The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gains
control of the Wyoming historic site of Martin’s Cove, where
Mormon immigrants died 150 years ago
Items by Christopher Smith
The decision to put the BLM, rather than the Park Service,
in charge of the new Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in
Utah, is part of a trend toward blurring the lines among the roles
of the federal land management agencies.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
cited Yellowstone National Park for violating safety regulations
for its employees.
Utah hunting guide Samuel Sickels is nailed for poaching
cougars, with the help of videotapes and photographs taken by his
clients.
At Nevada's Lake Mead, the busiest national recreation
area in the country, park rangers try to crack down on the
"reckless clueless" misbehavior, often fueled by alcohol and drugs,
that has already killed 36 visitors this year.
Garfield County faces a trespassing lawsuit, filed by the
Department of Interior for unauthorized road construction on the
Burr Trail in Capitol Reef National Park.
In Utah, a court rules that state law does not protect
Anasazi graves, dismissing charges against a Blanding couple who
dug up an Indian burial site while pot hunting.
Park historian Richard West Sellars is not flattering when
he examines the history of the Park Service in his book "Preserving
Nature in the National Parks."
The Utah trial of eight North Star employees in the death
of Arizona teenager Aaron Bacon on a "tough-love" wilderness
program ends with only the field instructor, Craig Fisher, guilty
as charged.
Utah native Steve Cartisano, the controversial "godfather"
of wilderness therapy, has left a trail of lawsuits behind him,
including one for negligent homicide in the death of a Florida
teenage girl.
Controversial "wilderness therapy programs" such as Utah's
North Star, intended for troubled kids, come under critical
scrutiny - and lawsuits - after several teenagers die while in
their care.
An upcoming trial will decide whether the Park Service was
responsible for the deaths of two men in Kolob Canyon July 15,
1993.
The removal of a lone cow from Utah's Chimney Canyon cost
reams of paperwork, road-building and human effort.
The increase in numbers of tourists drawn to the canyon
country by guidebooks and magazines raises questions about
exploiting and overusing a fragile landscape.
Changes in management of Moab-area public lands, including
new visitor fees, may help protect an over-used
landscape.
Former Summit County Commissioner Gene Moser worked to
create a state-of-the-art development code for a rapidly growing
area.
"Recreational ranchers" earn extra money from tourists who
pay for a chance to work as cowboys.
Arches National Park uses pilot program to measure how
many people are too many people at Delicate Arch.
The deaths of two hikers in Utah raise legal and ethical
questions about risk and responsibility.
BLM employees vote to unionize because of management and
morale problems.
Judge finds BLM defied the law in administering Comb Wash
grazing permit
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