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Only in the West . . . juice, or other yummy substances. ë Friends received a grant from the
Nevada Division of Environmental
Tourists love to watch the contest.
Protection for $7,800. Paper Recycling
LLOTS OF LLUCK! First it was When the bears rip up metal lockers,
of Nevada will pick up the recyclables
abandoned emus running wild in leaving them in a twisted heap, cheers
free of charge, and pay Friends for
Texas. Now, the Bureau of Land erupt form the crowd. The goal is to items collected. (See article)
Management must deal with feral keep bears away from human food and ë A Courtesy Patrol proposal made
llamas in western Colorado, reports dwellings, and thereby by Chuck Williams will call for volunteers
the Grand Junction Daily save their lives. to patrol the Scenic Drive answering
Sentinel. A herd of 14 llamas questions and generally assisting
visitors where needed. (See article)
has been accused of THROW IT BACK! If ë Jackson Ramsey proposed that
“allegedly” challenging you angle to fish for Friends support other fledgling volunteer
horses bearing trout in efforts at Sloan Canyon and Corn
riders and Northern Creek by providing volunteers. The
competing with Nevada’ s subject was tabled for discussion at a
livestock for grass. Truckee River, separate meeting.
The dominant male, you might want ë The Howard Hughes will again
contribute $2,500 to the Tortoise Trot.
resplendent in to bone up on
dreadlocks, thought the regulations. BLM Report: Mark Rekshynskyj
he’d scare the According to ë The latest round of public land
wranglers off with a High Country sales in Southern Nevada netted
show of anger. News, in an $707.2 million, almost twice the original
When the “show” effort to track the appraised value.
was over, he and his gang surrendered habits of endangered Lahontan ë The east entrance sign to the Red
Rock Canyon NCA on SR 159 that was
peacefully. “ ‘Llama whisperer’ Jim cutthroat trout, biologists with the vandalized will be repaired.
Sullivan tried to comfort the leader, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and ë Approximately one acre along the
telling him, ‘you’re still the boss.’ ” Nevada Department of Fish and Scenic Drive was burned because of a
The renegades will be placed for Wildlife have surgically implanted discarded cigarette. Fire hazard is
adoption by Colorado Llama Rescue radio transmitters in 30 of the fish. If currently at the extreme level.
in Longmont. you use magnetic lures and happen to ë New Visitor Center hours—8 a.m.
- 4:30 p.m.—are in effect. The Scenic
snag one of them, or any of the 2,100 Drive will remain open from
IT BEARS TESTING A new era in tagged fish, woe is you. You must 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
product testing has dawned at the throw them back and notify officials
privately run Grizzly & Wolf of their whereabouts, pronto!
Discovery Center in West Board Meeting Procedures
Yellowstone, according to a report in and Meeting Information
the Jackson Hole News & Guide. This June Board Notes:
by Pat Williams
resort town close to the national park
ë The board unanimously approved
has some special problems with
the proposed 2004-2005 budget for he board of directors meets
garbage cans—bears. Even if your can
presentation to the membership at the monthly, generally on the second
survived a drop from an airplane, the August meeting.
bears are not impressed. Unless it can ë A proposal to increase member TTuesday. The time and location
are published in the Desert Trumpet.
get past Sam, a half-ton grizzly, or one dues will be presented to the Special meetings may be convened
of seven other “official product membership for a vote at the August
meeting. under either of the following circum-
inspectors,” it’s history. Dumpsters
ë Discussion on sourcing new signs stances: the meeting is called by the
and other containers are put to the test,
for the Tortoise Habitat was tabled until President of FORRC or, by the written
slathered in peanut butter, mackerel a later meeting. request of ten or more members of
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