Moab History: ‘The salt on top of the mountains’
The mountainside community of La Sal has experienced shifts in the years since the Euro-American settlement of the area in the 1870s and 1880s, including both in its name and location.
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Moab History: Exploring mountain snapshots of the La Sals
The mountains have played a role in thousands of years of human history.
Annual butterfly count finds 26 species in La Sals
On July 2, butterfly enthusiast Robb Hannawacker led the annual La Sal Mountains butterfly count. The group spotted 26 species and the data will be sent to the North American Butterfly Association.
Over roads less traveled
Despite its rugged remoteness, dirt roads crisscross the southeast Utah landscape.
Moab BLM uses prescribed burns to support ecosystems
Prescribed burns are fires intentionally set and managed by land management agencies can serve several purposes.
Grassroots effort creates billboard for murdered women
The sign includes contact information for the Grand County Sheriff’s Office and a private investigator working with Schulte. Soon, it will hang along Highway 191.
Restoring the creekbed: Volunteers and donated funds support Pack Creek stabilization project
The Pack Creek Fire scar is stark along the creek bed above the Pack Creek neighborhood: charred cottonwood trunks support bare crowns, crispy brown leaves cling to blackened scrub oaks, and the red-brown…
New info in La Sal murders: Family seeks answers in deaths of local couple
The Grand County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release stating that they have identified persons of interest in the murders of Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner. The local couple was found murdered in…
Memorial sculpture installed at library
The Grand County Public Library and La Sal artist Ekaterina Tatarovich invite the community to a reception marking the installation of a sculpture called “In Memory of Kylen and Crystal.” Tatarovich created and…
Local first responders rescue injured skier
Twenty-seven first responder volunteers and personnel worked for 6 hours on the night of Jan. 9 to extract an injured backcountry skier from the La Sal Mountains. The 26-year old Moab woman was…