Friday August 28, 2020

When you observe bees buzzing around flowers and plants, it can feel like the ecosystem is in healthy harmony. But, dip your nose in these issues a little closer, and there’s often a lot more going on. Conservation groups like the Grand Canyon Trust are raising alarm bells about the impacts of commercial honeybees on native bees and their ecosystems. Earlier this summer, they filed a legal petition with federal public lands agencies asking to stop the placement of commercial honeybees on national forest lands without “proper environmental review” of such impacts. Today on the news, we learn more about these tensions.

Plus, our roundup with The Times-Independent. Staff writer Carter Pape reviews some notable coverage in their paper this week, including teacher salary raises, the sentencing of a Northern Utah man in a double fatal crash, and a lawsuit related to the county form of governance.

Show Notes:

Photo: Thomas Meinzen/Grand Canyon Trust

Grand Canyon Trust 7/29 Petition
https://www.grandcanyontrust.org/sites/default/files/resources/APA-Petition-to-Forest-Service-on-Apiary-CEs-7-29-20.pdf
Grand Canyon Trust Literature: Native Bees Need Your Help
https://www.grandcanyontrust.org/sites/default/files/resources/Bee_Flyer.pdf
Manti-La Sal National Forest Planning
https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/mantilasal/landmanagement/planning

The Times-Independent Mentions –

GCSD reveals budget errors
https://moabtimes.com/2020/08/27/gcsd-reveals-budget-errors/
Teachers get raises: Increases exceed staff’s mentions
https://moabtimes.com/2020/08/27/teachers-get-raises-increases-exceed-staffs-proposal/
Change the alarm clocks: School bells to ring a bit later as hours are cut
https://moabtimes.com/2020/08/27/change-the-alarm-clocks-school-bells-to-ring-a-bit-later-as-hours-are-cut/

Northern Utah man sentenced is double fatal crash
https://moabtimes.com/2020/08/27/northern-utah-man-sentenced-in-double-fatal-crash/

Form of Governance: County faces lawsuit over ballot questions
https://moabtimes.com/2020/08/27/form-of-governance-county-faces-lawsuit-over-ballot-questions/