Fire danger high: Open burning prohibited in city, county
In the late afternoon of May 30, law enforcement officers responded to a call about a fire on Bartlett Circle in Moab. An officer from the Moab City Police Department and another from…
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Rise of the e-bike: Local government consider e-bike regulations as popularity grows
At its June 1 meeting, the Grand County Commission passed a resolution permitting the use of Class 1 e-bikes on the county’s paved trail system on the north end of town, but fans…
Drought creates high risk of wildfires: Gov. urges residents to change behavior to prevent fires
The Bureau of Land Management has issued its annual statewide Fire Prevention Order to help prevent the risk of wildfires igniting in Utah, banning explosive material or exploding targets on BLM-managed land. Utah…
Free lecture series at the Moab Information Center kicks off June 10: Walt Dabney will discuss his rich history on public lands
Event info What: Free Lecture: “Public Lands: Where, Why and How” When: Thursday, June 10 at 5 p.m. Where: Outside the Moab Information Center (25 E. Center Street, Moab) For more information, go…
BLM reviews travel plan: Commission supports balance in Labyrinth Canyon/Gemini Bridges area
The Bureau of Land Management is currently working on an update to its travel management plan for the Labyrinth Canyon/Gemini Bridges area. Grand County is a cooperating agency with the BLM, and has…
Though landfill-safe, wag bags can’t be thrown in the garbage
Please, please don’t dispose of used wag bags in your regular trash can. That’s the message that the Solid Waste Special Service District # 1, newly renamed the Canyonlands Solid Waste Authority after…
Community considers how to respond to vandalism incidents at historic landmarks
“I’m greatly disturbed, dismayed, and lastly, saddened by the recent vandalism that has occurred, both at the Birthing Rock and the Sunshine Wall,” said Commissioner Trisha Hedin at the May 4th Grand County…
The Synergy Company and Rim to Rim Restoration work on Mill Creek restoration project
To celebrate Earth Day, staff from the Synergy Company joined Moab-area nonprofit Rim to Rim Restoration for a day of service seeding, watering, clearing and planting nearly 300 native plants along a stretch…
Letter to the Editor: Urge Haaland to support the monuments
The current unbridled growth of the tourism industrial complex in Moab and much of southeast Utah points out the need for urgent protection of our nearby county, state and federal public lands. Locally,…
1,000-year-old petroglyphs marred by racist graffiti; BLM announces 0K reward for culprits
Vandals defaced petroglyphs on a boulder known as Birthing Rock along Kane Creek road outside Moab overnight, scratching “White Power” and obscenities over the 1,000-year-old carvings. The Bureau of Land Management has stationed…