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Forests And Wilderness

Utah’s Zion National Park reopens after flooding

SALT LAKE CITY – Zion National Park has reopened after closing for several hours Tuesday when heavy rain and a surging river made park routes impassable. Park spokeswoman Aly Balt...

DATE: Sep 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Regional News

$10 roll of new Great Sand Dunes National Park quarter going for $18

Coin collectors, rejoice: On Thursday, the United States Mint will unveil a new quarter – the Great Sand Dunes National Park quarter – at a commemorative celebration at the Great ...

DATE: Sep 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Renowned rock art in Utah is younger than believed

SALT LAKE CITY – Life-sized figures sketched into red rock cliffs in Canyonlands National Park were drawn 1,000 years more recently than what had long been believed, a team of Utah State Uni...

DATE: Aug 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Don’t sell our public lands, say conservationists to GOP

Groups want Republican Party to stick to its roots

DATE: Aug 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lucrative Grand Canyon contract up for bid again

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A lucrative contract to operate some of the most iconic lodging and food locations at the Grand Canyon has been reopened for bidding in a process that will bring changes a...

DATE: Aug 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Regional News

United on the Continental Divide

Durango couple finish 3rd among 130 in Canada-to-Mexico race

DATE: Jul 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Wilderness guardians

Rangers fine tune backcountry skills at summer camp

DATE: Jun 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hermosa bill up in the air

When it’ll take flight, only Congress can say

DATE: Jun 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: John Peel

Hermosa watershed bill inching forward

It’s not exactly screaming through Congress, but the Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act is still alive and kicking, backers and aides to two key congressional leaders say. “It...

DATE: Jun 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wilderness Act turns 50 – but is there a cost to protecting areas?

Tourists have swarmed nature around Aspen; group wants to show outdoor’s importance

DATE: May 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Tipton talks Hermosa Creek

He expects effort to protect watershed to move quickly in the House

DATE: Mar 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Park Service: $3M lost in shutdown

Mesa Verde estimated to have lost 30,000 visitors

DATE: Mar 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

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