KZMU News

- Higher mercury concentrations in Lake Powell's side canyons, according to USGS study

- BLM incentivizing wild horse and burro adoptions

- Public Lands Corner asks questions about our relationship to federal lands and tourism promotion

KZMU welcomes Doug McMurdo of The Times-Independent to the studios to discuss their latest coverage. First on the list - reservations. Arches National Park has backed off of a proposal that would have created a reservation system to alleviate congestion issues. Then, a new affordable housing project makes strides in the county, the health department considers banning all types of burning, and the study committee to change the county's form of government hosts an info session. Tune in!

KZMU welcomes Doug McMurdo of The Times-Independent to the studios to discuss their latest coverage. First on the list - reservations. Arches National Park has backed off of a proposal that would have created a reservation system to alleviate congestion issues. Then, a new affordable housing project makes strides in the county, the health department considers banning all types of burning, and the study committee to change the county's form of government hosts an info session. Tune in!

- Reservation system at Arches 'on hold' according to Superintendent Kate Cannon

- High snowpack might stave off water shortage declaration for Colorado River Watershed

- Moab's local Girl Scouts learn financial literacy and gain confidence during 'cookie season'

[photo: Older Girl Scouts teach younger troops about different flavor profiles during their 'cookie rally' earlier this year]

- Reservation system at Arches 'on hold' according to Superintendent Kate Cannon

- High snowpack might stave off water shortage declaration for Colorado River Watershed

- Moab's local Girl Scouts learn financial literacy and gain confidence during 'cookie season'

[photo: Older Girl Scouts teach younger troops about different flavor profiles during their 'cookie rally' earlier this year]

- Dark skies advocates appeal for lighting ordinance in Grand County

- Southwestern water managers ask Congress for help with drought contingency plan for Colorado River

- Dark skies advocates appeal for lighting ordinance in Grand County

- Southwestern water managers ask Congress for help with drought contingency plan for Colorado River

When ecosystems change, what happens to the cultures who rely on them? Here in Utah, forest health experts are carefully monitoring changes to Aspen and Juniper forests – places people have come to rely on for generations. This story is not unfamiliar across the world. Today, H20 radio takes us to Hawai'i, where the disappearance of Ohi'a forests could have serious ramifications for watersheds and ecosystems in the state. For native Hawaiians who revere the tree, vanishing Ohi'a could mean the loss of a heritage that developed long before they had a written language.

When ecosystems change, what happens to the cultures who rely on them? Here in Utah, forest health experts are carefully monitoring changes to Aspen and Juniper forests – places people have come to rely on for generations. This story is not unfamiliar across the world. Today, H20 radio takes us to Hawai'i, where the disappearance of Ohi'a forests could have serious ramifications for watersheds and ecosystems in the state. For native Hawaiians who revere the tree, vanishing Ohi'a could mean the loss of a heritage that developed long before they had a written language.

- Stronger beer now allowed in grocery stores after state passes bill

- Public Lands Corner features a kayak trip down a flooding Courthouse Wash