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conservation notes will mccarvill, conservation director The Wasatch Mountain Club was incorporated in 1920 by an informally organized group that had been hiking together for several years. The original Club charter listed the purpose as: • to promote the physical and spiritual well being of its members and others by outdoor activities; • to unite the energy, interests and knowledge of students, explorers and lovers of the mountains, deserts and rivers of Utah; • to collect and disseminate information regarding the Rocky Mountains in behalf of science, literature and art; • to explore and picture the scenic wonders of this and surrounding states; • to foster awareness of scenic beauties; and • to encourage preservation of our natural areas including their plant, animal and bird life. The Conservation Activity dates back to the early 60’s with the establishment of an official director position. This was in recognition that the first 5 bullet items were being impacted by unbalanced development and resource exploitation. The Club began to weigh in on environmental issues during that time. The Club actually help fund sending Alexis Kelner back to Washington D.C. to lobby for the creation of wilderness in Utah’s forest lands. Later, several members formed Save Our Canyons to focus more on conservation issues. There is history of individual members of the Club working on specific issues that they are concerned about with the Conservation Director serving a coordinating role. With the rise of large organizations with a national constituency and with paid staff such as The Sierra Club and Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA), the Club usually takes a supporting role. Club members are also members of these organizations. Currently, the Club is one of the board members of the Utah Wilderness Coalition (UWC). The Coalition was formed to coordinate the conservation activities of the Wasatch Mountain Club, the Sierra Club, SUWA, and others on BLM public lands issues. The Club provides financial contributions to local projects and to support organizations working on Utah issues. The Conservation fund is financed by an allocation of 10% of dues and by shares of royalties from book and map sales. Current local issues include ski area expansion, illegal uses such as volunteer trails and the continual pressure to develop private and public lands that come at the expense of nonmechanized Wasatch Mountain Club users. Trailhead access and trails maintenance are ongoing concerns of the Club. Through <strong>Rambler</strong> postings, activities are listed to provide an opportunity for Club members to help out in a worthy cause. If you have an issue regarding conservation, please contact me. The state legislature is now in session. To keep up with environmental bills go to utah.sierraclub. org/legislative.asp for updates. 10
Knick Knickerbocker's moonlight snowshoe Ridge line above emigration canyon, starting at little mountain summit Photo by Michael Mauritz January 21, 2011 How about them garbage bag gators!!! Photo by Mark McKenzie L-R: Mohamed Abdallah, Cindy Crass and Laila Bremner 11
Page 1 and 2: The Rambler March, 2011 The Monthly
Page 3 and 4: IN THIS ISSUE: President's Message.
Page 5 and 6: A LITTLE ABOUT US . . . The Wasatch
Page 7 and 8: GIFTING TO THE WMC FOUNDATION By no
Page 9: Boating Message Director: Don Urriz
Page 13 and 14: Brighton was named after a family t
Page 15 and 16: If you’re a new member . . . depe
Page 17 and 18: L-R: Henry, Erin, Carrie, Liz, Tere
Page 19 and 20: 1/2/11 Shane, Jaq, Deirdra, Mohamed
Page 21 and 22: vince desimone's January 4, 2011 sn
Page 23 and 24: Photos by Jay Kirsch The group cons
Page 25 and 26: This photograph from the early part
Page 27 and 28: Backcountry Volunteers & Trail Main
Page 29 and 30: Historical note (from Liz Cordova):
Page 31 and 32: vince desimone's round valley snows
Page 33 and 34: Rick coming up to the summit from t
Page 35 and 36: Nancy, Mike B., Dianne, Mike N., To
Page 37 and 38: Just a few words about Norm . . . C
Page 39 and 40: WASATCH MOUNTAIN CLUB ACTIVITIES On
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Page 43 and 44: Mar 6 Sun Mar 6 Sun Mar 6 Sun Snows
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Page 53 and 54: Mar 25 Fri - Mar 27 Sun Introductio
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WASATCH MOUNTAIN CLUB (WMC) MEMBERS
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REI COMMUNITY CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT
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