Public Lands

For Garfield and Kane counties, the years since Grand Staircase-Escalante was established have seen large increases in populations and jobs.

Tour buses, RVs and trailers that exceed size limits won’t be allowed on the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway as of June 7.

International tourists to some of the most visited national parks face price increases starting Jan. 1. Some businesses are concerned about a decline of visitors or spending, while others don't anticipate large impacts.

Quicksand is a common peril in old movies but getting stuck in it really did happen to one hiker in Utah.

It's the third proposed coal sale from public lands in the West to fall through this month despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to boost production of the fuel.

The Trump administration wants to do away with the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Established in 2001, it stopped road construction and logging on national forest lands — including four million acres in Utah.

The rule adopted last year allowed public property to be leased for restoration in the same way that oil companies lease land for drilling.

The vote by House Republicans helps clear the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to sharply expand mining and drilling on public lands. The Republican-majority Senate must still approve the House action.

The Lava Ridge Wind Project drew criticism for the height of its turbines as well as for its proximity to the Minidoka National Historic Site, where thousands of Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II.

The Utah Conservation Corps has roots in the 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps, and it, too, is about giving people an opportunity.

Farrell Hayes represents something that veteran firefighters say is harder to come by these days: a young person who wants to get involved in firefighting.

The Senate parliamentarian ruled out Lee's proposal to sell federal land for housing and infrastructure from the Republicans’ big tax and spending cut bill. The Senate is pushing hard to pass the "big beautiful bill" by July 4.