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Grand County and the Moab Mosquito Abatement District have scheduled an aerial spray of larvicide for 300 acres in the wetlands on Sunday July 14th. The county says the aerial operation – at a cost of roughly $72,000 – is an effort to prevent more mosquitoes from hatching. And later in the news, we get the latest on the Moab Area Travel Council’s “Do It Like A Local” initiative, which publicly launched during the July 4th celebrations in the park last week. “My philosophy is that we like that you love it here, but love it like you live here,” said MATC director Elaine Gizler of the new program. Learn more on today’s news.

[Photo: Community members check out the new "Do It Like A Local" initiative during a Swanny City Park event last week]

For nearly two weeks this winter most of the faucets in the town of Paonia, Colorado ran dry. A combination of crumbling infrastructure and dwindling supplies left the town’s residents without drinking water. Months later, the water is flowing again, but the problems facing Paonia are emblematic of small towns throughout the West, where water crises like these can pop up overnight. Our partners at Rocky Mountain Community Radio the story.

For nearly two weeks this winter most of the faucets in the town of Paonia, Colorado ran dry. A combination of crumbling infrastructure and dwindling supplies left the town’s residents without drinking water. Months later, the water is flowing again, but the problems facing Paonia are emblematic of small towns throughout the West, where water crises like these can pop up overnight. Our partners at Rocky Mountain Community Radio the story.

For nearly two weeks this winter most of the faucets in the town of Paonia, Colorado ran dry. A combination of crumbling infrastructure and dwindling supplies left the town’s residents without drinking water. Months later, the water is flowing again, but the problems facing Paonia are emblematic of small towns throughout the West, where water crises like these can pop up overnight. Our partners at Rocky Mountain Community Radio the story.

Arches National Park is now officially certified as an International Dark Sky Park, a place recognized for its quality night skies and commitment to protecting natural darkness. With the addition of Arches, all four parks in the Southeast Utah Group – Canyonlands, Hovenweep, and Natural Bridges – are now certified under the dark sky program. We speak with an Arches representative to learn more, and also head to Public Lands Corner where host Chad Niehaus explores permit acquisition for running sought-after river stretches.

[Photo Credit: NPS/Jacob W. Frank]

Arches National Park is now officially certified as an International Dark Sky Park, a place recognized for its quality night skies and commitment to protecting natural darkness. With the addition of Arches, all four parks in the Southeast Utah Group – Canyonlands, Hovenweep, and Natural Bridges – are now certified under the dark sky program. We speak with an Arches representative to learn more, and also head to Public Lands Corner where host Chad Niehaus explores permit acquisition for running sought-after river stretches.

[Photo Credit: NPS/Jacob W. Frank]

Arches National Park is now officially certified as an International Dark Sky Park, a place recognized for its quality night skies and commitment to protecting natural darkness. With the addition of Arches, all four parks in the Southeast Utah Group – Canyonlands, Hovenweep, and Natural Bridges – are now certified under the dark sky program. We speak with an Arches representative to learn more, and also head to Public Lands Corner where host Chad Niehaus explores permit acquisition for running sought-after river stretches.

[Photo Credit: NPS/Jacob W. Frank]

KZMU welcomes Doug McMurdo, associate editor of The Times-Independent to the station for a discussion of the paper's latest coverage. This week - the county approves an emergency purchase of larvicide for an aerial drop over the sloughs, as the Mosquito Abatement District changes their plans on fogging. Also, the county council gets public comment on removing overnight lodging as a protected use, the Utah Court of Appeals will hear the Lionsback lawsuit in Moab, and a plane crash kills two passengers, including a longtime local resident. Tune in.

KZMU welcomes Doug McMurdo, associate editor of The Times-Independent to the station for a discussion of the paper's latest coverage. This week - the county approves an emergency purchase of larvicide for an aerial drop over the sloughs, as the Mosquito Abatement District changes their plans on fogging. Also, the county council gets public comment on removing overnight lodging as a protected use, the Utah Court of Appeals will hear the Lionsback lawsuit in Moab, and a plane crash kills two passengers, including a longtime local resident. Tune in.

KZMU welcomes Doug McMurdo, associate editor of The Times-Independent to the station for a discussion of the paper's latest coverage. This week - the county approves an emergency purchase of larvicide for an aerial drop over the sloughs, as the Mosquito Abatement District changes their plans on fogging. Also, the county council gets public comment on removing overnight lodging as a protected use, the Utah Court of Appeals will hear the Lionsback lawsuit in Moab, and a plane crash kills two passengers, including a longtime local resident. Tune in.