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Last Chance for Logan Canyon
Information regarding a vigil being held in Logan Canyon, donation opportuinites, twelve reasons to oppose the preferred alternative for Logan Canyon, and a summary of the preferred alternative.
Forest army
The Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930s left a lasting legacy, both nationally and locally, including a well-known landmark in Logan Canyon. Voiced by Elaine Thatcher. Part of the Stokes Nature Center's podcast series History & Lore of Logan…
Naming of Logan Canyon
This is the story of Ephraim Logan, a fur trapper thought to be the person after whom the Logan River was named. Voiced by Elaine Thatcher. Part of the Stokes Nature Center's podcast series History & Lore of Logan Canyon where each podcast is linked…
Power struggle
The first two plants to provide electricity to Logan utilized the Logan River, a power struggle over resources and customers ensued. Voiced by Val Grant. Part of the Stokes Nature Center's podcast series History & Lore of Logan Canyon where each…
Too Many Sheep
Sheep grazing during the late 1800s led to the deterioration of Logan Canyon. Voiced by Elaine Thatcher. Part of the Stokes Nature Center's podcast series History and Lore of Logan Canyon where each podcast is linked to a specific site in Logan…
Old Ephraim
The legendary conflict between sheepherder Frank Clark and Old Ephraim the giant grizzly bear is one of the most widely-told stories of Logan Canyon. Voiced by David Sidwell. Part of the Stokes Nature Center's podcast series History and Lore of Logan…
Road to recreation
In the 1870s, Logan Canyon began to be used for recreation, a novel idea that led to the naming of one of the most well-known areas in the canyon, Tony Grove. Voiced by Elaine Thatcher. Part of the Stokes Nature Center's podcast series History & …
Establishing a Forest Reserve
Disgusted with the deterioration of Logan Canyon, Logan's citizens came together and a Forest Reserve was born. Voiced by Lisa Thompson. Part of the Stokes Nature Center's podcast series History &
Mouth of Logan Canyon from Island area
Mouth of Logan Canyon from Island area
Mouth of Logan Canyon looking east, circa 1914
Mouth of Logan Canyon looking east. In the right foreground is the Island area with Canyon Road running through it
Summary fact sheet Highway 89, 1986
Four page fact sheet of the Logan Canyon Study from November 1986 by Utah Department of Transportation and CH2M HILL summarizing the area's transportation needs, roadway conditions, safety, and maintenance. Also included are graphs and tables…
Members of Utah State University's ROTC prgram rock climbing in Logan Canyon, Utah (1 of 2)
USU ROTC, rock climbing photographs in Logan Canyon, one showing Richard Barnes. Black and white photograph (4 x 5 in)
Richard Barnes on a rock climbing trip with Utah State University's ROTC program, Logan Canyon, Utah
USU ROTC, rock climbing photographs in Logan Canyon, one showing Richard Barnes. Black and white photograph (4 x 5 in)
Members of Utah State University's ROTC prgram rock climbing in Logan Canyon, Utah (2 of 2)
USU ROTC, rock climbing photographs in Logan Canyon, one showing Richard Barnes. Black and white photograph (4 x 5 in)
Introduction to Highway 89 study
An 8 page project introduction by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) that outlines the purpose of the Logan Canyon study, listing three main objectives.
Correspondence from Daniel Watt to Thomas Lyon, October 5, 1979
Correspondence from Daniel Watt to Thomas Lyon, October 5, 1979 acknowledging concerns about traffic and safety analyses and the classification of Logan Canyon.
Garden City Highway 89 meeting notice
Notice for a public meeting regarding Highway 89 improvements in Logan Canyon, 1980s.
Minutes from November 3, 1986 Interdisciplinary Team meeting
Minutes from November 3, 1986 Interdisciplinary Team meeting. Review of minutes, discussion of alternate routes to Logan Canyon, discussion of goals and objectives tech memo, alternate alignments from the summit to Garden City, and a preview of…
Minutes from January 27, 1987 Interdisciplinary Team meeting
Minutes from January 27, 1987 Interdisciplinary Team meeting. Review of minutes and continued discussion on alternatives.
Minutes from December 8, 1986 Interdisciplinary Team meeting
Minutes from December 8, 1986 Interdisciplinary Team meeting. Review of minutes, discussion of issues and concerns, discussion of schedule for completion of the scoping process, update of final visual classification, and layouts for component…
Motion made before the Logan Municipal Council
The motion made before the Logan Municipal Council on January 5, 1989 supporting the Utah Department of Transportation and their consultants in the improvements on the Logan Canyon Highway 89
Minutes from November 17, 1986 Interdisciplinary Team meeting
Minutes from November 17, 1986 Interdisciplinary Team meeting. Review of minutes, alternate route technical memo, public involvement summary memorandum, public involvement/scoping meeting, review of existing roadside parking, areas meeting critera…
Logan Canyon interdisciplinary team attendance sheet
Lined notebook paper with a list of those attending of the interdisciplinary team.
Minutes from October 6, 1986 Interdisciplinary Team meeting
Minutes from October 6, 1986 Interdisciplinary Team meeting. Review of minutes, public information meeting, and visual considerations presentation by Clark Ostergard, Garden City meeting.
Minutes from July 28, 1986 Interdisciplinary Team meeting
Minutes from July 28, 1986 Interdisciplinary Team meeting. Review minutes, traffic count data, presentation of proposed traffic forecast, discussion of highway capacity and level of service determination, review of accident data, and update on status…
Meeting agenda and map for Highway 89 meeting in Logan Canyon, 1980's
Meeting agenda and map of potential Highway 89 route through Logan Canyon, 1980s.
Minutes from October 20, 1986 Interdisciplinary Team meeting
Minutes from October 20, 1986 Interdisciplinary Team meeting. Review of minutes, discussion of satety analysis technical memo, study of goals and objectives, discussion of geotechnical investigations, and alternate routes to Logan Canyon.
Minutes from Interdisciplinary Team meeting, July 14, 1986
Minutes from the interdisciplinary team meeting with a review of minutes, traffic counting and forecasting, and an outline of transportation needs analysis.
Graphs of Traffic Flow
Bar and dot graphs showing the summer daily traffic at the highest hourly volumes (1979, 1982, 1984, 1985), the average daily traffic by day and by month from 1984-1985.
Environmental assessment minutes of interdiscipline team meeting, June 10, 1986
Minutes from the environmental assessment meeting of the interdisciplinary meeting including a summary of the scope of work, analysis of transportation needs, location studies, geotechnical investigations, public and agency involvement, agency…
Minutes from Logan Canyon field trip
Minutes from Interdisciplinary Team field trip on April 21, 1987 where the primary purpose was to get an idea of the magnitude of the changes required, spot improvements were observed but were not the subject of this trip.
Critiques on Logan Canyon construction
Critiques on Logan Canyon construction with a general summary, critique of traffic forecast, traffic accidents in Logan Canyon from 1970-77, effects of road building on Logan River, and an explanation of how the erosive slopes, siltation of the river…
Nomination for scenic byway booklet
Booklet for the nomination of Logan Canyon as a Scenic Byway including maps, images, and text.
Draft traffic forecast
Evaluation of present and future traffic needs by looking at roadway design, current traffic volumes, and the traffic patterns in Logan Canyon.
Discussion outline for component and alternative development
Discussion outline for component and alternative development with handwritten notes in margins.
Graphic of types of alteration and sensitivity rating
Graphics of type of alterations including cut length and sensitivity rating on roads, riparian, rock cut, on the existing visual conditions.
Landscape management for roadsides in Logan Canyon
Evaluation of criteria for making changes to Logan Canyon according to a Visual Quality Objective and the ability for the landscape to absorb man-made alterations without losing the visual character of the Canyon.
Logan Canyon highway: Important names
List of district officals, UDOT managment team, Utah highway environmental council, and Federal Highway Administration.
Logan Canyon Study component (improvement) identification, October 20, 1986
A list of possbile improvements to Logan Canyon including Bear Lake Summit to Garden City.
Minutes of CNF meeting, April 30, 1987
The handwritten minutes from a meeting on Logan Canyon road on April 30, 1987, where the Forest Service asserts their role and the role of the forest plan in the developments on Logan Canyon.
Concern about Logan Canyon
Detailing the concerns, particularly from environmental groups, of the expansion and reduction of curves in Logan Canyon including a general summary, traffic growth factors, safety factors, and environmental factors. Important addresses and questions…
Logan Canyon Study component (improvement) identification, October 14, 1986
A list of possible improvements to Logan Canyon.
Discussion with Dale Bosworth about Forest Plan and EIS, May 1, 1987
Discussion with Dale Bosworth about the consistency of the Forest Plan with the draft environmental impact statement.
Conservationists' spot improvement alternative for sections 1 and 2, August 1987
Conservationists' spot improvement alternative for locations within Logan Canyon with proposed action, rationale, and impacts and problems with rejected alternatives.
UDOT pamphlet, "US-89 Logan Canyon Preferred Alternative"
Pamphlet explaining the preferred alternative in detail for Logan Canyon.
LCC correspondence
Multiple correspondences from members of the Logan Canyon Coalition including a notice of appeal and statement of reasons, and discussion of the modifications proposed for Logan Canyon.
Record of decision, October 13, 1994
Record of decision for US Highway 89 stating that the Federal Highway Administration agrees with the Utah Department of Transportaion in its selection of the Preferred Alternative.
View of the Island and mouth of Logan Canyon
View of The Island and mouth of Logan Canyon early 1900s. Utah State University Agricultural Extension Service photograph. Black and white photograph (5 x 6.75 inches) mounted on board.
View looking out of mouth of Logan Canyon onto the valley
View looking out of mouth of Logan Canyon onto the valley (Logan LDS Temple and Old Main tower visible)
Relief valve in Utah Power and Light Company flume in Logan Canyon, Utah, 1923-1924
Logan Canyon, Utah. Relief Valve in Utah Power and Light Company flume, 1923-1924. Original Negatives: Logan City Engineer. Black and white photograph (3 x 5.5 in) mounted on board