Pendley nomination withdrawn
The Trump Administration has withdrawn William Perry Pendley from consideration by the U.S. Senate to officially be named head of the Bureau of Land Management. Pendley has served as acting head of the…
public lands
I-70 remains closed as Grizzly Creek fire continues to burn uncontrolled
Interstate 70 will remain closed between Glenwood Springs and Gypsum, Colo., as the Grizzly Creek Fire rages away uncontrolled. The fire, which began on July 31, grew in size again over the weekend and…
Trump administration reportedly withdraws Pendley BLM nomination
The Trump Administration will reportedly withdraw William Perry Pendley from consideration by the U.S. Senate to officially be named head of the Bureau of Land Management, according to White House sources who spoke…
Grizzly Creek fire closes I-70, causes chaos on Colorado backroads
The Grizzly Creek Fire, which began on July 31 in southwestern Colorado, is burning too close to the road to reopen Interstate 70 between Glenwood Springs and Gypsum, fire managers report. Colorado Governor…
Moab oil and gas leases removed
The Bureau of Land Management announced the dates of the September Utah oil and gas lease sale on Aug. 11—without the inclusion of over 80,000 acres of land in the Moab area that…
BLM removes land near Moab from oil and gas sale
On Aug. 11, the Bureau of Land Management announced that they would remove land located within Grand and San Juan counties from the oil and gas lease sale during the week of September…
Arches, Canyonlands national parks go fee-free on Aug. 5 to celebrate passage of the Great American Outdoors Act
Public lands across the United States will waive day fees on August 5 to commemorate the passage of the Great American Outdoors Act of 2020 into law this week. Utah’s “Mighty Five” parks—Arches,…
Dalton Wells campsite planning underway
The Dalton Wells area north of Moab is known as the discovery site of the Utahraptor, a species of dinosaur that lived in the Early Cretaceous period. The scenic desert landscape overlooks green-tinted…
NPS names new superintendent for Arches, Canyonlands
The National Park Service announced that Patricia Trap will become superintendent of the Southeast Utah Group Area National Parks, which includes Arches and Canyonlands national parks and Hovenweep and Natural Bridges national monuments….
‘Good news on the horizon for national parks’
In a recent phone call with the Moab Sun News, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Rob Wallace, spoke about his enthusiasm for the Great…