Moab History: Arches National Park’s 1000th Arch
On September 11th, 1989, Arches National Park issued a statement denoting the “discovery” of the 1000th arch within the Park.
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Second-Generation NPS Ranger New Steward of Moab’s Iconic Parks
Meet Lena Pace, the New Superintendent of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks
Poetry of the Parks
Local writer Glen S. “Rocky” Brougham loves rhyme, the Broncos, and Arches National Park
Moab Achieves Dark Sky Community Recognition
Moab joins area parks and Castle Valley in the densest area of Dark Sky Places worldwide.
As Utah celebrates Dark Skies Month, Moab works toward Dark Sky certification
Utah is home to some of the nation’s darkest skies. Now Moab is hoping to join the ranks of Dark Sky-certified places.
A quick overview of the Arches Timed Entry pilot, now in year two
Last year, Arches National Park introduced a timed-entry system in the hopes that doing so would reduce congestion in the park. From 2009 to 2019, visitation to the park rose 66%—from 996,312 to…
Arches has sold over 7,000 timed entry tickets so far
Timed-entry tickets to enter Arches National Park for the month of April were released on Jan. 3, and a few of the one-hour time slots have already sold out. As of Jan. 11,…
Creating art within Arches and Canyonlands: Julia Buckwalter wraps up term as Community Artist in the Parks
Julia Buckwalter has an entrancing way of capturing the movement of desert clouds in her paintings: she’s drawn to big, fluffy clouds that roll over the sky, bringing the promise of rain; patchy…
Arches to trial timed entry beginning April: Pilot program seeks to alleviate congestion in park
Southeast Utah Group of National Parks Superintendent Patricia Trap, as well as National Park Service Regional Chief of Public Affairs Marco De Leon, attended the Grand County Commission meeting to discuss a pilot…
Arches to trial timed entry, city considers search for new staff: Notes from the regular Sept. 28 City Council meeting
Label: City Council At their regular meeting on Sept. 28, city council members heard a presentation from the Southeast Utah Group of National Parks, voted to move forward with Utah Department of Transportation…