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Show 4. Peter Hoving, Executive Secretary, will clue you in on accomplishments and plans of the September 7 meeting. It is our hope, now that we have a major part of our effort in print, that more effort will be directed to publicity and public information and bringing public pressure on Agencies to consider environmental issues. Hartt Wixom will be in charge of publicity writing. However, publicity will go out under the name of the organization. We must respond more promptly to news articles and to political developments both in Utah and in Washington if we are to be effecitve. We hope you all will keep us informed of issues in your communities and that you will also keep your own newspapers alerted to issues. We will provide you a mailing list of the Acting Board and others working on issues. We are just getting started and must build on everything we have if we are to succeed - to whatever degree we can. We must develop a Coalition of many varieties of concern: fly fishermen, bird watchers, kayakers, hikers, guides, outdoor sporting suppliers, sports writers, little old ladies in tennis shoes (besides Dorothy), TV, magazine writers, radio, wildlife and fishing groups, etc. Our constituency must have no bounds or limitations - if it is to be listened to. So, let's be heard. Adopt a stream which is threatened. And hammer away at its protection - and on every basis - not just the fish in it. Say it's needed by birds, moose, beaver, and people hiking and kayaking! Adopt a stream drainage! The Provo River! Diamond Fork! Rock Creek! Parts of the Duchesne River! The Strawberry River! Whiterocks River! The Class I 6-mile section of the Provo River between the proposed Jordanelle River and Deer Creek! Find out everything you can about a river and let the Bureau of Reclamation, the Governor, GunnMcKay, Marriott, Garn and Hatch know how you feel about it! Loud and clear. Hammer away at Andrus and President Carter. These streams belong to the public; they are not "owned" by the Governor, the Congressment or even by the Bureau of Reclamation., believe it or not! |
