Friday September 30, 2022

Beginning Tuesday, visitors to Arches National Park will no longer need to secure a reservation to enter. At least for now. The 2022 temporary timed entry experiment is slated to end October 4th. Now park staff will pore over the data accrued during the program, to help make a final decision on implementing it again next season.

// Plus, the Weekly News Reel! Sophia Fisher of The Times-Independent discusses an OHV-related lawsuit against the city and county, the White Mesa Uranium Mill attempting to update its image and the first homeowners moving in at Arroyo Crossing. Alison Harford of the Moab Sun News talks about the city’s new sustainability director and their plans for the department, new hires at the Moab City Police Department, and the upcoming Red Rock Arts Festival. And, listen for ‘What Happened At The Meeting,’ a rundown of Tuesday’s city council meeting from the Moab Sun News.

// Show Notes:

// Photo: Traffic at the Devil’s Garden parking lot. NPS Photo/V. Verdin

// Arches National Park Will Conclude Timed Entry Pilot on October 4, 2022
https://www.nps.gov/arch/learn/news/news09262022.htm

// Grand County Visitation Statistics
https://www.grandcountyutah.net/908/Visitation-Statistics

// Music in ‘What Happened At The Meeting’ is ‘Paris Gypsy Swing’ by Dieter van der Westen

// Weekly News Reel Mentions

// The Times-Independent: OHV businesses, BlueRibbon file lawsuit against city, county
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/ohv-businesses-blueribbon-file-lawsuit-against-city-county/

// The Times-Independent: White Mesa Mill wants to turn a new leaf
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/white-mesa-mill-wants-to-turn-a-new-leaf/

// The Times-Independent: The Grateful Eight
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/the-grateful-eight/

// Moab Sun News: City hires new sustainability director
https://moabsunnews.com/2022/09/29/city-hires-new-sustainability-director/

// Moab Sun News: Overhaul at the Moab Police Department
https://moabsunnews.com/2022/09/29/overhaul-at-moab-police-department/

// Moab Sun News: This year’s Red Rock Arts Fest includes more workshops, performances
https://moabsunnews.com/2022/09/29/2022-red-rock-arts-fest/