SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — National parks across the United States are scrambling to clean up and repair damage that visitors and storms caused during the recent government shutdown while bracing for the possibility of another closure ahead of the busy Presidents Day weekend later this month. Visitors left human […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Salt Lake City-based company is fulfilling its $100,000 donation to support three national parks in Utah despite the end of the partial government shutdown. KUTV-TV reports the uniform and linen rental company Alsco donated the money last week to fund operations at Zion, Bryce and Arches […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah company donated $100,000 on Thursday to keep three national parks open during the federal government shutdown. The money from Salt Lake City-based uniform and linen rental company Alsco will fund operations at Zion, Bryce and Arches national parks. It will pay for basic […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A family that owns land along the northeastern boundary of Zion National Park has agreed to let hikers continue to wade through their section of the narrowest stretch of Zion Canyon. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Bullochs, who own the piece of The Narrows, still hope […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Only one of Utah’s five national parks will be staffed after the new year as the state pulls back funding during the partial U.S. government shutdown. Utah Office of Tourism managing director Vicki Varela said Friday that a nonprofit will pay about $2,000-$2,500 a day […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A temporary easement has allowed Zion National Park to temporarily resume issuing permits for use of a popular trail through the Virgin River Narrows that were discontinued Tuesday after private landowners posted “no trespassing” signs in the popular canyon. Park officials on Friday announced that […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Zion National Park visitors are no longer allowed to experience a popular, 16-mile (26-kilometer), one-way hike through the Virgin River Narrows. The Salt Lake Tribune reports park officials began discontinuing permits for the hike Tuesday after a private landowner posted “no trespassing” signs in the popular canyon. […]
ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah (AP) — The Latest on Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s visit to Utah (all times local): 5:10 p.m. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke dismissed the notion that he’s giving away public lands to oil and gas during a visit to at Zion National Park where he drew attention […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Zion National Park has reopened the trail to one its most popular hiking destinations for the first time since flood waters ravaged the southwestern Utah canyon in July. The (St. George) Spectrum reports the West Rim Trail to Angels Landing reopened on Saturday. Motorists were stranded for […]
ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah (AP) — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is visiting Zion National Park to highlight a backlog of maintenance projects. Zinke will be joined Monday by Utah Republican Reps. Rob Bishop, Chris Stewart and John Curtis. The Interior Department has been trying to tackle nearly $12 billion in […]
