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Man dies in Arches on Devils Garden Trail
A 56-year-old man collapsed and could not be resuscitated on the Devils Garden Trail within Arches National Park on March 12, the NPS reported. Rangers and first responders responded to the scene where…
Fatal chronic wasting disease continues to spread in deer
Moab area has highest infection rate in Utah
Uncharted interactions
Mallory Lambert is studying the relationship between pikas and mountain goats in the La Sal Mountains
Moab’s Captain Ahab trail turns 10
Celebrate with a group bike ride, in-town party
71-year-old man dies at Arches
The National Park Service released a statement addressing the death of a 71-year-old Massachusetts man within Arches National Park today. The unidentified man was reportedly hiking with his wife and son when he…
Sand Flats submits grant to pave road
Visitation has increased by 99% over the past 12 years.
Eagle-eyed volunteers wanted
Citizen scientists can help with annual raptor nest survey
CNHA “Discovery Pool” program funds five projects for 2023
The projects will “help guide land managers in making informed decisions on how to manage local, public lands.”
$10.5M awarded to family of woman killed at Arches
Woman was killed by unsecured gate; NPS admits fault