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Shawn Perich is a volunteer producer at WTIP North Shore Community Radio. Each week, he shares his perspectives through Points North.
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Shawn Perich is a volunteer producer at WTIP North Shore Community Radio. Each week, he shares his perspectives through Points North.
Transcript
Utah's Watsatch Range is known as a skiing mecca, where a winter's accumulation of snow may measure 500 inches or more. With major ski areas conveniently located less than an hour from the Salt Lake City Airport, skiing makes a significant contribution to the economy. But in the spring, when the snow melts, the mountain range makes a vital contribution to the people who live there. The runoff feeds seven creeks that are the water supply for the Salt Lake City metropolitan area.
Recently, I spent several days attending the Outdoor Writers of America conference at Snowbird Lodge, high up the Little Cottonwood Canyon. Although the massive ski resort is nestled in the valley, protection of the water quality in Little Cottonwood Creek remains a primary concern. For instance, dogs are not allowed in the valley, because—literally—no one wants to drink doggie doo. However, development pressur...
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Intro and Outro
INTRO:Shawn Perich is a volunteer producer at WTIP North Shore Community Radio, who shares his perspectives on conservation and the outdoors in Northern Minnesota. In this edition of Points North Shawn visits Utah and talks with ‘Save Our Canyon,’ group on how a wilderness experience can still be achieved.
OUTRO:That was Shawn Perich, with WTIP North Shore Community Radio, online at wtip.org. Support for this feature comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
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Support for this feature comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund
