The Logan River Summit—A Great Success O n Saturday, M a y 16, over 50 r i v e r enthusiasts • a t t e n d e d a conference to l earn a b o u t W i l d a n d Scenic status f o r the L o g a n River . Yes, the Forest Service is u p d a t i n g i ts i n v e n t o r y of r i v e r s a l o n g the Wasatch f r o n t f o r w i l d a n d scenic status. D r e w P a r k i n , a n a t i o n a l exper t o n the W i l d a n d Scenic Rivers A c t ( W S R A ) gave a b r i e f h i s t o r y of the act a n d h o w i t appl ies n o w t o the L o g a n River . The a p p l i c a t i o n process is n o t easy or shor t . T w o k e y w o r d s de f ine tine p r o c e s s — e l i g i b i l i t y a n d s u i t a b i l i t y . E l i g i b i l i t y is e q u i v a l e n t to an i n v e n t o r y a n d is the s t u d y of r i v e r features t o d e t e r m i n e w h i c h r i v e r s q u a l i f y to be a d d e d to the W S R System. The s u i t a b i l i t y d e t e r m i n a t i o n is w h e r e a l ternat ive m a n a g e m e n t scenarios f o r e l ig ib le r ivers are cons idered a n d w h e r e the dec is ion is m a d e as t o w h e t h e r the r i v e r be r e c o m m e n d e d t o Congress for i n c l u s i o n i n the W S R System. The Forest Service is c u r r e n t l y w o r k i n g o n the e l i g i b i l i t y stage. I f y o u w o u l d l i k e to k n o w w h i c h specif ic sections of the L o g a n R i v e r dra inage are b e i n g cons idered , w r i t e or ca l l the Wasatch-Cache N a t i o n a l Forest, 125 S o u t h State, Federal B l d g . , Salt L a k e Ci ty , U T 84318 (801-524-5188) a n d ask t o be i n c l u d e d o n the i r m a i l i n g l is t . We w a n t to be p r o a c t i v e so the m o r e people o n tha t l i s t the better.

I Z a c h F r a n k e l of the U t a h Rivers C o t m c i l spoke e l o q u e n t l y to the issue of w a t e r conserva t ion i n o u r state (the second dr ies t i n the n a t i o n ) a n d the i m p o r t a n c e of r ivers f o r o u r w a t e r s u p p l y . W i l d a n d

Scenic status protects the w a t e r suppl ies of cities a n d m a n y t o w n s have chosen th i s o p t i o n to guarantee a h e a l t h y w a t e r s u p p l y . Protec t ion of the w a t e r s h e d is essential f o r r i v e r hea l th . John Carter, a w a t e r s h e d ecologist , s h o w e d us p ic tures of h e a l t h y landscapes a n d t h e n w h a t o u r o v e r g r a z e d forest lands l o o k l ike . W h e n l a n d is o v e r g r a z e d , too m u c h w a t e r n m s off the l a n d too q u i c k l y , t a k i n g v a l u a b l e n u t r i e n t s w i t h i t . The e n d resul t is less u n d e r g r o u n d water . W h e n cattle graze i n r i p a r i a n areas t h e y p o l l u t e the w a t e r s m a k i n g i t i m f i t f o r h u m a n c o n s u m p t i o n . Wes Johnson, of T r o u t U n l i m i t e d , i n f o r m e d us tha t the m i s s i o n of the i r o r g a n i z a t i o n is the c o nse rva t io n a n d enhancement of the c o l d w a t e r f ishery. T h i s means h e a l t h y r ivers a n d intac t watersheds .

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Inside ZION FIELD TRIP HIGHLIGHTS 3

NEWS FROM STOKES NATURE CENTER 4

ANTELOPE ISLAND TRIP 4

UTAH ENVIRONTHON 5

June Calendar Meetings T h u r s d a y , June 11, 5:30 p . m . Board of Trustees M o n t h l y P l a n n i n g M e e t i n g at the L o g a n C i t y H a l l m e e t i n g r o o m , 255 N o r t h M a i n . A l l A u d u b o n m e m b e r s are w e l c o m e t o a t t e n d a n d share i n the discussions.

T hursday , June 11, 7:00 p . m . G e n e r a l Meet ing at the L o g a n C i t y H a l l m e e t i n g r o o m , 255 N o r t h M a i n . D a v e Pacheco, of the S o u t h e r n U t a h W i l de rne ss A l l i a n c e , w i l l be i n s p i r i n g us o n s o u t h e r n U t a h w i l d e r n e s s ! C h i l d care w i l l be avai lable . The p u b l i c is i n v i t e d a n d refreshments w i l l f o l l o w the discuss ion.

Field Trips Saturday, June 6, A n o t h e r of those Bear R i v e r Canoe Tr ips ! M e e t at 8:00 a .m. at the p a r k i n g l o t n o r t h of the S t r a w Ibis (about 50 East 150 N o r t h ) i n L o g a n . W e ' l l d o another sect ion o f the Bear River , perhaps t h r o u g h the Bear R i v e r B o t t o m s s o u t h of C o r n i s h . Back m i d -a f t e r n o o n . B r i n g canoe (or o ther p a d d l e craf t ) , PFDs, l i m c h a n d water . W e ' l l d o a n o n - w a t e r discuss ion of w h y the Bear R i v e r Bot toms are i r h p o r t a n t to n e o t r o p i c a l m i g r a n t s . Quest ions? C a l l B r y a n , 752-6830 (b d ixon@dig i ta lp la .ne t ) .

Saturday-Sunday, June 6-14. Western Biodiversi ty Tour. A n e w o p p o r t i m i t y to en joy the c o m p a n y of B A S m e m b e r s w h i l e e x p e r i e n c i n g some of the m o s t spectacular s ights i n N o r t h A m e r i c a . The advantage of g r o u p t r a v e l d i scounts w i U enable us to see the d i v e r s i t y f r o m the Salt Flats, to Lake Tahoe, t o Yosemite N a t i o n a l Park , to M o n t e r e y Bay A q u a r i u m a n d the Pacif ic t i d e p o o l s . B r i n g y o u r camera a n d lots of f i l m f o r th i s t r i p ! L i m i t e d g r o u p size determines the f i n a l cost. Reservations a m u s t ! C a l l R o n or W e n d y H e l l s t e m BEFORE A p r i l 1 , 753-8750.

Tuesday, June 16, C a n o e Tr ip to the S p r i n g C r e e k Rookery. M e e t at 6:00 p . m . (sharp) at the p a r k i n g l o t n o r t h of the S t r a w Ibis (about 50 East 150 N o r t h ) i n L o g a n . We w i l l p u t i n o n the L i t t l e Bear w h e r e i t crosses the M e n d o n R o a d a n d take o u t a b o u t V4 m i l e away. O n the w a y , w e ' l l pass i m d e r a m a g n i f i c e n t Great Blue H e r o n Rookery , f i r s t d o c u m e n t e d i n 1946. We t r y t o a v o i d the r o o k e r y d u r i n g n e s t i n g season, b u t b y m i d -June the y o i m g are m a t u r e e n o u g h so i f w e ' r e q u i e t w e w o n ' t d i s t u r b t h e m . B r i n g canoe (or o ther paddl eab le craf t ) a n d a p i c n i c d i r m e r i f y o u w i s h . Th i s t r i p takes a b o u t 1̂ /2 h o u r s o n the water , so w e s h o u l d f i n i s h i n the l i g h t . I f n o t , there w i l l be a w a x i n g m o o n t o g u i d e us back! Quest ions? C a l l B r y a n , 752-6830 (bdbcon@digi ta lpla .net) .

Saturday, June 20. H i g h C r e e k Waterfalls . A 3-4 m i l e r o v m d t r i p h i k e u p the b o t t o m of H i g h Creek C a n y o n to

v i e w the b e a u t i f u l w a t e r f a l l s . Leaders w i l l h e l p ident i fy forest p lants a n d an imals . Beaver p o n d s can be reached b y g o i n g another t w o m i l e s u p the canyon . This place m a r k s the n o r t h e r n e n d of the N a o m i Peak Wilderness A r e a . Leave at 8:00 a .m. f r o m the Forest Service B u i l d i n g at 1500 East H w y . 89, r e t u r n b y ear ly a f t e r noon . C a l l Jack Greene, 563-6816.

Board Stuff (As o p p o s e d to b o r e d s t i f f . . . )

BAS is governed by a Board of Trustees which meets once a month (see meetings listed in the Calendar). Good camaraderie as we fight the forces of evil and save the world. All BAS members are invited, of course. .

A f t e r r e v i e w i n g the recent changes i n s ta f f ing at the N a t u r e Center (Sharon O h i h o r s t res igned a n d Jen Levy is ac t ing as d i r e c t o r ) , the f i r s t t h i n g the Board d i d at its last m e e t i n g w a s g i v e a w a y money . Insurance is costing us a lmost $500 a year n o w t o cover l i a b i l i t y o n t r ips , etc. We also agreed t o cover $1,000 of the cost of the A u d u b o n L o b b y i s t at the U t a h L e g i s l a t u r e — a n d that's a V E R Y g o o d dea l f o r a n y of y o u w h o k n o w A n n O ' C o r m e l l ! Bob A t w o o d requested $100 f o r h i s scouts to b u i l d b l u e b i r d n e s t i n g boxes—a project sorely needed i n Cache Valley. F ina l ly , w e agreed to co-sponsor the Crane D a y s Ce lebra t ion , September 11-12 (advance notice—^mark y o u r calendars) . W h i l e o n f i n a n c i a l stuff, w e l earned tha t the b a n q u e t y i e l d e d a net i n c o m e of a lmost $600, thanks large ly t o the sUent auct ion . We ex tend o u r a p p r e c i a t i o n to n o t o n l y the w i n n i n g b i d d e r s , b u t those w h o d o n a t e d the f ine art a n d other i tems. A n d h o w a b o u t E d Bangs' presenta t ion o n the U S F W w o l f recovery p r o g r a m ? T h a t w a s great!

B A S w i l l be the hos t for the s p r i n g retreat of the A u d u b o n C o u n c i l . (The C o u n c i l is the o r g a n i z a t i o n of the f o u r A u d u b o n Societies i n U t a h , h e l p i n g to coordinate o u r l o b b y i s t a n d actions o n issues of s ta tewide s ignif icance, such as o p p o s i t i o n to the Legacy H i g h w a y r o u t e t h r o u g h Great Salt L a k e wet lands . ) We d e c i d e d to have the retreat o n the same w e e k e n d as Crane D a y s , s c h e d u l i n g the meet ings f o r S i m d a y m o r n i n g . The m a i n top ic f o r d iscuss ion w i l l be the f o r m a t i o n of a state off ice for A u d u b o n i n U t a h . I f y o u can o p e n y o u r house to one or t w o v i s i tors f r o m other regions f o r tha t w e e k e n d , please ca l l m e (Bryan) at 752-6830.

W i t h the c los ing of I n The C o m p a n y of Fr iends , we 've dec ided to m o v e o u r i n v e n t o r y of b o o k s to the Booktable . L o o k there for the Cache Checklist ($2), Boating the Bear ($10) a n d a n y r e m a i n i n g copies of Cache Traf/s. (We're r e w r i t i n g the latter.) .

O n issues, i t looks l i k e the Cache Water Pol i cy A d v i s o r y B o a r d m a y be m o v i n g a w a y f r o m a Water Conservancy D i s t r i c t a n d t o w a r d a Special I m p r o v e m e n t Dis t r i c t . We t h i n k th is is a g o o d m o v e because the g o v e r n i n g b o a r d of a SIP is a p p o i n t e d b y elected leaders, m a k i n g i t theoret ica l ly m o r e accountable . H o w e v e r , w e need folks

t o stay t u n e d to m a k e sure the detai ls of the SIP are e n v i r o n m e n t a l l y s o i m d . A s s u m m e r approaches, g r a z i n g m o n i t o r i n g w i l l b e g i n h e a t i n g u p . Several of the a l lo tments are p a r t i c u l a r l y b a d o n adjacent r i p a r i a n

I zones. W e ' l l be d o i n g m o r e d o c u m e n t a t i o n a n d w a t e r q u a l i t y m o n i t o r i n g th i s s u m m e r i n hopes of c o n v i n c i n g the USPS to be m o r e aggressive i n e i ther e n d i n g those a l l o t m e n t s or r e q u i r i n g responsible m a n a g e m e n t thereof. I f th is issue is s o m e t h i n g dear to y o u , ca l l A l l e n Chr is tensen (258-5018) to v o l u n t e e r s o m e t i m e . U D O T w i l l be h o s t i n g a m e e t i n g o n M o n d a y , June 2 f r o m 4-6 p . m . t o sol ic i t c o m m e n t s o n the i r p r e l i m i n a r y p lans f o r r o a d expansions a l o n g Rt. 89-91 to the I d a h o b o r d e r (so ca l led Cache Val ley C o r r i d o r S t u d y ) . B A S w a s i n v i t e d as a " s takeholder . " Th i s c o u l d i n c l u d e proposals f o r a m a j o r bypass east or w e s t of L o g a n .

A n u m b e r of o ther issues w e r e ra ised a n d , as u s u a l , w e seem t o be short of f o l k s t o d o g t h e m . We are n o t s c h e d u l i n g genera l meet ings f o r J u l y a n d A u g u s t , b u t w e are g o i n g to c o n t i n u e o u r t r i p s (hikes a n d canoe t r i p s ) a n d a s u m m e r issue of the Stilt t o keep o u r m e m b e r s h i p u p to date , so i f a n y o n e has t i m e this s u m m e r f o r c o n s e r v a t i o n w o r k , w e have p l e n t y of suggest ions f o r w o r k t o d o ! "

• . - — Bryan Dixon, Prez.

ZION FIELD TRIP ^HIGHLIGHTS T w e n t y - t w o a d v e n t u r e r s , r a n g i n g i n age f r o m e ight t o a d u l t , m a d e the t r e k to Z i o n N a t i o n a l Park , M a y 14-17.

A l l the k i d s w h o m a d e the t r i p to Z i o n rea l ly l earned a l o t a b o u t n a t u r e , l i f e a n d respons ib i l i ty . We c a m p e d b y the r u s h i n g V i r g i n River , a n d the occasional v i s i t b y a deer or t w o , m a d e us a w a r e of n e w t h i n g s a l l a r o u n d us.

O u r f i r s t m o r n i n g event , after b e c o m i n g acquainted w i t h the p a r k at the V i s i t o r ' s Center, w a s to h i k e to the t o p o f A n g e l ' s L a n d i n g . For some of us , i t w a s o u r f i r s t real h i k e , a n d o u r f a v o r i t e . Besides the feel ings of c l i m b i n g a i r\punta in , w e w a t c h e d a n art is t t r y i n g to capture the scenery i n h i s d r a w i n g s . The r e d rock is ' • c a p t i v a t i n g . Y o u d o n ' t w a n t t o go back t o c a m p a n d y o u t h i n k a b o u t w h a t n a t u r e can d o i n a m i n u t e or i n a t h o u s a n d years. We saw a l o t of p lants a n d b i r d s tha t are d i f f e r e n t f r o m Cache Valley.

W h e n w e a r r i v e d at the t r a i l h e a d , the a d v e n t u r e seekers f o u n d a q u i e t place i n the r i v e r b y a large rock. Three of the g i r l s l i n e d u p o n the edge, m a k i n g sure tha t everyone 's camera w a s r e a d y to go. We j u m p e d h i g h . . . a n d l a n d e d i n c o l d w a t e r o n l y three feet deep.

at a f t e r n o o n w e h i k e d i n t o the E m e r a l d Pools. The w i n d k e p t s h i f t i n g a n d K a t h r y n A h n d e r , N i c G y l l e n s k o g , S h a w n C u r t i s a n d I go t soaked b y the w a t e r f a l l s . We also l earned to w a k e u p , take showers i n

less t h a n e ight m i n u t e s , cook breakfast , a n d be ready to go h i k i n g i n 45 m i n u t e s . B u t that ' s the f u n of c a m p i n g !

" S a t u r d a y w e v i s i t e d W e e p i n g Rock, t h e n h i k e d u p in to H i d d e n C a n y o n . T h a t w a s p r e t t y cool . Just f i v e feet f r o m the t r a i l edge are the cl i f fs tha t w e n t d o w n h i m d r e d s of feet. B u t the g r o u p w a s a l w a y s safe a n d n o b o d y ever g o o f e d a r o u n d o n the t ra i ls .

" T h a t n i g h t R o n a n d W e n d y t o o k us o n a n i g h t h i k e a n d s h o w e d us some N a t i v e A m e r i c a n rock d r a w i n g s . T h a t w a s neat t o see. There w e r e p o o l s w i t h desert toads s i n g i n g i n t h e m . We s tayed to w a t c h a n d l i s ten to stars a n d frogs . We also w e n t t o the C i n e m a x Theater to see "Treasure of the G o d s " o n a screen 80 feet l o n g a n d six stories h i g h . T h a t w a s awesome!

Thanks to A u d u b o n f o r p u t t i n g together t r i p s Uke this .

' ; , —Hallie Blackham and Brady Woolf , ' _ Ron Hellstem, trip leader

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W e n d y Fisher, of U t a h O p e n L a n d s , t o l d us h o w p l a n n i n g f o r a n d m a i n t a i n i n g o p e n space enhances the q u a l i t y of l i v i n g i n a c o m m u n i t y . She s ighted Boulder , C o l o r a d o w h e r e A T & T s i ted the i r corporate headquarters because they t h o u g h t the i r employees w o u l d l i k e l i v i n g there. M i k e T i m m o n s of USU's Landscape a n d E n v i r o n m e n t a l P l a n n i n g a ler ted us to the d e v e l o p m e n t tha t c o u l d occur o n the lands w h i c h w i l l come t m d e r the j u r i s d i c t i o n of the School Trust L a n d s as a resul t of the recent ly a r m o u n c e d federal -state l a n d s w a p i n L o g a n C a n y o n . The n e w c o u n t y master p l a n w i l l come i n t o p l a y here. O n l y the ordinances f o r a g r i c u l t u r a l l a n d have a h i g h e r p r i o r i t y t h a n the ordinances f o r the forest zones. So, keep an eye. S h o u l d w e tolerate c o m m e r c i a l d e v e l o p m e n t at the F r a n k l i n Basin t u m o f f i f ordinances w e r e w r i t t e n to p e r m i t it?

I n s u m m a r y . W i l d a n d Scenic d e s i g n a t i o n is one w a y to protect the L o g a n River. A r e there other mechanisms f o r protect ion? Is i t p o l i t i c a l l y feasible? These questions require s t u d y a n d i f a n y b o d y w o u l d l i k e to be i n v o l v e d , ca l l K a t h y (752-0946) or T i m (755-0286). There is w o r k f o r everybody . I n the m e a n t i m e , ca l l the USES at the n u m b e r l i s ted above a n d get y o u r n a m e o n the l i s t of interested part ies f o r W i l d a n d Scenic Rivers i n U t a h . Remember the m o r e people l i s ted b y the Forest Service, the better chance w e have of c a r r y i n g the issue f o r w a r d . - \

• • . •: — Kathy Gilbert, Pres. CPLC

T i m Wagner is to be c o n g r a t u l a t e d for h i s m a r v e l l o u s job i n c o o r d i n a t i n g a l l the v o l u n t e e r s for this conference. A special thanks t o the F o o d C o m m i t t e e xmder the leadership of D e r e k Staab a n d A m a n d a T h i m m e s f o r a de l i c ious l u n c h .

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News From the Stokes Nature Center The Stokes N a t u r e Center cont inues to t o u c h the l ives of school c h i l d r e n a r o t i n d Cache Valley. H e r e are a f e w j o u r n a l w r i t i n g s f r o m M r s . Peery a n d M r s . V a n Slyke's t h i r d graders f r o m L i n c o l n Elementary .

W h e n w e w e n t t o the n a t u r e center w e learned about the ear th . A n d w e l e a r n e d a b o u t a b u g cal led a b l o o d sucker. I t gets i m d e r rocks for p r o t e c t i o n a n d they suck b l o o d f o r f o o d . (Josh B r o w n )

O n A p r i l 29 m y class a n d m e w e n t to the n a t u r e center. W e l e a r n e d a b o u t the L o g a n R i v e r a n d that the animals a n d insects n e e d i t a n d w e also n e e d i t too. We d i v i d e d i n three g r o u p s . Th e abiot ic g r o u p , the p l a n t g r o u p , a n d the w i l d l i f e g r o u p . I w a s i n the w i l d l i f e g r o u p . M y g r o u p f o i m d leeches u n d e r the rocks i n the water . We also f o v m d a ant f a r m i m d e r a rock a n d the ants w e r e c a r r y i n g ant eggs. We saw a deer h i d i n g b e h i n d some trees. (Stacey James)

W e w e n t t o the n a t u r e center o n A p r i l 2 9 . 1 w a s i n the p l a n t g r o u p . W e saw some galls . Gal ls are homes to l i t t l e , l i t t l e b u g s . W e l l , y o u ' r e p r o b a b l y t h i n k i n g h o w is a g a l l f o r m e d . W e l l , an insect lays her eggs o n the p l a n t a n d the p l a n t doesn ' t rea l ly w a n t the eggs so the p l a n t f o r m s a h a r d shel l a r o u n d the b u g s so the b u g doesn ' t eat a n y of the o ther par t s of the p lants so i t ac tua l ly k i l l s the insect i f i t can ' t get o u t . We saw some b u d s t h a t w e r e green. We l e a r n e d a n e w w o r d . The n e w w o r d w a s abiot ic . A b i o t i c means n o t l i v i n g . We saw a f l o w e r tha t is endangered . The f l o w e r o n l y l ives i n L o g a n C a n y o n . We s a w a beaver lodge . We saw grass g r o w i n g i n the water . We w a l k e d o n a r i p a r i a n area. A r i p a r i a n area is a b o d y of w a t e r s u r r o u n d e d b y l a n d . (Kae L y r m John)

Antelope Island Trip I h a v e to say one t h i n g f i r s t : i f y o u t h i n k g e t t i n g o l d e r means y o u can' t h i k e as m u c h a n y m o r e , y o u are v e r y w r o n g ! To m e i t w a s a m a z i n g to w a t c h A l i c e Stokes o n th i s past t r i p to A n t e l o p e I s l a n d . She is s t i l l v e r y act ive a n d I t h i n k tha t at t imes I w a s m o r e t i r e d t h a n her o n the h i k es . A n t e l o p e I s l a n d is a great place to v i s i t ! I h i g h l y r e c o m m e n d g o i n g to A n t e l o p e I s l a n d (even i f o n l y f o r the d a y ) . I especial ly w a n t y o u to go because t h i s is the last year tha t the genera l p u b l i c can c a m p at the G a r Ranch.

O n e of the f i m n i e s t t h i n g s to h a p p e n o n th i s t r i p is that t w o p e o p l e got s tuck i n the m u d ! W h i l e p l a y i n g a n i g h t g a m e o f h ide-and-seek w i t h A l l e n Stokes, Jr., t w o of A l i c e Stokes' g r a n d d a u g h t e r s j u m p e d o n t o w h a t the y b o t h t h o u g h t w a s s o l i d g r o i m d . Surpr ise : i t w a s M U D ! O n e of the g i r l s sank i n a l m o s t u p to her knees. Once she got o u t she spent a b o u t an h o u r j u s t searching for her shoes! L u c k i l y b o t h the g i r l s w e r e okay, j u s t a l i t t l e m u d d y . We saw m a n y b i s o n o n th i s t r i p . Baby great

h o r n e d o w l s i n the b a r n , a coyote , a n d a c o t t o n t a i l r a b i t u n d e r a rock b y the v i s i t o r center w e r e some of the great t h i n g s to see. A l o n g w i t h m a n a y other an imals a n d b i r d s (the o n l y ones I d i d n ' t l i k e w e r e the insects!). A l l i n a l l , I t h i n k tha t everyone h a d an absolute ly w o n d e r f u l t i m e , I k n o w I d i d !

— Jessie Barnes

Birds Seen on the Antelope Island Trip GR = Garr Ranch (H) = Heard

V = I saw or heard (Reinhard Jockel)

V Eared Grebe — very many - . V White Pelican

Double-crested Cormorant — a few V Great Blue Heron — a few V Black-crowned Night Heron — GR, a few V White-faced Ibis — a few - , V Canada Goose — a few V Mal lard — GR, a few ' \ ^ V Gadwall — a few V Cinnamon Teal — a few ' V Red H e a d — a f e w

Sora — ( H ) V Virginia Rail — (H) GR, 1 V American Coot — many V Black-bellied Plover V Killdeer — GR, a few V Com. Snipp — (H) GR, a few V Long-billed Curlew — a few V Willet — some -• - ~ V Dowitcher spp — a few V American Avocet — some -V Black-necked Stilt — some V California Gul l — very many V Ring-billed G ? — a few V Ring-necked Pheasant — GR V Chukar — a few

Sharp-shinned H a w k — R, 1 V N . Harrier — a few

Osprey — G R , 1 V American Kestrel — GR, a few

Barn O w l GK, 1 V Great Horned O w l — GR, a family V H u m m i n g b i r d spp — 1 ' V Mo rn ing Dove — some V Say's Phoebe — 1 ' ,: ' . V Horned Lark — many . " V Cilff Swallow — some V Black-billed Magpie — GR, 1 V Com. Raven — GR, a few V Rock Wren — (H), a few • V House Wren — (H) GR, 1 _ x ' . . , ,

Hermit Thruch — GR V Loggerhead Shrike — 2 \ ' V Evr. Starling — GR, too many V Orange-crowned Warbler — GR, 1 -V Yellow Warbler — GR, some .( V Yellow-rumped Warbler — GR, many

Virginia's Warbler — GR N . Water Thrush — GR, One was seen by friends of the

Great Salt Lake, but I sure couldn't f i n d i t . Western Tanager — GR

V Western Meadowlark — GR, many V Red-winged Blackbird — GR , many V Yellow-headed Blackbird — GR, very many V Brewer's Blackbird — a few

| V Bullock's Oriole — (H) GR ' V Brown-headed Cowbird — GR, a few

V Black-headed Grosbeak — (H) GR Green-tailed Towhee — GR

V Lark Sparrow — a few V Vesper Sparrow — (H) , a few V Brewer's Sparrow — a few V Song Sparrow — GR, some V White-crowned Sparrow — (H) GR

63 species of birds seen a n d / o r heard.

We missed the f o l l o w i n g seen last year:

Ruddy Duck Golden Eagle Violet Green Swallow Rough-winged Swalow Barn Swallow Wester Kingbird Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Red Knot Franklin's G u l l Lewis' Woodpecker Lazuli Bunting Dark-eyed Junco American Robin

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Sunflower Seed Alice Stokes still has

a few 50 lb. bags of sunflower seed left.

To claim yours phone Alice at 752-2702.

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Utah Envirothon W h e r e cari y o u f i n d a g r o u p of " G e n e r a t i o n X-ers" that rea l ly cares a b o u t the e n v i r o n m e n t a n d is w o r k i n g t o learn m o r e a b o u t it? H a d y o u been at H y n u n State Park, at H y r u m Reservoir , o n M a y 2, y o u w o u l d ha v e f o u n d q u i t e a large g r o u p o f us .

The 1998 U t a h E n v i r o t h o n , sponsored i n p a r t b y the B r i d g e r l a n d A u d u b o n Society ( thanks ! ) , consisted of about six teams o f h i g h school s tudents f r o m the n o r t h e r n p a r t o f U t a h , w h o , f o r the past six weeks h a d spent m a n y h o u r s l e a r n i n g a l l w e c o u l d a b o u t the e n v i r o n m e n t a n d ecology here i n U t a h .

D e c k e d i n tee-shirts a n d shorts , w e a l l m e t together at about e i g h t o ' c lock t h a t S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g , ready f o r a d a y of l e a r n i n g a n d c o m p e t i t i o n . There w e r e f i v e stations loca ted a l o n g H y r u m Reservoir a n d the Bear River t o w h i c h w e w o u l d m o v e — F o r e s t r y , Soils, A q u a t i c s , W i l d l i f e , a n d Watersheds. H e r e , experts o n each t o p i c e n l i g h t e n e d us w i t h a 2 5 - m i n u t e presen­

t a t i o n , f o l l o w e d b y a test o n the i n f o r m a t i o n t h e y h a d t a u g h t us a n d o u r o w n k n o w l e d g e . A f t e r m a n y h o u r s of sociaUzing, e n j o y i n g the o u t d o o r s , l a u g h i n g , l e a r n i n g , a n d j u s t h a v i n g f u n , the t e a m that scored the h ighes t test score f r o m each s ta t ion w a s a n n o u n c e d , f o l l o w e d

b y the m o m e n t w e a l l w a i t e d for , the armormcement of the o v e r a l l w i n n i n g team. This t e a m , w h i c h e n d e d u p b e i n g M o u n t a i n Crest H i g h School ( H y r u m ) , is to represent U t a h i n the N a t i o n a l E n v i r o t h o n b e i n g h e l d i n M i c h i g a n this s u m m e r .

Personally, 1 t h i n k the E n v i r o t h o n w a s a w o n d e r f u l experience. I t w a s awesome t o l e a r n a b o u t o u r e n v i r o n m e n t , a n d h o w the p r i n c i p l e s of eco logy a p p l y to us. \ b e i n g o n l y a f r e s h m a n , a m a n x i o u s l y l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o next year ' s U t a h E n v i r o t h o n , a n d h o p e f u l l y m a n y m o r e to come.

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