The Bryce Canyon Half Marathon and 5K Run/Walk is July 19. The half-marathon begins at Ruby's Inn on state Route 63 at 6 a.m. and ends at Cannonville City Park. The 5K starts at 6:30 a.m. and begins and ends at Cannonville City Park. The entry fee is $25 for the half-marathon and $20 for the 5K until Saturday; fees go to $30 and $25, respectively, after that. Call 800-444-6689 or visit www.brycecanyoncountry.com for more information. Register online at www.active.com or at www.runnercard.com.

Public meeting

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Idaho Department of Fish and Game will host a meeting to get public input on developing a bi-state fisheries management plan for Bear Lake. The meeting is Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the new Garden City offices, 315 W. Logan Road, (U.S. 89), Garden City.

Forest Supervisor named

Brian Ferebee is the new supervisor for the Uinta and Wasatch-Cache national forests. Ferebee will manage 2.2 million acres of National Forest land along the Wasatch Front. He has been working for the Forest Service for the past 19 years.

Free training day

The second free training day for all pointing dog breeds is Saturday at 7 a.m. in a field north of state Route 73 in Lehi, about a mile west of the Eagle Mountain turnoff. Contact Jeff at shagrunner@yahoo.com or visit www.utahbirddogs.com for more information.

Record June turnout

Yellowstone National Park reported a record 612,095 recreational visits for June, up nearly 2,500 visitors from last June. The park recorded 947,647 visitors for the first six months of this year. More park numbers are available online at www2.nature.nps.gov/mpur/logon.cfm.

Great Salt Lake Audubon

The Great Salt Lake Audubon is hosting a field trip July 18 at 7:30 a.m. in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Meet at the Little Cottonwood Canyon park-and-ride lot at 7:30 a.m. Call group leader Roberta Wherritt at 801-274-3058 if you plan to attend. Suggested donation amounts for gas money are $3 a person, or $5 for a trip over 40 miles.

Volunteers wanted

Bend-in-the-River is looking for volunteers to help pull weeds on July 19 from 9 a.m. to noon on the bank of the Jordan River at the Urban TreeHouse and Green Space. Bend-in-the-River is a two-acre site on the Jordan River at 1030 W. Fremont Ave. (1100 South). Some tools and work gloves will be available, but you are encouraged to bring your own. R.S.V.P. to Tara Poelzing, Bend-in-the-River Coordinator, at tpoelzing@sa.utah.edu. Visit www.bend-in-the-river .org for more information.

Mussel prevention

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area has received more than $100,000 in emergency funding from the National Park Service to expand zebra/quagga mussel prevention at Lake Powell. The money will pay for added park staff at launch ramps, provide educational materials and expand after-hours inspections. A full-time program coordinator will also be hired. Lake Powell and the upper Colorado River are believed to be free of zebra/quagga mussels, but park officials say they pose a major threat if they are introduced. Visit www.nps.gov/glca for more information.

The Ghettolympics

"SLUG Magazine" is sponsoring the annual Summer of Death with the Ghettolympics on July 19 in the Big Deluxe parking lot, 730 S. State St., Salt Lake City. Events will include the hippie high jump, the triple jump, synchronized skating and the power slide. Registration is at 2 p.m. and the competition starts at 3 p.m. Visit www.summerofdeath .com or www.myspace.com/summerofdeath for more information.

Bear River Refuge

road project

The road that goes into the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge is getting an upgrade. The first section to be improved starts at the security gate, proceeding east for three to four miles to the "O" line canal. During construction, the road, eight miles east of the visitor center, will be closed to the public. Construction begins on Monday and will continue until September. During this time, guided tours will be available on Thursdays at 9 a.m., and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. Visit http://bearriver.fws.gov for more information.

New hours

Beginning Aug. 4, the administrative offices of Utah State Parks and Recreation and the Utah State Parks Reservation Center will move to a four-day, 10-hour workweek. State parks and museums will remain open with access to lakes, reservoirs, golf courses, campgrounds and trails. Administrative hours will be Mondays through Thursdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Offices include the main office in Salt Lake City, Southeast Region in Moab, Southwest Region in Cedar City, Northeast Region in Heber and Northwest Region in Salt Lake. Call 801-538-7220, 877-UTPARKS or visit stateparks.utah.gov for more information.

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