From Deseret News archives:

More than $210,000 in grants will aid in conservation of wildlife and habitat

Published: Thursday, July 24, 2008 12:12 a.m. MDT
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• Summit County — Remove encroaching juniper and noxious weeds to improve elk/mule deer winter range on 150 acres in Grass Valley Ranch area; thin conifers and reseed native grasses on Henefer-Echo Wildlife Management Area.

• Tooele County — Restore native forbs, grasses and browse species for elk, mule deer, sage grouse and other wildlife on BLM lands in the Ibapah area.

• Uintah County — Treat cheatgrass and reseed native vegetation to improve forage for elk in the BLM Vernal District; remove cheatgrass and drill-seed grasses on BLM lands in the McCook Ridge area; restore 310 acres of grasslands on BLM lands in the Book Cliffs area.

• Utah County — Diversify oak/maple forest age structure and elk forage availability on 1,000 acres on Uinta National Forest; treat noxious weeds on Uinta National Forest.

• Weber County — Prescribe burn, treat and reseed 700 acres for elk, mule deer and sharp-tailed grouse on Middle Fork Wildlife Management Area.

Since 1984, the Elk Foundation and its partners have completed more than 240 conservation projects in Utah, with a value of more than $22 million. Partners for 2008 projects in Utah include Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, other agencies, landowners and organizations.

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Lance Shelvan, Elk Foundation of Utah

Funding for a variety of Utah projects will benefit the state's elk population.

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