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CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK TO CELEBRATE 75TH
Capitol Reef is celebrating 75 years of conservation this year. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt proclaimed Capitol Reef National Monument on August 2, 1937. President Richard Nixon signed legislation to create Capitol Reef National Park on December 18, 1971. The park and Capitol Reef Natural History Association are teaming up to celebrate this noteworthy milestone August 2-4, 2012 with special events and activities including cultural demonstrations, interpretive programs, live music and a cowboy cookout. A complete schedule of events will be available two weeks before prior. Scheduled activities include: August 2, Thursday - Join us in the morning for refreshments outside the visitor center to celebrate the new exhibits, morning geology hike, and special evening program on the park’s history. August 3, Friday - Morning geology hike, afternoon nature walk, and special evening program on the parks historic orchards. August 4, Saturday - Cultural demonstrations throughout the day at the Gifford House, cowboy cookout in the evening, and special evening program with BYU Geologist Tom Morris. More information can be found at nps.gov/care, facebook.com/CapitolReefNPS and at twitter.com/CapitolReefNPS and by calling the visitor center at (435) 425-3791.
Thursday, July 12, 2012 • Issue # 952
BLM TO HOST PUBLIC HEARING FOR USE OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND AIRCRAFT Hearing centers wild horse and burro management
The Utah Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host its annual statewide public hearing at the Fillmore Field Office to discuss the use of helicopters and motorized vehicles in the management of wild horses and burros on Utah’s public lands. The hearing this year will be held: Friday, July 20 at 6pm Fillmore Field Office 95 East 500 South Fillmore, Utah An annual public hearing for comments on this issue is required by federal regulation, the Fillmore hearing will be the only one held in Utah this year. “Helicopter and motorized vehicle usage is a critical management tool when managing wild horses on the open range,” said Eric Reid, Fillmore Wild Horse and Burro Specialist. “These management tools allow us to conduct aerial population inventories,
monitor animal distribution, and transport captured animals in an effective and humane manner.” Utah’s current wild horse and burro population is about 3,300 head. Increased wild horse number may cause limited forage and water availability, which reduces the number of animals that can be supported on the land. Utah BLM gathers an average of 300 horses annually from public lands to help control horse populations, which can increase 15 to 25 percent annually. Utah BLM and its contractors plan to gather excess wild horses from Herd Management Areas located in Millard, Beaver and Iron Counties. Gather location may change due to the available funding, wildfires, or available water and forage due to drought conditions. To date the BLM has removed more than 14,600 wild horses and 500 burros from Utah’s range-
lands since the government roundups began in 1975. Over 7,000 of the animals have been adopted locally; the remainder of the animals is shipped east for adoption. Utah’s 2012 satellite adoptions started in April and continue monthly throughout the state. Adoption locations are tentatively set for Salt Lake City, Morgan, Heber City, Utah and Rexburg, Idaho. Daily adoptions are ongoing at the Delta Wild Horse & Burro Facility. Monthly adoptions are held on the first Tuesday of each month August 7 and September 4 at the Gunnison Prison Horse Program in Gunnison, Utah. For additional information about the upcoming statewide public hearing, or future wild horse and burro adoptions, visit www.blm. gov/ut or contact the Fillmore Field Office at 435743-3100 or the BLM Utah State Office at 801-5394057.
2012 CURTAIN CALL LUNCHEON SERIES Sponsored by The Guild of the Utah Shakespeare Festival The 13th annual Curtain Call Luncheon series, a fundraising event sponsored by the Guild of the Utah Shakespeare Festival, began Friday, July 6, 2012. Ted Porray, Guild President, said “It’s a great opportunity to enjoy a delicious hot buffet style lunch and have an intimate discussion with Festival actors”. He added, “It’s a wonderful opportunity to meet the person behind the characters patrons see on stage.” In a question and answer format, you’ll learn what goes into the Festi-
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Fatalities in the San Juan River Arm PAGE, AZ---A tragic accident July 6 which involved two personal watercraft (PWC) resulted in the death of two adults in the San Juan arm of Lake Powell. According to National Park Service, the New Mexico family was enjoying the scenery and looking at Peekaboo Arch when one PWC slowed down off plane and the other did not, resulting in the collision. A juvenile female was taken to the hospital and later released. The accident investigation is being conducted by Utah State Parks with
assistance from San Juan County Sheriff’s Office and the National Park Service. The names of the deceased will not be released until the conclusion of the investigation. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area staff wants to remind everyone, especially families with young children, to be extra vigilant around the water. Check weather forecasts, limit alcohol consumption, and make sure that lifejackets are the appropriate size. Safety is everyone’s responsibility. --www.nps.gov/glca--
val productions from those closest to the process. Porray said that each luncheon will feature three or four different Utah Shakespeare Festival actors or dignitaries from this 51st Festival season. Porray said that luncheons will begin at 11:45 a.m. with actors from noon to 12:50 p.m. They are held in Southern Utah University’s beautiful and intimate J. Rueben Clark, Jr. Alumni House on the northeast corner of 300 West and Center Street (just north and across the street from the Randall L. Jones Theatre). He said that luncheons will be held each Friday from July 6 to August 31 and most Tuesdays from July 17 to August 14 (except July 24). Advanced tickets are $17.50 and may be purchased at Festival ticket offices before the day of the luncheon (1-800-PLAYTIX). Any remaining tickets
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will be sold the day of the luncheon for $20.00 and available only at the door – seating is limited. Porray added that this is the “49th year of Guild service and support to the Festival”. The Guild is a 501-c-3 non-profit organization founded in 1963 to serve, support, and promote the Festival. He indicated that all proceeds from Guild events are donated to the Festival each year to help with their mission to entertain, enrich, and educate. And said that their 2011 donation to the Festival “was the largest ever and amounted to over $33,000.” More information on the Luncheons and a list of speakers may be found online at http://bard.org/ events/areaevents.html. More information about The Guild may be found online at http://bard. org/about/guild.html.
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