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Thursday, December 31, 2015
Seeking Applications for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument 2016 Artists-in-Residence Program
KANAB - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting applications beginning Dec. 22, 2015 through Jan. 29, 2016, for its spring Artists-in-Residence (AiR) program, at the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) as a premier event in the midst of the 2016 year-long celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the establishment of GSENM: Learning from the Land, Learning from Each Other. For several weeks, in and around Kanab, and Escalante, Utah, from late April until mid-May, two selected artists—a writer and a musician—will join a photographer in a creative, uniquely rugged environment in which to generate artistic works and share their works with the
Issue # 1131
GSENM Rolls Out New Signage Integrating Conservation Lands Classification
public. Artistic expertise, professionalism, and creative uses of artistic media are encouraged. Selected artists receive housing for the duration of the event. During their stay, these artists will share their passion in public workshops as a part of the Amazing Earthfest, then collaborate to share their vision in a multi-media production. A panel of BLM, Glen Canyon Natural History Association, Grand Staircase-Escalante Partners, and Amazing Earthfest officials will judge the applicant pool. Selections are made on the basis of the following criteria: entry materials, event proposal, professional resume, and creinsider
Artist in Residence Cont'd on page 2
HWY 12 - One of the Grand Staircase-Escalante Monument's new signs shows a new design identifying the monument as a member of the National Conservation Lands system. The new signage project is still being rolled out, and will include everything from portal signs to interpretive signs. GRAND STAIRCASE- codified in 2009, serves as a exceptional opportunities for ESCALANTE N.M. - Those broad umbrella for specially recreation, solitude, wildlife venturing along Highway 12 designated units in BLM. viewing, exploring history, and other throughways in and These units may be monu- scientific research, and a wide around the Grand Staircase- ments, such as the GSENM, range of traditional uses.” According to Angus, the Escalante National Monument but also includes historic trails may have noted new signage such as the Ididerod National new signs are part of a pilot being rolled out by the Bureau Historic Trail in Alaska, na- project that is a national effort. of Land Management. tional recreation areas such GSENM is one of two BLM The new signs are part as Red Rocks in Nevada, and units selected for the pilot of a program to update old units identified as conservaNew Signage signage in general, and more tion areas, such as King Range Cont'd on page 10 specifically to identify units National Conservation Area in managed by BLM that are part California. of the National Conservation The NCL sysLands system. tem includes 871 “More than a year ago the federally recognized BLM went through a ‘look and areas and approxifeel’ design effort to create a mately 31 million more consistent image, and to acres. National Conincorporate the National Con- servation Lands are servation Lands word mark,” defined by BLM as said Allysia Angus, Landscape lands that are “Part Architect with the GSENM. of an active, vibrant Interpretive signs, such as this vandalThe National Conserva- landscape where ized sign at Hole-in-the-Rock Road, tion Lands system, which was people live, work are scheduled for the third phase of the established in 2000 and later and play. They offer BLM new signage roll out.
Wayne FFA Chapter Receives National Award
Courtesy JessiCa Grundy
Left to Right: Jessica Grundy (Advisor), Klace Lyman, Paden Peterson, Hunter Brian, Zane Taylor, Cooper Williams, Easton Rees, & Dal Nelson INDIANAPOLIS - The Wayne FFA chapter of Bicknell, Utah, has been recognized in the 2015 National Chapter Award Program from the National FFA Organization. The program recognizes outstanding FFA chapters from throughout the country that successfully complete an annual set of required activities that encourage members to grow as individuals, work as a team and serve others in their communities. Chapters that received star ratings during judging July 26-Aug 1 and will be recognized at the 2015 National FFA Convention & Expo, Oct. 28-31 in Louisville, Ky. All star FFA chapters receive honors made possible by corporate sponsor John Deere as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.
"Feeding some 9 billion people by mid-century brings with it unprecedented challenges for today’s farmers," said Amy Allen, manager, national corporate contributions for John Deere. "The skills and experiences learned though the National Chapter Awards programs will help meet the critical needs.” Each year, the National FFA Organization honors FFA members who show the utmost dedication to the organization through their desire to develop their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. The American FFA Degree is bestowed up on a select group of students in recognition of their years of academic and professional excellence. This year, 3,434 American Degrees will be awarded. Betha-
REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL REGIONS REPRESENTED IN OUR NEWSPAPER COVERAGE AREA
THURS. DEC. 31 - WED. JAN. 6 SUNNY AND COLD Thursday and Friday with highs in the mid 20s. Partly cloudy and a little warmer over the weekend, highs in mid 30s, and warmer still the first part of the week. Snow showers possible Monday. Lows in teens, single digits.
ny Lamb, Tristin Harker, & Kasidy Griffiths a member of the Wayne FFA chapter were awarded the American FFA FFA Cont'd on page 4
Torrey Christmas Bird Count Results TORREY - Counters: 21 Number of species observed: 55 Species of note: Northern goshawk, northern pygmy owl (new), Lewis's woodpecker (high number), evening gros-
Curtain Call
BICKNELL - The Brill family, from left to right, Keira, Kalynn, Brian, Amberlee, Eric, Shayla, and Donny, take an "opening night" photo following months of hard work for the grand re-opening of the Bicknell Theater. Last week's Friday night opening had many visitors popping in for a look, though the theater projector was not ready in time to show movies. The Bicknell Theater cafe is currently open for business. What is human existence? How can you actually sum it up? It turns out it's really pretty simple. We are dead stars,looking back up at the sky. —Dr. Michelle Thaller, NASA Astronomer
beak (high numbers) Here is the list: CW indicates that the species was seen in the week surrounding the count but not on count day. Canada Goose: 80 Mallard: 31 Greenwinged teal: 15 Chukar: 6 Wild turkey:16 Gambel’s quail: 15 Great blue heron: 1 Northern harrier:3 Northern Northern Pygmy Owl. goshawk:1(cw) Redtailed hawk:2 rough-legged hatch:3 ruby-crowned kinglet:1 hawk:1 golden eagle:5 bald ea- western bluebird:4 American gle :2(cw) American kestrel:2 robin:2 European starling:51 American coot:4 kildeer:2 spotted tohee:3 American tree Wilson’s snipe:3 Eurasian col- sparrow:1 song sparrow:8 sparrow:11 lared dove: 18 Great horned White-crowned owl:1 Northern pygmy owl:1 Dark-eyed junco:183 redsaw-whet owl:1(cw)Lewis’s winged blackbird:90 Cassin’s woodpecker:8 Northern flick- finch:5 house finch:2 pine siser: 16 Loggerhead shike:2(cw) kin:50 American goldfinch:17 Northern shrike:1 Stellar’s evening grosbeak:70 house jay:2 Western scrub jay:4 pin- sparrow:50 I'd like to thank all the inyon jay:350 Clark’s nutcracker:1 black-billed magpie:2 trepid counters who braves the American crow:2 Common winter storm that came in durraven:24 horned lark: 62 black- ing the count and help us set a capped chickadee:2 Mountain new record for total number of chickadee: 3 juniper titmouse:2 species! —Jay Banta bushtit:6 Red-breasted nutALL content for THE WAYNE &GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER must be submitted on FRIDAY BEFORE 5:00 PM to be included in the following Thursday edition of the paper.
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