national parks
Pothole treasures: During monsoon season, these shrimp live fast and die young
Moabites can add something new to their monsoon bucket lists: spotting tadpole shrimp.
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…
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…
Overcrowded U.S. national parks need a reservation system
If you’re headed out into the wild this summer, you may need to jump online and book a reservation before you…
Julia Buckwalter to serve as 2021 Artist in the Parks at Arches, Canyonlands national parks
Despite the many years Julia Buckwalter has spent in desert regions throughout Utah and New Mexico, she recently found herself deeply…
Husband of woman killed at Arches plans lawsuit
The husband of a Ugandan activist killed in June at Arches National Park will sue the park system for more than…
‘A Century of Grace’: An homage to America’s National Parks
In 2016, the National Park Service celebrated its centennial anniversary. Karla Morton, the 2010 Texas Poet Laureate, envisioned a deeply engaging…
National parks see increase in domestic visitors
This spring, the tourist economy in Southeast Utah all but ground to a halt in response to COVID-19 restrictions. Rivers and…
Pristine Zion area threatened by massive development
Just north of Zion National Park, there is a collection of cabins connected by dirt roads and sheltered by ponderosa pines…