Officials warn of spring flooding
Warmer temps could melt record-breaking snowpack quickly
environment
County pledges funds to water monitoring projects
Grand County commissioners voted to help fund two projects designed to deepen understanding of the hydrology of the Moab valley by studying the wetlands contained in the Scott and Norma Matheson Wetlands Preserve.
Record water height in Mill Creek flash flood
The uppermost Mill Creek gage reported a record maximum stream height of 10.78 feet, high enough that the value isn’t included on USGS tables used to determine the flow rate by water height.
Looking out for native plants: Canyonlands Native Plant Society ramps back up
The chapter members are a “hardy group who want to learn about wildflowers.”
Old City Park pond to be stocked with roundtail chub
Old City Park pond, once home to an out-of-control carp population, will act as a propagation pond for roundtail chub.
Bee Inspired Gardens project buzzes back to life
The Bee Inspired Gardens project helps Moab residents and businesses transform their landscapes into bee-friendly spaces.
County requests pollution control on nearby power plants
Grand County Commissioners voted to approve a letter to the Utah Division of Air Quality asking that coal-fired power plants in Emery County be required to install “scrubbing” technology to reduce the amount of pollution sent into the air.
Grand County Commission supports national “30×30” conservation initiative
At the April 19 Grand County Commission meeting, Commissioner Sarah Stock introduced letters of support for President Joe Biden’s “30×30” initiative, part of a larger policy called America the Beautiful, which aims to…
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…
Talking to Moab’s sustainability director for Utah Climate Week
Mila Dunbar-Irwin is five months into her role as Moab’s sustainability director. Her biggest project right now is to create a new sustainability plan for Moab, one that sets goals that will do…