From Deseret News archives:
More than $210,000 in grants will aid in conservation of wildlife and habitat
The grants total $210,450. Grants will go to projects in Beaver, Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Millard, San Juan, Sanpete, Summit, Tooele, Uintah, Utah and Weber counties.
Another $37,785 will be available for allocation in additional grants later this year.
"This is all about ensuring the future of elk, other wildlife and their habitat in Utah," said David Allen, foundation president and CEO. "Grants are based on revenues from Elk Foundation auctions and raffles for Utah special hunting permits, our fund-raising banquets across the state and worthy project proposals."
The grants will help fund the following Utah conservation projects:
• Beaver County Thin trees and shrubs in upland areas and restore riparian vegetation to improve 4,000 acres of habitat for elk, other wildlife and fish on Bureau of Land Management lands.
• Carbon County Enhance winter range for elk by thinning conifers to reduce competition with forage species in the Horse Bench area.
• Duchesne County Restore sagebrush and mountain brush communities to improve habitat for elk, mule deer and sage grouse on Ashley National Forest; remove encroaching conifers to enhance forage on Tabby Mountain Wildlife Management Area.
• Emery County Thin pinyon and juniper to improve elk forage and reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire on the Manti-La Sal National Forest; thin encroaching conifers on 850 acres to improve forage for elk and livestock south of Hiawatha.
• Millard County Prescribe burn, treat and reseed 630 acres of elk winter range on BLM lands north of Scipio; reseed grasses by air over burn area on Fishlake National Forest; remove pinyon and juniper on 1,000 acres of elk winter range on Fishlake National Forest.
• San Juan County Treat encroaching pinyon and juniper to improve forage for elk and other wildlife on BLM lands in the Shay Mesa area.
• Sanpete County Thin 1,200 acres of encroaching pinyon to restore sagebrush, grasses and forage for elk and other wildlife on Six Mile Wildlife Management Area; restart plant succession to enhance winter range on 900 acres on Twelve Mile Wildlife Management Area.
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