Elaborate deer crossing a 'qualified success'

By John Hollenhorst

May 26th, 2014 @ 7:40pm

KANAB After a round-trip migration by several thousand deer, a new set of elaborate wildlife crossings under a highway in southern Utah is being labeled a qualified success.

But the experiment has not been without problems both animal and human in nature.

Last year, a partnership of government agencies built 12 miles of fencing and large wildlife underpasses to reduce vehicle collisions with deer on U.S. 89 east of Kanab in Kane County.

"I think the general perception is that it has been successful," said Kevin Kitchen, a spokesman for the Utah Department of Transportation.

Vehicle collisions with deer have been reduced substantially since deer began migrating under the highway instead of across it, Kitchen said.

The system of fences and underpasses is one of several designs being tried across the country as states try to reduce the costs of such accidents in dollars and deaths of deer and humans.

Surveillance images show that deer are sometimes skittish as they approach the underpasses, but most will eventually walk under the highway.

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The Mets continue to struggle on their homestand, and after dropping two of three to both the Dodgers and Diamondbacksand losing the opener of their series with the Pirates, the Mets fired hitting coach Dave Hudgens and released reliever Jose Valverde.

The Mets continuing struggles at the plate have spurred conversation about bringing in the fences at Citi Field for a second time in the short history of the Mets new ballpark.

However, the Metsoffense as a team has not been better since the fences were brought in following the 2011 season. This years totals are through Mondays game.

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2009 .274 343 49

2010 .255 374 63

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The stretch of the Big Sioux River that flows through Sioux Falls should be safe for swimming, without fear that diving below the surface would require a visit to a hospital emergency room and a course of antibiotics.

This is called immersion recreation, and it is the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources goal for the river, based on standards established in the federal Clean Water Act.

The DENR also has set a lesser goal for Skunk Creek to become a stream suitable for fishing and limited contact, such as wading.

Skunk Creek, though, provides most of the rivers flow through the city in summer, because much of the Big Sioux upstream is directed to the flood-control diversion channel.

Sioux Falls recently completed extensive recreational and public entertainment improvements to the River Greenway through downtown, and planning has begun for the third phase of that project, Mayor Mike Huether said. It is an effort to enhance the Big Sioux as a valued amenity, and if the river ever does reach the immersion recreation standard, its value to the community will skyrocket, said Teri Schmidt, executive director of the Sioux Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau.

That would be just another plus about Sioux Falls and the river and the Falls Park area, she said. People love water, and a lot of people that travel are looking for areas with water that they can enjoy for recreational activities. One of those is being able to put your foot in it.

If it ever became the case where it was completely safe for people to swim and we started marketing that, I have a feeling there would be people excited about it.

While the citys major use of the river is for drinking water, Huether said, its recreational potential is inviting.

The goal is to make it look good, second, to be able to float on top of it in canoes and kayaks. But wouldnt it be wonderful if we could actually tube down that river and swim in that river? he asked.

But for that to happen, Skunk Creek needs to change.

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