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Local photographer, Samantha Metzner, chosen for Artist in the Parks program

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

Samantha Metzner is just the second photographer chosen to create original works in the Southeast Utah Group of National Parks since the start of the local Community Artist in the Parks program, which…

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Creating art within Arches and Canyonlands: Julia Buckwalter wraps up term as Community Artist in the Parks

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

Julia Buckwalter has an entrancing way of capturing the movement of desert clouds in her paintings: she’s drawn to big, fluffy clouds that roll over the sky, bringing the promise of rain; patchy…

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Arches to trial timed entry beginning April: Pilot program seeks to alleviate congestion in park

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

Southeast Utah Group of National Parks Superintendent Patricia Trap, as well as National Park Service Regional Chief of Public Affairs Marco De Leon, attended the Grand County Commission meeting to discuss a pilot…

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Arches to trial timed entry, city considers search for new staff: Notes from the regular Sept. 28 City Council meeting

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

Label: City Council At their regular meeting on Sept. 28, city council members heard a presentation from the Southeast Utah Group of National Parks, voted to move forward with Utah Department of Transportation…

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Julia Buckwalter to serve as 2021 Artist in the Parks at Arches, Canyonlands national parks

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

Despite the many years Julia Buckwalter has spent in desert regions throughout Utah and New Mexico, she recently found herself deeply affected by the ocean while she was house-sitting near Cape Henlopen in…

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National Parks and camping still closed, Moab officials remind potential tourists

Moab Sun News6 years ago4 years ago

As recent public health orders allow hotels and motels to accept visitors to Moab, Grand County officials sent out a warning to tourists: don’t come here thinking you’ll hike to Delicate Arch. “In…

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Empty national parks ‘surreal,’ say staff

Rachel Fixsen6 years ago4 years ago

Arches and Canyonlands National Parks usually draw millions of visitors to the Moab area each year—which is the very reason those parks are now closed to the public. The Southeast Utah Group of…

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A career in service to the parks: Superintendent Cannon to retire Jan. 3

Moab Sun News6 years ago2 years ago

Since 2006, Kate Cannon has been the National Parks Service (NPS) superintendent of the Southeast Utah Group, which includes Canyonlands National Park, Arches National Park, Natural Bridges National Monument and Hovenweep National Monument….

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