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MTC Rake and Ride: Off-road lovers put in a day’s work to maintain trails

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

Trucks, Jeeps, SUVs and UTVs gathered at a parking lot along Mill Canyon Road on the morning of Mar. 1, bringing 14 volunteers to spend a few hours on trail maintenance on the…

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Annual raptor closure at Indian Creek begins

Moab Sun News4 years ago4 years ago

Each spring raptors return to the Indian Creek area for nesting. Eagles, falcons, hawks, and other migratory birds use shallow depressions on ledges, cliffs and rock walls to build nests, often returning to…

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Reward offered in Big Bend Boulders vandalism

Moab Sun News4 years ago4 years ago

The Bureau of Land Management is offering $1,000 in reward money for info leading to the culprits behind greasing handholds at the Big Bend Bouldering Area, upstream of the Big Bend Campground along…

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Science Moab talks to Eric Thacker about the history and future of wild horses

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

Horses evolved in the North American landscape but went functionally extinct towards the end of the Pleistocene. Horses were then re-introduced to North American and many have become wild on western ranges. Their…

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BLM admits to causing damage to dinosaur tracks

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

The Bureau of Land Management issued a statement acknowledging that an agency construction project damaged dinosaur tracks at the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite north of Moab. The damage to the site attracted national…

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“Luxury eco-retreat” proposed near 191 and 313 junction

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago3 years ago

On Feb. 1 the Grand County Commission hosted a public hearing on a proposed “glampground” to be located near the junction of Highway 191 and State Route 313. The project is called Entrada…

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Thompson Springs seeks to develop new water source

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

Updated on March 4 Over the past year, needed improvements in Thompson Springs have drawn the attention of county officials: a frightening house fire last winter prompted officials to support the creation of…

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Bureau of Land Management damages dinosaur tracks

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

The paleontological world was dismayed by the Bureau of Land Management’s handling of a construction project at a renowned dinosaur tracksite last weekend. Paleontology and conservation groups have expressed outrage and disappointment with…

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Utahraptor State Park to open in 2023: Managers still tweaking designs to stay within budget

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

The designation of Utahraptor State Park in 2021 answered the wishes of many local and state advocates who hope to see better management of a state-owned parcel of land north of Moab. The…

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DWR partners with Young Living to open desert bighorn sheep nursery

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

The Utah Division of Wildlife announced in a Nov. 30 press release that the agency is partnering with a private company to establish a “nursery” to raise a herd of desert bighorn sheep…

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