Workers in safety gear clear dry brush and trees in a forested area, focusing on fire prevention efforts.

Free fire risk assessments available in Moab area

FireBREAK is funded by a $5.2 million national Community Wildfire Defense Grant and targets dense thickets of Russian olive, tamarisk, Siberian elm, and Ravenna grass that create high fire risks, prioritizing vegetation along Mill and Pack creeks and in the Matheson Wetlands. Properties within these waterway corridors and those adjacent to structures receive priority for grant-funded removal work.

Front view of Grand County Commission building under a blue sky with clouds.

Grand County Commission majority removes acting planning director, faces accusations of misogyny, “toxic” environment

“Our county, under this commission administrator’s leadership, has hit an all-time low,” McGann said. “They are creating a hostile, toxic work environment for all staff, but especially for the women working in this county. There has been a minimum of eight capable women leave this county because of harassment from some of our commissioners.”