Take a stroll with the National Park Service
If you’re looking for a reason to hit the trails, the “Trails and Talks” series has two fall hikes lined up. The first hike on October 8 focuses on how social science shapes park decisions.
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Celebrating Canyonlands 60th Anniversary
Local nonprofit organizes a week of celebration events
Second-Generation NPS Ranger New Steward of Moab’s Iconic Parks
Meet Lena Pace, the New Superintendent of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks
Building community through art
Friends of Arches and Canyonlands hold printmaking workshops
Canyonlands PRCA Rodeo will thrill crowds while preserving history
Long before tourism was the primary industry in Moab, it was a true “wild west” town, relying on cattle trade as the basis of the local economy. From the town’s founding at the…
Canyonlands Field Institute holds monthly free, accessible day hikes focused on connection
Go on a hike for your mental health
Kent Frost – Moab’s original Jeep tour guide
The Moab Museum strives to share history from Southeast Utah and the broader Colorado Plateau by identifying and curating stories, both new and old. This week, our volunteer staff dive into the life…
Commission meeting notes: Housing, Mill Creek and a Spanish Valley bike path
The Grand County Commission approved a letter to the Bureau of Land Management regarding plans for future management of Mill Creek Canyon, after tabling the issue at its last two meetings. The commission…
Curbside recyclables mistakenly not recycled: Solid waste district switches to a different recycling facility
Single-stream recyclables from Grand County will now be delivered to a facility in Denver, after the local solid waste district realized that the Salt Lake City facility it had been using was not…
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…
Cosmo’s Corner: let’s get artsy!
Hello everyone! It’s Cosmo, the library cat! Although I am not able to create my own works of art without a little help from my human friends, I am a great art lover….
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…
Matheson preserve reopens: New wildlife viewing deck replaces burned structure
One morning earlier this week, Linda Whitham “unceremoniously” unlocked the metal gate that bars the driveway at the Scott and Norma Matheson Wetlands Preserve, allowing the public to return to the privately-owned 894-acre…
Letter to the Editor: Motorcyclists stay away?
Response to new noise policy: I have been a regular visitor to Moab for over 25 years. Back then, motorcyclists had to compete with the usual Jeep 4×4 groups and occasional dirt bike…
Science Moab talks to geologists about the “sound prints” of rock formations
The geological formations known as arches can be seen, touched, smelled, and even tasted, but did you know they could be heard? In fact, arches are constantly vibrating at specific frequencies below human…
Science Moab talks to Dr. Nichole Barger about the movement of the pinyon-juniper ecosystem
How can a single ecosystem both expand and contract in the same region? Pinyon-juniper woodlands are doing just this: found across the Colorado Plateau, this diverse ecosystem is encroaching into new habitats while…