Beginning March 31, 2024, Hovenweep National Monument and Natural Bridges National Monument will transition to a fully cashless fee system and accept only mobile or electronic payments for entrance and camping fees.
Camping at both parks will transition to being managed through Recreation.gov, also...
Last week, the National Park Service (NPS) announced that 400 national parks reported a total of 325.5 million visits in 2023, an increase of 13 million or 4% over 2022.
At Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Glen Canyon) 5.2 million visitors set an all-time high record for the park and is one...
Canyonlands National Park is beginning planning for a comprehensive river management plan for the Green and Colorado rivers. The park is asking for initial input to help shape a plan that will address public and commercial use and resource protection on the rivers.
The comprehensive river...
A Blanding resident scored the front cover of the new Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife magazine. Thirteen-year old Pearce Holliday poses with his first Bull Elk taken at Elk Ridge. He drew with only one point - should have taken him to Vegas! The Bull scored 370. Pearce is the son of Tanner and Emma...
Lena Pace is the new superintendent of Arches and Canyonlands national parks. She begins her new assignment on April 7. She will also supervise the superintendent at Hovenweep and Natural Bridges national monuments.
The local parks preserve some of the most striking geologic landscapes and...
Beginning January 15, there is a temporary closure of the National Park Service’s (NPS) developed area in Hite, Utah.
Hite is a remote ranger district in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, located at the top of Lake Powell, adjacent to the confluence of the Colorado and Dirty Devil Rivers....
By Maxine Deeter
Shawn and Tyler Ivins, operators of the Broken I Ranch headquartered in Blanding, were the recipients of the Utah Section of the Society of Range Management’s (SRM) Rancher of the Year Award at their annual meeting November 2.
They were nominated by Christina Tinsley of the Forest...
One of the wettest winters on record dominated the weather news over the past year in San Juan County. The water year ended on September 30.
January and March were two of the wettest months on record in Blanding, with 50 percent of the annual total coming in these two remarkable months.
January...
The Bureau of Land Management is pleased announce our fall and spring artists in residence in Bears Ears National Monument.
The BLM Monticello Field Office will be hosting Shelley Hull this fall and Leslie Ann Hauer in the spring. Each artist brings unique perspective and artistic style to their...
With more than 160 registered riders, the San Juan ATV Safari is expected to host the largest ATV event in San Juan County history this week.
The 21st annual event starts on Wednesday, September 13, and concludes on Saturday, September 16.
The annual Safari starts Wednesday afternoon with riders...