SALT LAKE CITY — Due to an upcoming rotenone treatment to help restore native cutthroat trout, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources issued an emergency change on Monday to increase the fish limit at Fall Creek and its tributaries — including Phinney and Anderson lakes — effective immediately. DWR Director […]
DUCHESNE, Utah (AP) — A state park in east-central Utah has been renamed in honor of a former director of the Division of Parks and Recreation. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held May 7 at Fred Hayes State Park at Starvation, formerly Starvation State Park. After beginning his career with […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The longtime executive director of the Utah Department of Natural Resources is retiring. Gov. Gary Herbert announced Mike Styler is stepping down from his post at the agency after more than 14 years. His retirement is effective June 1. Herbert is expected to name his […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Natural Resources is moving forward with the appointment of a former legislator who sponsored a resolution dismissive of the science supporting climate change. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Kerry Gibson will serve as one of the department’s deputy directors. Gibson’s appointment was announced […]
The Utah Division of Parks and Recreation is investigating the death of a 13-year-old boy at the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park in Kane County. According to a press release from the Department of Natural Resources, the boy was riding a four-wheeler with friends and family on Thursday evening. […]
(Sterling, UT) — Utah park officials are thanking the public for help in finding those responsible for vandalism at Palisade State Park near Sterling. Photos show the vandals spray-painted their names on several large rocks. Rangers found the painted rocks over the weekend on a hiking trail near Palisade Lake. […]
