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Grand County Commission Meeting-at-a-Glance, April 1, 2025

Moab Sun News1 month ago1 month ago

Voted on arena improvements, McKnight rezone, search for new airport director, resignation of planning commissioner. Discussion of High Density Housing Overlay.

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An open letter as Community Wildfire Defense Grant funds pause

Moab Sun News2 months ago2 months ago

A state funding pause threatens Moab’s wildfire prevention work, impacting local jobs and fire safety efforts. Community partners remain committed to mitigation, but support is needed to keep progress moving.

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Science Moab: Recovering from fire

Moab Sun News2 years ago2 years ago

Science Moab talks with ecologist Rebecca Finger-Higgins

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I70 wildfire grew to 1,800 acres, highlighting summer fire concerns

Ali Harford2 years ago2 years ago

“The firefighters on the ground and in the area did a phenomenal job catching the wind-driven incident.”

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Science Moab: The hot topic of wildfire science

Moab Sun News3 years ago2 years ago

This discussion was captured live early in 2022 in St. George and pertains to the impacts of wildfires on the land and its inhabitants.

A firefighter walks through a forest swathed in smoke.
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Science Moab: Wildfire scientists answer burning questions

Moab Sun News3 years ago2 years ago

This is the first in a two-part series on the science of fire, brought to you by Science Moab’s partners at Utah Tech University and the Southern Utah Science Cafe.

The damaged highway where State Route 211 meets Highway 191 in San Juan County: a chunk of the highway in the right lane looking north was washed out. In the background, more storm clouds loom ominously.
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Fire restrictions lifted as monsoon season continues

Moab Sun News3 years ago2 years ago

State and federal land management agencies lifted fire restrictions on August 12.

Plume of smoke from the Murphy fire in Moab, Utah
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Murphy fire destroys six homes, cause unknown

Rachel Fixsen3 years ago3 years ago

At 2:05 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, the Moab Valley Fire Protection District was dispatched to a fire in the Pack Creek Mobile Home Park. A thick black column of smoke piled into the…

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Proposed development in Castle Valley has few public details, leading to concerns

Rachel Fixsen3 years ago3 years ago

An application for a residential lease on a 480-acre parcel of state trust lands above Castle Valley is causing concerns, as details of the plan and the buyer aren’t available due to confidentiality…

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Campfire ban put in place amid drought

Moab Sun News3 years ago3 years ago

On June 2, fire restrictions were put in place for much of public land in southeastern Utah

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