Public lands day events set

Written by The Standard

Thursday, September 17, 2009

We would like to invite folks from the Ogden area to join the Bear River Watershed Council, Utah 4-Wheel Drive Association and the Logan Ranger District September 26, for the 16th annual National Public Lands Day effort in Cache Valley.

There will be two projects. First a property boundary fence will be built on the recently acquired Murray property southwest of Wellsville to protect wildlife habitat from unauthorized OHV use. Volunteers will meet at 9:00 a.m. in Wellsville at the West end of 800 South.

The second project will have volunteers assist the Forest Service in the construction of the new single-track trail in Providence Canyon. The trail will provide access for horse, bike, and pedestrian travel. Volunteers will meet at 9:00 a.m. east of Providence Canyon mouth at the winter sports shed.

National Public Lands Day is the nations largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy. In 2008, 120,000 volunteers built trails and bridges, removed trash and invasive plants, and planted over 1.6 million trees.

For more information contact the Logan Ranger District at: (435) 755-3620 For maps to the locations visit: www.BRWCouncil.org

Dan Miller, Executive Director

Bear River Watershed Council

Richmond

Source: http://www.standard.net/topics/opinion/2009/09/17/public-lands-day-events-set

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