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Thursday, July 19, 2012
produced daily by Shellie Nelson
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Community
 Utah city proposes new plan to keep area open to waterfowl hunters
The Centerville City Council submitted its revamped proposal to the Utah Wildlife Board that keeps much of the Utah city closed to hunting, but allows hunting on the popular Farmington Bay.
Deseret News; July 19

Tribes
 Ute Mountain Ute Tribe in Colorado to disburse Cobell settlement funds
Each of the 2,110 members of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe will receive $12,500 from the Colorado tribe's $42.6 million share from the settlement of litigation filed by 41 tribes against the federal government over mismanagement of tribal assets.
Durango Herald; July 19

Environment
 USDA adds 4 more Utah counties to drought disaster list
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture added another 39 counties in Utah, Wyoming and six other states to the list of natural disaster areas due to drought and excessive heat, including four in Utah, bringing the total number of counties in the Beehive States declared such disaster areas to 20.
Salt Lake Tribune; July 19

Road in Glacier National Park in Montana could be reopened today
Glacier National Park officials said the Going-to-the-Sun road in the Montana park could reopen later today as crews made good progress clearing the debris from mud and rock slides that closed the road on Tuesday.
Missoulian; July 19

Six black bears killed by vehicles in Alberta, B.C. national parks
Parks Canada officials are working to educate the public about driving within speed limits in the mountain national parks on the Alberta-B.C. border after six bears were killed by vehicles in six weeks.
Calgary Herald; July 19

New wildfire in Utah threatens archaeological sites, wildlife habitat
The Lighthouse Fire was likely human caused as there were no reports of lightning on Wednesday afternoon in Utah's Emery County, where the fire quickly ran across 400 acres threatening ancient rock art, cliff dwellings and burial sites in the area, as well has habitat for elk and deer.
Salt Lake Tribune; July 19

Montana residents forced from their home by wildfire near Livingston
A wildfire 15 miles south of Livingston required the evacuation of an unknown number of homes in Montana on Wednesday.
Bozeman Daily Chronicle; July 19

Lightning believed to have ignited fire in Rocky Mountain National Park
A ground crew was immediately dispatched to a small wildfire reported Wednesday afternoon in the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.
Denver Post (AP); July 19

Stinky, winged European insect found in SW Idaho
The elm seed bug is native to Europe, but the winged invader has found its way to southwestern Idaho, where it poses no threat to trees, but will be a nuisance to residents, as the bugs like to be indoors and emit a strong odor when they're crushed.
Idaho Statesman (AP); July 19

Politics
 Idaho governor nominates new administrator of species program
Dustin Miller, who has been serving as interim administrator of Idaho's office of species conservation and policies related to endangered species since Nate Fisher left that post, has been nominated by Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter to serve as administrator, an appointment that must be confirmed by the state Senate.
Idaho Statesman (AP); July 19

Economy
 Pennsylvania duct-work manufacturer to build plant in Idaho
Southwark Metal Manufacturing Co.'s sixth plant in the United States will be built in Buhl, and when the Idaho location goes online in October, it will employ 25 workers.
Idaho Statesman; July 19

Darigold to close Cream o'Weber dairy plant in Salt Lake City
Ninety-six employees at the Cream o'Weber dairy plant in Salt Lake City will lose their jobs on July 31, as Darigold is closing that Utah plant and moving production to Boise.
Deseret News; July 19

U. of Colorado leads state in request for visas for skilled foreign workers
The results of a Brookings Institution study released Wednesday on U.S. employers who sought special visas for skilled workers from foreign countries ranked Denver-Aurora 26th in the 106 metro areas studied for the number of such visas requested, and Boulder ranked 64th. Most of the visas sought in Colorado were for computer experts from China and India.
Denver Post; July 19
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"W ildfire has taken a devastating toll on communities, the environment, wildlife habitats and water supplies in Colorado and across the Western United States. This legislation treats the bark beetle epidemic, drought and other conditions that have made our forests highly susceptible to wildfire."

U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, in a press release about the Healthy Forest Management Act of 2012, which the Colorado congressman introduced designed to give states more latitude in addressing wildland fire risk.
- Durango Herald
On The Bookshelf
Barbara Theroux of Fact & Fiction reviews Christine Byl's "Dirt Work: An education in the woods

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