Science Moab: Recovering from fire
Science Moab talks with ecologist Rebecca Finger-Higgins
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Experts join water workshop to explain local, state, and region-wide water issues
The Grand County Commission hosted a water workshop ahead of its regular meeting on Aug. 2.
Native plants helping recovery: Volunteers spread seeds in areas affected by Pack Creek Fire
About 20 volunteers gathered at the Pack Creek Picnic Area on Thursday, Nov. 18 to help Forest Service personnel spread native seeds over areas affected by the Pack Creek fire and along riparian…
Recovering from fire: USU holds workshop on Pack Creek Fire recovery efforts
In spite of Tuesday’s dreary weather, about 45 people attended an open workshop hosted on Oct. 26 by the Utah State University Moab Extension to talk about recovery efforts for the area burned…
Flash flood in Pack Creek: Wildfire burns increase likelihood of flooding
Onlookers stood shoulder to shoulder on the bridge over Pack Creek on Mill Creek Drive on Sunday evening, watching ash-blackened flash flood waters rush below. The creek swelled its banks and quickly picked…
Hazy days
The Pack Creek Fire has subsided to minimal interior burning, but continuing high temperatures and smokey conditions attest that wildfire season continues in the West. Where has all the smoke this week been…
Pack Creek Fire is 100% contained: Experts begin assessing rehabilitation needs
The Pack Creek Fire was 100% contained on Friday, July 2, and on July 5, the fire was downgraded from a “Type 3” incident to the less complex “Type 4” classification. Though crews…
Pack Creek Fire – We are all responsible
Thank you to the men and women who have and continue to battle the raging fire in the La Sal Mountains. Your courage, relentless effort and coming together for a common goal to…
Letter to the editor: A lack of response to residents’ concerns is responsible for the Pack Creek Fire
Several years ago, I became very concerned about the Forest Service allowing fires in the picnic area above Pack Creek Ranch. The area was not maintained to forest service standards as the grass…
Hundreds of firefighters continue work on Pack Creek Fire: Fire over 60% contained, officials say
Since last week, the Pack Creek Fire in the La Sal Mountains has grown from 8,518 acres to 8,952 acres. Fire officials reported that the fire is now 66% contained as of June…
Intense and complex: A firefighter’s view of day one of the Pack Creek Fire
When firefighter Jason Kirks arrived at the Pack Creek Fire last Wednesday afternoon, the blaze had just begun but was already gaining intensity and complexity. An evacuation order for the Pack Creek subdivision…
Pack Creek Fire expected to burn for weeks: Wildfire has burned over 8,000 acres, cost over .5 million
“I know people are curious about timelines—when the fire will be contained, when it will be done,” said Tim Roide, current Incident Commander of the Pack Creek Fire, at a June 15 virtual…
Letter to the Editor: More education is needed
Our beloved mountains are on fire. How about some Utah Department of Transportation highway signs letting people know of the extreme fire danger so another fire somewhere else around here doesn’t get started?…
Pack Creek fire at 8,000 acres; Investigators seek tips on campfire that sparked blaze
U.S. Forest Service investigators are asking the public for information on the start of the destructive Pack Creek Fire that continues to burn south of Moab. Investigators have confirmed the fire began as…
Pack Creek fire breaks through Geyser Pass Road; new evacuations ordered
The Pack Creek Fire continues to burn over 5,400 acres on the slopes of the La Sal Mountains south of Moab. While residents of the Pack Creek subdivision were allowed to return, on…
Wildfire burns through Pack Creek subdivision
On June 9, firefighters responded to report of smoke in Pack Creek, southeast of Moab. Strengthened by strong winds, the fire grew through the rest of the day, being first pushed upslope by…