Bob Sanchez, Interior Missouri River Basin Representative on his terms with resource staffs from Northern Arizona University, Utah State and Brigham Young Universities, Fish & Wildlife Service, Forest Service, and citizens - to explain nature of our concerns for stream and wildlife resources, Utah Lake. Three days before meeting, key people began to back out, refuse to present data - careers at stake, can't rock the boat! Bob Sanchez called In sick! Back to Andrus with an angry letter.' (Even BuRec. friends agreed this was as angry as "Dorothy could get!") - Met with Trout Unlimited and Federation of Fly Fishermen at Conclave near Kamas to propose we organize group on CUP issues. Subsequently formed Citizens for a Responsible CUP and prepared Issues Paper #1 as first effort to publicize cost, alternatives, Bureau cost calculation methods. Prepared a cost questionnare on Bonneville Unit |
