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Student environmental club to explore Wasatch-Cache Forest plan with Tuesday visits
The Ecological Coalition of Students, in conjunction with natural resources week at Utah State University, will sponsor several site visits Tuesday in the Logan Ranger District of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest to show the effects of management and explore the implications of future management options. All members of the public concerned about the future of the forest are strongly encouraged to attend. The national forest is revising its Land and Resource Management Plan, to set management direction for the next 10 to 15 years, and is accepting public comment on a set of six alternative management plans. The visits will be led by Jim Steitz, forest issues coordinator for ECOS; Sharon Falvey, executive director of the Bear River Watershed Council; John Carter, local conservation expert and of the Western Watershed Project' and Jim Cane, USU biologist. "We want the public to learn about the future implications of the choices that the Forest Service makes today," said Steitz. "The Forest Service has done an excellent job in engaging the public, and we hope to add a new dimension by exploring these issues on the ground." The visits will depart from the Forest Service ranger station on U.S. 89 above Logan Canyon, at 1 and 4 p.m. All interested persons may attend one or both visits. Issues to be discussed include logging, grazing, recreational impacts, and Wilderness designation. Areas to be visited include the Mount Naomi roadless area near Tony Grove Lake, Spawn Creek, Franklin Basin, and the Utah State University timber sections. "We hope to help the public recognize the importance of the Bear River Range to the future of conservation in Utah," said Falvey. All persons interested in attending should RSVP to Steitz at jimsteitz@ususierraclub.org, or at 770-4797.
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