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Thursday, November 29, 2012 • Issue # 972
Greg Sheehan Named New DWR Director Longtime department employee is an avid sportsman
Norm McKee
Pictured left to right are Trey Barney, Ethen Armstrong, Trenton Stowe and Hunter Hughes.
New Crop of Eagle Scouts Earn Scouting’s Highest Honor Another Great Eagle Scout Court of Honor
PANGUITCH - Four Panguitch Boy Scouts celebrated the Thanksgiving Holiday last Saturday evening by thanking their scout leaders, parents, other family members, and friends for helping them earn Boy Scouts of America’s highest youth award, the coveted Eagle Scout Rank. Ethen Armstrong, Trey Barney, Hunter Hughes, and Trenton Stowe now join with four other scouts in unit 681, sponsored by the Panguitch 3rd Ward, to earn the Eagle Rank this year. Uriel Zubia and Joseph Vasquez previously were awarded their pins. Jory Owens and Tyler Roundy have earned the rank, but are yet to receive their awards. Konner Hughes and Jaren Frandsen also received the Life Rank, and Chasyn Campbell and Christopher Parkin earned the Star Rank. Several scouts were presented a bunch of merit badges. Ethen, Trey and Trenton are all new 14 year olds in the 8th grade at Panguitch Middle School. Hunter just turned 16 and is in the 9th grade. Ethen is the son of Tracy and Lynn Armstrong. For his Eagle Project he made a bunch of birdhouses to be place by the USFS. Trey is the son of Clint and Melissa Barney. His Eagle project was placing signs at the Panguitch Cemetery to help locate gravesites. Hunter placed signs at the Panguitch Gun Range for his Eagle Project. His parents are Dane Hughes and Shannon Hatch. Trenton’s Eagle Project involved helping organize and equip youth for a bike rodeo. He is the son of Brain and Cristy Stowe. Brian Bremner challenged each boy with the Eagle Charge to now live their lives as explained in the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Each scout was then presented the Eagle Rank by his father, assisted by his mother. These young men are great examples for all in our community. As they continue to live the ideals of scouting, their futures look bright. —Norm McKee
Join Torrey’s Christmas Bird Count
TORREY - The 3rd annual Torrey Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will be held on Friday, December 14th. Prospective counters will gather at 8 am at Castle Rock Coffee and Candy and teams will be assigned there. Absolutely no experience at identifying birds is necessary to participate in this fun filled day! Only a desire to learn more about our wintering birds and enjoying the camaraderie of other so minded counters. We will have some of Utah finest birding leaders heading our teams and it will be a wonderful opportunity to pick up some bird identification skills. It can be a great experience for children and we encourage them to be part of our count. The Audubon Christmas Bird Count, the longestrunning citizen science wildlife survey in the world, is undergoing several significant changes beginning
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this year, as Audubon builds on the p r o g r a m ’s success to entice birdwatchers to lend their eyes and ears year round. Fees to participate in the Larry Smith, Courtesy National Audubon Society count are beBurrowing owl. ing dropped to encourage greater participation, and feed for all registered counters. the annual published report, To sign up for the count, please American Birds, will go digi- contact Count Coordinator Jay tal in 2013, saving more trees Banta at 435.496.3600 or via for the birds. Christmas Bird email (preferred) at groveriCount information will be te@gmail.com. —Jay Banta available online in Spanish for the first time. In 2013, Audubon will begin to extend conservation-focused observation efforts throughout the seasons. Torrey’s Bird Count will begin with a pre-count potluck as well as a post count chili
SALT LAKE CITY Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and the Utah Department of Natural Resources are pleased to announce the selection of Greg Sheehan as the new director of the Division of Wildlife Resources. Sheehan, a department employee with 20 years’ experience, has been the DWR’s Administrative Services chief since 2002. He has served in key advisory and administrative roles for some of the agency’s most notable successes: * Enhancing more than 1 million acres of important wildlife habitat through the Watershed Restoration Initiative. * Boosting fish hatchery production to more than 1.1 million pounds per year by rebuilding and improving hatcheries. * Expanding access for Utah’s sportsmen and women through new community fisheries, the Walk-in Access program and an access agreement with Utah’s School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA). A new perspective Sheehan has served as a leader within the DWR for the past decade. He was selected after a nationwide search and an extensive interview process. “Greg brings a business background to the position,” says Mike Styler, executive director of the Utah Department of Natural Resources. “But he’s much more than an MBA. I’ve been in the field with him, and he’s truly committed to a bright future for Utah’s wildlife. Greg will bring a new and different
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Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Incoming Utah Division of Wildlife Resources director Greg Sheehan will replace retiring director Jim Karpowitz. DWR since 2005. perspective to the division.” “I have truly valued Sheehan is looking forward to working with the pub- Greg’s opinions and insights on lic. He appreciates that Utahns issues we’ve faced through the interact with wildlife in a vari- years,” Karpowitz says. “He ety of ways, and he’s open to has a really good plan to move the division into new areas and new ideas. “I grew up in Utah and directions. It feels good to be enjoy hunting, fishing, wild- able to hand the reins to a very life viewing and photography,” competent person.” As the DWR’s AdminisSheehan says. “I understand trative Services chief, Sheehan that the public values wildlife has managed a staff of 55, overfor many different reasons. I seen a $72 million annual budam committed to working with our dedicated employees and get, directed all of the DWR’s conservation partners to create license sales and worked on more wildlife opportunity in behalf of the division with the state legislature and the goverUtah.” nor’s office. Changing of the guard Sheehan is a resident of Sheehan will replace Jim Karpowitz, who is retiring on Layton. He is married and has Dec. 1. Karpowitz has led the two children. —Utah DWR
New Lake Powell Personal Watercraft Regulations to Take Effect
PAGE, AZ – A new Personal Watercraft (PWC) regulation will go into effect on January 1, 2013 which requires PWC operating on Lake Powell to meet 2006 emission standards established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The NPS delayed implementation of this regulation for ten years to minimize impacts to PWC owners and provide time for people to plan for this new requirement. “We are actively reaching out to the boating pub-
lic about this change and will take the opportunity next summer to continue to educate park visitors on Lake Powell,” said Superintendent Todd Brindle. In recognition of the need to protect park resources while supporting the recreational interests of visitors, the National Park Service (NPS) signed a Record of Decision on June 27, 2003 allowing PWC use to continue under a special regulation with additional management requirements. One of the requirements, codified in 36 CFR
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Local First!
Bob Stevenson
Remember, some of the BEST holiday shopping opportunities are available nearby. Last Thursday, a long line of Escalante shoppers camped out overnight to catch the unprecedented bargains offered during the Black Friday sale at Skyhoopi Thrift Store. (At least, they claimed that they did). Be sure to check local stores for quality holiday gift items and bargains in your area.
After December 31, 2012, no one may operate a PWC that does not meet the 2006 emission standards set by EPA for the manufacturing of two-stroke engines. A person operating a PWC that meets the EPA 2006 emission standards through the use of direct injection two-stroke or four-stroke engines, or the equivalent thereof, is not subject to this prohibition and will be allowed to operate as described in this section.
36 CFR § 3.9(a) allows PWC use only in national park areas where authorized by special regulation. Glen Canyon began a planning effort in 2002 to determine whether PWC was an appropriate use. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was prepared to evaluate whether to allow, restrict or discontinue PWC use. The EIS examined three management alternatives and included an analysis of how each alternative affected visitor safety, visitor experience, water quality, air quality, soundscapes, wildlife, park resources and park operations. Several opportunities for public involvement were provided during the planning process, with over 30,000 comments received. Additional information is available at www.nps.gov/glca —Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Wayne Phone: 435-836-2622 Garfield Phone: 435-676-2621 Fax 1-888-370-8546 PO BOX 105, Escalante, Utah 84726 snapshot@live.com
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