The Forest Service is cutting its seasonal workforce and public lands will suffer
Employees warn that important work will go undone all over the country
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Creating art on public lands
Under the new program, the Moab and Monticello field offices will switch off hosting the residency each year. The Moab field office is hosting the first artist.
Walking and wheeling: What is a balanced approach?
The Labyrinth Canyon/Gemini Bridges Bureau of Land Management planning area is proving another flashpoint between conflicting perspectives on public land management in Grand County.
Q&A with BLM District Manager Nicollee Gaddis-Wyatt
In August, Nicollee Gaddis-Wyatt was selected as the Bureau of Land Management Canyon Country district manager.
Timed entry experiment at Arches to end
The temporary timed entry program at Arches National Park will conclude on Oct. 4.
BLM to fill in 74 mines in Kane Creek area
The mines are being filled in for safety reasons.
Public lands proposal in progress
The Grand County Commission is continuing to refine its vision for a public lands bill proposal, an effort begun in 2021.
Under Canvas development near Looking Glass Arch quietly continues
In June, a parcel of land near Looking Glass Arch managed by the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration was leased to the luxury glamping company Under Canvas to build a new…
Utahraptor State Park to open in 2023: Managers still tweaking designs to stay within budget
The designation of Utahraptor State Park in 2021 answered the wishes of many local and state advocates who hope to see better management of a state-owned parcel of land north of Moab. The…
DWR partners with Young Living to open desert bighorn sheep nursery
The Utah Division of Wildlife announced in a Nov. 30 press release that the agency is partnering with a private company to establish a “nursery” to raise a herd of desert bighorn sheep…