Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1917 — Sanctuary for Utah Birds. [ARTICLE]

Sanctuary for Utah Birds.

In an effort to save the rapidly disappearing wild bird life of the state, arrangements have been completed for the establishment of Utah’s first bird sanctuary, to cover an area of 700 acres. The use of the land is given free virtually to the state by property owners- of the Big Cottonwood district, about four miles east of Murray. State Fish and Game Commissioner Chambers will place quail and pheasants on the land, and his deputies will sprinkle feed there when the heavy snows of winter make # difficult tor the Wide to find anorthtog to eai, -- —— T —-