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Take a walk along the Provo River
Caleb Warnock DAILY HERALD
Utah County residents are invited to a Provo River walk-along.
The Utah Rivers Council, hoping to connect more people with Utah's rivers, their importance and ecology, is sponsoring the event as part of a statewide series of river hikes, clean-ups and canoe trips. [url "http://heraldextra.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=display_ads&file=index&func=display_ad&ad=00269326"][/url]![[Image: adlog.php?bannerid=208&clientid=192&...9d9e7f7bfe]](http://adserver.heraldextra.com/adlog.php?bannerid=208&clientid=192&zoneid=27&source=&block=0&capping=0&cb=df0128bb85cdccfb43d8639d9e7f7bfe)
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"They are designed to highlight a variety of Utah's rivers and provide a little education on what they do for us and how we can use them respectfully," said Lisa Fitzgerald of the Utah Rivers Council. "They also highlight some areas we are working to protect."
The group decided to sponsor the Provo River walk-along on Saturday to highlight the river's allure as a fly-fishing destination, she said.
"The Provo River is a great backyard stream and is nationally known as a great fly-fishing stream," she said.
To that end, the 2-hour stroll along the gently inclining, paved trail will be led by Jim DeMoux, author of Flyfisher's Guide to Utah, she said.
"He's going to lead us along a stretch of the Provo trail and talk about why the Provo River is so popular with fly-fishers, and he is also going to touch a bit upon how to flyfish and what it is they are doing when they throw those lines out there," she said.
The walk-along is open to people of all ages and physical abilities, she said. Participants are encouraged to bring water and sunscreen.
"The Provo River Trail is very heavily used and popular with many different groups of people, but we are trying to bring in people that are outside of angling and show them a different side of what the river provides and why it should be kept free-flowing to protect the ecology, so it stays a clean river for fish," she said.
The Provo River walk-along will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
Those interested in joining the guided tour are asked to call (801) 486-4776 to RSVP. Upon making reservations, participants will be told where to meet the group.
[i] Caleb Warnock can be reached at 756-7669 ext. 19 or cwarnock@heraldextra.com.[/i] This story appeared in The Daily Herald on page C1.
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[/url] | [url "http://www.harktheherald.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Recommend_Us&file=index&req=FriendSend&sid=60636"][/url]Take a walk along the Provo River
Caleb Warnock DAILY HERALD
Utah County residents are invited to a Provo River walk-along.
The Utah Rivers Council, hoping to connect more people with Utah's rivers, their importance and ecology, is sponsoring the event as part of a statewide series of river hikes, clean-ups and canoe trips. [url "http://heraldextra.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=display_ads&file=index&func=display_ad&ad=00269326"][/url]
"They are designed to highlight a variety of Utah's rivers and provide a little education on what they do for us and how we can use them respectfully," said Lisa Fitzgerald of the Utah Rivers Council. "They also highlight some areas we are working to protect."
The group decided to sponsor the Provo River walk-along on Saturday to highlight the river's allure as a fly-fishing destination, she said.
"The Provo River is a great backyard stream and is nationally known as a great fly-fishing stream," she said.
To that end, the 2-hour stroll along the gently inclining, paved trail will be led by Jim DeMoux, author of Flyfisher's Guide to Utah, she said.
"He's going to lead us along a stretch of the Provo trail and talk about why the Provo River is so popular with fly-fishers, and he is also going to touch a bit upon how to flyfish and what it is they are doing when they throw those lines out there," she said.
The walk-along is open to people of all ages and physical abilities, she said. Participants are encouraged to bring water and sunscreen.
"The Provo River Trail is very heavily used and popular with many different groups of people, but we are trying to bring in people that are outside of angling and show them a different side of what the river provides and why it should be kept free-flowing to protect the ecology, so it stays a clean river for fish," she said.
The Provo River walk-along will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
Those interested in joining the guided tour are asked to call (801) 486-4776 to RSVP. Upon making reservations, participants will be told where to meet the group.
[i] Caleb Warnock can be reached at 756-7669 ext. 19 or cwarnock@heraldextra.com.[/i] This story appeared in The Daily Herald on page C1.
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