KZMU News

- Solid Waste District manager tenders resignation

- Teenager enters guilty plea related to Cinema Court Fire

- Colorado River reservoirs face lowest season in 40 years

- Solid Waste District manager tenders resignation

- Teenager enters guilty plea related to Cinema Court Fire

- Colorado River reservoirs face lowest season in 40 years

From "Gourds Gone Wild" to the "Mother of Dragourds," Castle Valley residents and visitors alike celebrated - and bonded over - gourds. It was the 17th annual Castle Valley Gourd Festival, and spirits remained high during the parade, potluck, and many gourd-related activities. Traditional gourds like musical instruments and water dippers mixed with more decorative uses, from high end antler-fused gourds to the more crafty "googly-eyed" gourds. Festival organizers say the event intends to celebrate the beauty and versatility of the ancient plant.

From "Gourds Gone Wild" to the "Mother of Dragourds," Castle Valley residents and visitors alike celebrated - and bonded over - gourds. It was the 17th annual Castle Valley Gourd Festival, and spirits remained high during the parade, potluck, and many gourd-related activities. Traditional gourds like musical instruments and water dippers mixed with more decorative uses, from high end antler-fused gourds to the more crafty "googly-eyed" gourds. Festival organizers say the event intends to celebrate the beauty and versatility of the ancient plant.

From "Gourds Gone Wild" to the "Mother of Dragourds," Castle Valley residents and visitors alike celebrated - and bonded over - gourds. It was the 17th annual Castle Valley Gourd Festival, and spirits remained high during the parade, potluck, and many gourd-related activities. Traditional gourds like musical instruments and water dippers mixed with more decorative uses, from high end antler-fused gourds to the more crafty "googly-eyed" gourds. Festival organizers say the event intends to celebrate the beauty and versatility of the ancient plant.

KZMU welcomes The Times-Independent's associate editor Doug McMurdo to discuss the paper's top stories this week. The drama over HB 224 continues, as county council members debate writing opinion pieces on the change of county government. Conversations on climate change also dominated Moab this week, from a Colorado River symposium to a drought emergency declaration by Governor Herbert. Also, Moab ArTTrails brings 14 new sculptures to the downtown area, rotating the local public art collection. Tune in!

KZMU welcomes The Times-Independent's associate editor Doug McMurdo to discuss the paper's top stories this week. The drama over HB 224 continues, as county council members debate writing opinion pieces on the change of county government. Conversations on climate change also dominated Moab this week, from a Colorado River symposium to a drought emergency declaration by Governor Herbert. Also, Moab ArTTrails brings 14 new sculptures to the downtown area, rotating the local public art collection. Tune in!

KZMU welcomes The Times-Independent's associate editor Doug McMurdo to discuss the paper's top stories this week. The drama over HB 224 continues, as county council members debate writing opinion pieces on the change of county government. Conversations on climate change also dominated Moab this week, from a Colorado River symposium to a drought emergency declaration by Governor Herbert. Also, Moab ArTTrails brings 14 new sculptures to the downtown area, rotating the local public art collection. Tune in!

Roughly 100 Rocky Mountain goats are now living in the La Sal Mountains. Two hunting permits were issued for the goats this fall, making it the first year the state made the herd available to Utah's hunters. Meanwhile, the nonnative herd continues to be at the center of a years' long debate involving the state, the U.S. Forest Service, and environmental groups. The U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals recently heard oral arguments in a case brought by the Grand Canyon Trust and the Utah Native Plant Society against the U.S. Forest Service. They want the federal agency to remove the goats, and argue that the herd is causing damage to pristine high alpine areas. [photo credit: Grand Canyon Trust]

Roughly 100 Rocky Mountain goats are now living in the La Sal Mountains. Two hunting permits were issued for the goats this fall, making it the first year the state made the herd available to Utah's hunters. Meanwhile, the nonnative herd continues to be at the center of a years' long debate involving the state, the U.S. Forest Service, and environmental groups. The U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals recently heard oral arguments in a case brought by the Grand Canyon Trust and the Utah Native Plant Society against the U.S. Forest Service. They want the federal agency to remove the goats, and argue that the herd is causing damage to pristine high alpine areas. [photo credit: Grand Canyon Trust]