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Kane Creek development leads to evictions: Developers promise community benefit, but first, tenants must leave

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago3 years ago

Mike Newbold and Ross High were neighbors on Kane Creek Boulevard for about a decade. They were part of a quirky neighborhood wedged between the Colorado River and the Behind the Rocks Bureau…

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Recovering from fire: USU holds workshop on Pack Creek Fire recovery efforts

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago3 years ago

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…

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Proposed RV campground at Willow Springs debated: Notes from the Grand County Commission meeting

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago3 years ago

Local businessman Reed Pendleton has been working with county officials for years to try to get approval to create a developed RV campground north of town on the west side of Highway 191….

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Firework caution paying off?: Despite dry conditions, human-start wildfires are down so far in 2021

Moab Sun News4 years ago4 years ago

The number of human-started wildfires in the past two weeks is lower than it was in 2019 and 2020. According to data from the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Land, during…

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Biden briefed on wildfires: President promises more support for firefighters and western states

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

On June 11, the Federal Emergency Management Agency authorized a Fire Management Assistance Grant to help pay for fighting the Pack Creek Fire in the La Sal Mountains above Moab. The grant means…

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The science and work that went before the fire: Fuel treatments can reduce fire intensity

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago3 years ago

Even when there are no wildfires to fight, fire personnel and land managers are working to mitigate future ignitions by rearranging or removing the fuels that feed them—trees and shrubs in both wild…

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Matheson Preserve rebuilds boardwalk after fire: Privately owned reserve remains closed to the public after overcrowding

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

A new boardwalk and birdwatching platform are being constructed at the Scott and Norma Matheson Wetlands Preserve after an April 8 fire destroyed a structure on the site. [See “Fire at Matheson Wetlands…

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Fire at Matheson Wetlands Preserve

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

Firefighters responded to a report of flames at the Scott and Norma Matheson Wetlands Preserve, off Kane Creek Boulevard in the northwest part of Moab at around 2 a.m. on April 8, arriving…

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