Friday October 28, 2022

Ongoing drought conditions mean farmers in our region may need innovative ways to grow crops using less water. In Blanding, the family running Cinco Cedros Farms is trying to do just that with aquaponics. But, this unique type of farming doesn’t always go swimmingly. Plus, a Utah artist has created a sound collage representing the timeline of the Great Salt Lake, including its potential collapse. And later, as climate change pushes animals to compete for resources, one study asks who wins when mountain goats and bighorn sheep butt heads.

// Plus, the Weekly News Reel! Sophia Fisher of The Times-Independent discusses the high school’s championship mountain biking team, the county’s response to an OHV-related lawsuit, understaffing at Moab’s post office and the BLM reopening the Mill Canyon tracksite. Alison Harford of the Moab Sun News discusses continued election coverage, outdoor education programs expanding in our area and free public transportation beginning next year. And, the Sun reports 'what happened at the meeting.'

// Show Notes:

// Photo: Jessica Stevens runs Cinco Cedro Farms where she grows vegetables in an aquaponic system. That method uses a fraction of the water needed in terrestrial farming. KZMU/Justin Higginbottom

// Cinco Cedro Farms:
https://www.instagram.com/cincocedrosfarms/?hl=af and https://www.facebook.com/cincocedros.farms.9

// Utah DWR: Raising your own fish for food
https://wildlife.utah.gov/aquaponics.html

// KUER: A Utah artist imagines the life of the Great Salt Lake from birth to the brink
https://www.kuer.org/health-science-environment/2022-10-18/a-utah-artist-imagines-the-life-of-the-great-salt-lake-from-birth-to-the-brink

// Weekly News Reel Mentions:

// The Times-Independent: State Champs – Where there’s a wheel there’s a way
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/where-theres-a-wheel-theres-a-way/

// The Times-Independent: County responds to OHV lawsuit
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/county-responds-to-ohv-lawsuit/

// The Times-Independent: Some Moab residences lack daily mail service
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/some-moab-residences-lack-daily-mail-service/

// The Times-Independent: BLM reopens Mill Canyon tracksite
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/blm-reopens-mill-canyon-tracksite/

// Moab Sun News: Local election guide – County attorney
https://moabsunnews.com/2022/10/27/local-election-guide-county-attorney/

// Moab Sun News: Local election guide – County sheriff
https://moabsunnews.com/2022/10/27/local-election-guide-county-sheriff/

// Moab Sun News: Local election guide – Fire commissioner
https://moabsunnews.com/2022/10/27/local-election-guide-fire-commissioner/

// Moab Sun News: Recreation outreach and education programs expand in the Moab area
https://moabsunnews.com/2022/10/27/recreation-outreach-and-education-programs-expand-in-the-moab-area/

// Moab Sun News: Free public transportation expected to begin service early next year
https://moabsunnews.com/2022/10/27/free-public-transportation-expected-to-begin-service-early-next-year/