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Contact Information To contact the Forest Service on issues pertaining to the Wasatch-Cache National Forest write or call your government officials using the addresses and phone numbers listed below. For issues relevant to the WCNF headquarters, including the WCNF Forest Planning process, Lynx listing as Threatened or Endangered, as well as concerns about ski resort development, motorized recreation, and other forest-wide issues, contact: Pam Gardiner, Forest Supervisor Wasatch-Cache National Forest USFS/R4/WCNF 8236 Federal Building 125 S State Street Salt Lake City UT 84138 phone: (801) 524-3900 email: pgardiner/r4_w-c@fs.fed.us For issues specific to the Salt Lake Ranger District of the WCNF, which encompasses Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons, Millcreek Canyon, and other canyons adjacent to Salt Lake City (including the four ski resorts and three Wilderness Areas), please contact: Dan Jiron Salt Lake District Ranger USFS/R4/WCNF/SLRD 6944 South 3000 East Salt Lake City UT 84121 phone: (801) 733-2660 email: djiron/r4_w-c@fs.fed.us

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Articles

2 Davis men charged with cutting illegal road
Deseret News January 25, 2002.  Federal misdemeanor charges have been filed against two Davis County men accused of cutting an illegal road across U.S. Forest Service land on the Bountiful bench for a snowmobile and ATV recreational area.

Illegal Road Leads to Criminal Charges
The Salt Lake Tribune January 24, 2003.  Two Davis County men who built an all-terrain-vehicle (ATV) access road across U.S. Forest Service land above Bountiful are now facing criminal charges.

Comments on WCNF Forest Management Plan
Save Our Canyons comments on the Wasatch-Cache National Forest management plan November 1, 2001.  

Views sounded on forest plan
Deseret News October 17, 2001.  With only two weeks left to comment, Utahns scrambled for one more chance to give Wasatch-Cache National Forest Supervisor Tom Tidwell an earful about how one of America's most popular national forests is managed in the years to come.

Drilling May Hurt Hunt, Activists Say
The Salt Lake Tribune September 28, 2001.  Oil exploration does not mix with deer and elk hunting, according to Utah environmentalists who claim the Wasatch-Cache National Forest has broken its own rules in a rush to smooth the way for a Houston mining company.

Wasatch-Cache Forest Plan Open for Public Comment
The Salt Lake Tribune July 2, 2001.  A U.S. Forest Service plan for managing the Wasatch-Cache National Forest looks good to one northern Utah Sierra Club official.

Forest Officials Seek Input on Plans
The Salt Lake Tribune June 2, 2001.  The Wasatch-Cache National Forest is seeking input on two projects: the Solitude Mountain Resort Master Development Plan in Big Cottonwood Canyon and a prescribed fire plan for 20,000 acres in the Ogden Ranger District.

Meetings Slated On Forest Plan
The Salt Lake Tribune May 15, 2001.  The Wasatch-Cache National Forest has scheduled a series of public meetings on its proposed forest plan.

Elusive Lynx May Affect Forest Plans in Utah
The Salt Lake Tribune May 11, 2001.  There's a Lynx Conservation Strategy for the Wasatch-Cache National Forest.

Biologists' 'Census' So Far Comes Up Empty
The Salt Lake Tribune May 11, 2001.  No one really knows if there are any Canadian lynx in Utah, but U.S. Forest Service biologists are looking.

Forest policy changes likely to draw protests
Ogden Standard-Examiner (free registration required) May 8, 2001.  Wasatch-Cache proposals could restrict snowmobiles, revise other access rules

Wasatch-Cache Forest plan tackles hot-button issues
Deseret News May 8, 2001.  Open houses for public comment to begin in June

Utahn coming home as new forest chief
Deseret News May 5, 2001.  Tom Tidwell has been appointed forest supervisor for the 1.6-million acre Wasatch-Cache National Forest.

Wrestling With Deadly Temptation
The Salt Lake Tribune March 6, 2001.  The death of a 43-year-old mother of three from New Hampshire in an avalanche last week sparked concern that lift-aided access to out-of-bounds backcountry in the Wasatch Mountains is creating a deadly temptation for unsuspecting skiers.

Forest Service is reseeding wildfire areas by helicopter
Deseret News October 28, 2000.  Using a helicopter to broadcast native plant seeds, conservation officials of Wasatch-Cache National Forest have begun to rehabilitate parts of the Stansbury Mountains burned in last summer's wildfires.

Wasatch-Cache Supervisor Weingardt Accepts California Post
The Salt Lake Tribune October 18, 2000.  Bernie Weingardt, the sometimes controversial supervisor of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest, will leave Utah in January to take a position with the U.S. Forest Service in California.

Forest Service wants more canyon land
Deseret News June 7, 2000.  The U.S. Forest Service is one canyon richer after closing a deal for Taylor Canyon last month, but its sights are set on more land in the area.

Forest Boss Got Free Lift Ticket Before OK'ing Snowbird Plans
The Salt Lake Tribune May 23, 2000.  The national forest boss who approved an expansion of Snowbird ski area discussed the proposal while skiing on Thanksgiving Day 1997 with a resort executive who gave him a free lift ticket, according to a federal investigation.

Correction: Cascade Springs controlled burn
Deseret News April 19, 2000.  

Fire may spark rebirth at Cascade Springs
Deseret News April 17, 2000.  Controlled burn aims to rid area of dead oak

Forest Service publication is hit with Utah teachers, kids
Deseret News March 31, 2000.  For inquiring minds who want to know about fungi or the effects of trampling on vegetation, the U.S. Forest Service has just the publication. "Natural Inquirer," a scientific journal for fifth graders, hit Utah classrooms Tuesday.

Holding: Maverick Entrepreneur Has Made a Fortune Through Hard Work and Patience
The Salt Lake Tribune February 13, 2000.  Robert Earl Holding became a Western legend by parlaying a small stake in a Wyoming truck stop into a family empire... The Tribune also shows how Holding was able to wield unmatched political muscle in Utah, and how that clout and his iron will overpowered a federal agency.

Politicians Paved Way for Road to Snowbasin
The Salt Lake Tribune February 13, 2000.  When it comes to political supporters, Earl Holding has Utah's heavyweights clearly in his corner.

Holding Gave Forest Service Employees Freebies: But Snowbasin owner denies buying influence
The Salt Lake Tribune February 13, 2000.  Two years before the Olympic bid-city scandal erupted, a federal investigator met with Salt Lake Organizing Committee board member Earl Holding to question him about allegations of bribery related to the 2002 Winter Games.

Letter From The Editor
The Salt Lake Tribune February 13, 2000.  

Recreationists duel over snowmobiles
Deseret News January 10, 2000.  Forest Service is drafting a new management plan

Wasatch-Cache Forest Plan Caught in Snowmobile Brawl
The Salt Lake Tribune January 10, 2000.  The Wasatch-Cache National Forest is caught in a battle over snowmobiles as agency officials draft a new forest-management plan for the next 15 years.

Forest plan would affect hunting, grazing
Deseret News November 2, 1999.  Big-game hunters and local ranchers might want to pay attention to the details in a new forest management plan.

Recreation Facilities Get Upgrades
The Salt Lake Tribune October 18, 1999.  Visitors to Salt Lake City's Olympics are unlikely to use the expanded marina, boat ramps, windsurfing parking or nature trails being built along the Wasatch Front in the name of the 2002 Winter Games.

Outdated Forest Plan Is Focus of an Update
The Salt Lake Tribune October 7, 1999.  Pity the poor manager in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Not only is the forest one of the most heavily visited in the nation, it is surrounded by rural pioneer settlements, many of which still rely on the forest for grazing, timber, water and minerals.

Proposed Revision to National Forest Management Act Regulations
October 5, 1999 .  

Proposed Forest Plan Revision
September 24, 1999 .  

Forest Service Put Focus on Fun During Ski Trips
The Salt Lake Tribune May 31, 1999.  

USFS Spent $130,000 on Employees' Trips
The Salt Lake Tribune May 31, 1999.  

Forest Boss' Canyon Policies Prompt Concerns
The Salt Lake Tribune March 29, 1998.  Describes Wasatch-Cache National Forest Supervisor Bernie Weingardt's efforts to increase resort visitation and revenues, and the concerns raised by these efforts.

Interview With Mike Sieg
The former Salt Lake District Ranger was interviewed by KPCW/KCPW on December 5, 1997, after he resigned from the Wasatch-Cache NF. .  

1996 Categorical Exclusions
November 1, 1996 Letter from Save Our Canyons Re: proposed projects at Snowbird, Solitude and Brighton categorically excluded from NEPA review..