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Volunteer at the first “Moab Facelift”

Moab Sun News3 years ago3 years ago

Grand County Trail Mix and the Yosemite Climbing Association host event May 5-7

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Man found dead in Canyonlands

Moab Sun News3 years ago2 years ago

A 48-year-old Colorado man was found dead in the Maze area of the Canyonlands National Park on April 24, the National Parks Service reported. A visitor to the area reported an unoccupied vehicle…

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A conversation with the plant detective

Moab Sun News3 years ago2 years ago

Grand County’s weed patrol is asking you to look out for these invasive species

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What’s happening at the Matheson Wetlands Preserve?

Ali Harford3 years ago2 years ago

After flooding last summer, the area has been closed to the public

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Two Moabites plan to summit Everest this year

Ali Harford3 years ago2 years ago

The two trained together throughout the spring.

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Learning the ropes: Local starts first highlining guide service in U.S.

Moab Sun News3 years ago2 years ago

Moab resident Faith Dickey has been a professional highliner for 14 years.

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Sharing the cliffs: How the BLM and the Access Fund encourage climber stewardship during raptor nesting season in Indian Creek 

Ali Harford3 years ago2 years ago

How the BLM and the Access Fund encourage climber stewardship during raptor nesting season in Indian Creek

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Officials warn of spring flooding

Moab Sun News3 years ago2 years ago

Warmer temps could melt record-breaking snowpack quickly

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Utah names our state … crustacean?

Ali Harford3 years ago2 years ago

The brine shrimp, who make a home in the Great Salt Lake, represent the lake’s growing issue

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Texas man rescued after scrambling 150 feet up a cliff outside Moab

Moab Sun News3 years ago2 years ago

The Grand County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team lowered a 25-year-old Texas man to the ground just after noon on Monday, March 13. The man had scrambled up part of a wet sandstone…

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