KZMU News

KZMU chats with Doug McMurdo, the editor of The Times-Independent, about the paper's latest coverage. This week - Grand County voters go with Bernie Sanders during Super Tuesday, HMK Principal Taryn Kay will become district superintendent, and a man pleads guilty to mail theft in Moab. Plus, local health and safety officials prepare for Coronavirus response, local National Parks welcome a new interim superintendent, and the change of government committee holds open houses. Tune in.

Show Notes:

'Trump, Sanders dominate Super Tuesday in Grand County'

https://moabtimes.com/2020/03/03/trump-sanders-dominate-super-tuesday-in-grand-county/

'Mail theft accused to change plea from 'not guilty''

https://moabtimes.com/2020/02/28/mail-theft-accused-to-change-plea-from-not-guilty/

KZMU chats with Doug McMurdo, the editor of The Times-Independent, about the paper's latest coverage. This week - Grand County voters go with Bernie Sanders during Super Tuesday, HMK Principal Taryn Kay will become district superintendent, and a man pleads guilty to mail theft in Moab. Plus, local health and safety officials prepare for Coronavirus response, local National Parks welcome a new interim superintendent, and the change of government committee holds open houses. Tune in.

Show Notes:

'Trump, Sanders dominate Super Tuesday in Grand County'

https://moabtimes.com/2020/03/03/trump-sanders-dominate-super-tuesday-in-grand-county/

'Mail theft accused to change plea from 'not guilty''

https://moabtimes.com/2020/02/28/mail-theft-accused-to-change-plea-from-not-guilty/

Fourteen young artists and their supporters crowded into Gallery Moab last month for the opening of “A Better View,” the 2nd annual HMK Student Art Show. Local teacher Bruce Hucko, better known as ‘Art Coach,’ says this gallery showing helps students set and accomplish their goals as well as fortify their ‘courage to create.’ KZMU News attended the opening, and spoke with the artists about their varied techniques and creative processes.

Find photos here:

https://www.kzmu.org/kzmu-news-thursday-march-5-2020/

Fourteen young artists and their supporters crowded into Gallery Moab last month for the opening of “A Better View,” the 2nd annual HMK Student Art Show. Local teacher Bruce Hucko, better known as ‘Art Coach,’ says this gallery showing helps students set and accomplish their goals as well as fortify their ‘courage to create.’ KZMU News attended the opening, and spoke with the artists about their varied techniques and creative processes.

Find photos here:

https://www.kzmu.org/kzmu-news-thursday-march-5-2020/

A bill seeking to create Utahraptor State Park in the Moab area failed to pass a Senate committee over funding concerns this week. Although members acknowledged ‘something’ needs to be done in the Dalton Wells area with regard to resource protection, several weren’t convinced the statehouse could allocate $10 million this year to the project. And later in the news, state and local leaders weigh in on Coronavirus and how local residents can stay safe.

Show Notes:

H.B. 322 Utahraptor State Park –

https://le.utah.gov/~2020/bills/static/HB0322.html

Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee Mtg 3/2/20 –

https://le.utah.gov/av/committeeArchive.jsp?timelineID=160085

Grand County Sheriff’s Office Press Release re: Coronavirus –

https://www.kzmu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-19-Grand-County-Press-Release.pdf

Utah Information on Coronavirus –­

https://coronavirus.utah.gov

National Information on Coronavirus –

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

A bill seeking to create Utahraptor State Park in the Moab area failed to pass a Senate committee over funding concerns this week. Although members acknowledged ‘something’ needs to be done in the Dalton Wells area with regard to resource protection, several weren’t convinced the statehouse could allocate $10 million this year to the project. And later in the news, state and local leaders weigh in on Coronavirus and how local residents can stay safe.

Show Notes:

H.B. 322 Utahraptor State Park –

https://le.utah.gov/~2020/bills/static/HB0322.html

Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee Mtg 3/2/20 –

https://le.utah.gov/av/committeeArchive.jsp?timelineID=160085

Grand County Sheriff’s Office Press Release re: Coronavirus –

https://www.kzmu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-19-Grand-County-Press-Release.pdf

Utah Information on Coronavirus –­

https://coronavirus.utah.gov

National Information on Coronavirus –

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to down-list a favorite native fish species from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Wildlife managers say the humpback chub might not be in danger of immediate extinction because of ongoing recovery efforts. Katie Creighton is the Native Aquatics Project Leader for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. She and her team monitor the humpback chub in several areas of the Upper Colorado River Basin. We spoke with her about the proposal to down-list this much loved native fish.

Show Notes:

Reclassification of the Humpback Chub from Endangered to Threatened with a Section 4(d) Rule –

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/01/22/2020-00512/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-reclassification-of-the-humpback-chub-from-endangered

Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, Updates and Documents on Humpback Chub –

https://coloradoriverrecovery.org/events-news/updates-documents.html

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Environmental Conservation Online System on Humpback Chub –

https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp0/profile/speciesProfile?sId=3930

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to down-list a favorite native fish species from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Wildlife managers say the humpback chub might not be in danger of immediate extinction because of ongoing recovery efforts. Katie Creighton is the Native Aquatics Project Leader for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. She and her team monitor the humpback chub in several areas of the Upper Colorado River Basin. We spoke with her about the proposal to down-list this much loved native fish.

Show Notes:

Reclassification of the Humpback Chub from Endangered to Threatened with a Section 4(d) Rule –

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/01/22/2020-00512/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-reclassification-of-the-humpback-chub-from-endangered

Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, Updates and Documents on Humpback Chub –

https://coloradoriverrecovery.org/events-news/updates-documents.html

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Environmental Conservation Online System on Humpback Chub –

https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp0/profile/speciesProfile?sId=3930

A new publication from the USDA’s Rocky Mountain Research Station tracks changes to pinyon and juniper woodlands over 20,000 years. Researchers say the woodlands have always responded to changes in climate, but human development, more severe drought, and larger wildfires are showing their impacts. Plus, the introduction of a new dino at Dinosaur National Monument, and Public Lands Corner explores a heat-map that shows recreational use patterns on public lands near Moab – and the rest of the world.

Show Notes:

The Ecology, History, Ecohydrology, and Management of Pinyon and Juniper Woodlands in the Great Basin and Northern Colorado Plateau of the Western United States –

https://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs_series/rmrs/gtr/rmrs_gtr403.pdf

UPR, Introducing A New Dinosaur Found at Dinosaur National Monument –

https://www.upr.org/post/introducing-new-dinosaur-found-dinosaur-national-monument

Public Lands Corner –

https://www.strava.com/heatmap#7.00/-120.90000/38.36000/hot/all

https://www.ksl.com/weather/snowpack

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ut/nwis/current/?type=flow

A new publication from the USDA’s Rocky Mountain Research Station tracks changes to pinyon and juniper woodlands over 20,000 years. Researchers say the woodlands have always responded to changes in climate, but human development, more severe drought, and larger wildfires are showing their impacts. Plus, the introduction of a new dino at Dinosaur National Monument, and Public Lands Corner explores a heat-map that shows recreational use patterns on public lands near Moab – and the rest of the world.

Show Notes:

The Ecology, History, Ecohydrology, and Management of Pinyon and Juniper Woodlands in the Great Basin and Northern Colorado Plateau of the Western United States –

https://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs_series/rmrs/gtr/rmrs_gtr403.pdf

UPR, Introducing A New Dinosaur Found at Dinosaur National Monument –

https://www.upr.org/post/introducing-new-dinosaur-found-dinosaur-national-monument

Public Lands Corner –

https://www.strava.com/heatmap#7.00/-120.90000/38.36000/hot/all

https://www.ksl.com/weather/snowpack

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ut/nwis/current/?type=flow