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Arches closes gates almost every day this October

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

Angela Richman, chief of interpretation at Arches and Canyonlands national parks, recently met a couple visiting Arches from Boston, Mass. They told her that they’d planned a trip to Costa Rica for the…

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The ‘Mighty Six’?

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

In 2017, Rep. Chris Stewart, a Republican representing Utah’s second district in the U.S. House of Representatives, tried and failed to create a sixth national park in the state. This year, he’s trying…

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Manti-La Sal plan underway

Rachel Fixsen5 years ago4 years ago

“Where were you in 1986?” So asks the United States Forest Service’s website on the Manti-La Sal National Forest Management Plan, which is currently being updated from the latest draft. That existing document…

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E-bikes go on on the books

Rachel Fixsen5 years ago4 years ago

The U.S. Department of the Interior issued an Oct. 2 press release announcing the finalization of policies regarding e-bikes on DOI managed land, including National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish…

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E-bikes go on on the books: Feds issue policies for electric bikes on public land

Rachel Fixsen5 years ago4 years ago

The U.S. Department of the Interior issued an Oct. 2 press release announcing the finalization of policies regarding e-bikes on DOI managed land, including National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish…

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Federal judge removes Pendley as BLM head: Public lands boss in office “unlawfully,” ruling says

Moab Sun News5 years ago4 years ago

The acting head of the Bureau of Land Management has been serving unlawfully, a federal judge ruled on Friday, Sept. 25, calling into question the legitimacy of William Perry Pendley’s decisions while in…

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Proposed highway threatens habitat, enviro groups say

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

Alternatives: Project proposal map Presentation to the House Natural Resource Committee Democrats (40 Minutes In) A planned highway in southwest Utah intended to divert traffic from busy downtown St. George would run through…

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Mill Creek advocacy group looks for more input

Moab Sun News5 years ago4 years ago

Like it or not, the secret is out. Moab’s Mill Creek has seen increasing numbers of visitors, particularly to the Powerdam and North Fork waterfall. With the crowds have come hard decisions about…

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San Rafael Desert plan maximizes OHV access

Rachel Fixsen5 years ago4 years ago

The Bureau of Land Management announced the release of the final Travel Management Plan for the San Rafael Desert, which designates official routes for off-road vehicle travel. The final plan is a modified…

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Wildfire impact goes beyond the flames

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

While scary and catastrophic, experts stress that wildfires are a natural—even expected—process. Much of the landscape of western Colorado and southern Utah is expected to have a “mixed severity fire” in wooded areas…

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