Recently members of UTV Utah, have led the fight to open street-legal access to Utah’s roads and highways by sending a letter to Secretary of the Interior Bernhardt, to ask for his help in getting the National Park Service to…
Grand County of course has no jurisdictional authority on SITLA lands, or in another other county for that matter. The Grand County Council nonetheless felt compelled to express their opposition. While this is not entirely unreasonable given Spanish Valley is…
I have been studying the Moab area and the influence of its leaders and residents on our own San Juan County leaders. Moab and Grand County leaders have really been cozy with our commissioners lately because they are wanting to…
One of their most effective arguments, as they fought the Obama monument, was the idea that its designation was more a marketing tool than an effort to protect the pristine beauty of area–that its purpose was a promotional hook to…
"The camera equipment that we had was legit...long story short (BLM) pulled us off at the trail, brought us right to the BLM office and sat down with our team and I just tried to explain to them, look, I've…
Law enforcement is being stretched to the limit as search and rescue efforts can cost thousands of dollars to help lost or injured people and the increasing costs of accommodating visitors is taking a heavy financial toll. Opinion by Kelly…
While the mainstream media and environmental propaganda machine grind out daily reports on the economic benefits of an industrial tourism economy, they never specifically say who benefits. That’s the deception–just WHO exactly prospers in the New West? Jim Stiles The Canyon Country…
For those opposed to ranching and grazing on public lands, perhaps the terms “Welfare Hiker" or "Welfare Camper” should be coined to remind folks that everyone should pay their fair share. Those who are simply visiting to see the wonders of red rock country…
Why Little Western Towns Don’t Want to Become ‘Another Moab’ Despite its tourist boom, the town that mining, parks, and mountain biking built is straining to get by. by John Kovash, as published by Adventure Journal Conservationists in Moab, Utah,…