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The celebration of our community after a historic radiothon fundraiser continues today! KZMU News is featuring a few of the many voices that make this town, region and station so great by broadcasting audio portraits. Today we head to Sand Flats Recreation area with employee Sonja Nicolaisen.

//Show Notes

//If you have an idea for a future profile, please reach out to [email protected].

//Sonja Nicolaisen Audio Portrait Original Broadcast

https://www.kzmu.org/friday-april-2-2021/

//Music in today’s Audio Portrait

Go Down Moses Reprise by Dee Yan-Key

Sunday Picnic ID 719 by Lobo Loco

In celebration of our community after a historic radiothon fundraiser, KZMU News is highlighting a few of the many voices that make this town, region and station so great. It's a celebratory audio portrait week! Today we hear our most recent audio portrait, with sculptor Ekaterina Tatarovich.

// Show Notes

// If you have an idea for a future profile, please reach out to [email protected].

// Ekaterina Tatarovich Audio Portrait Original Broadcast

https://www.kzmu.org/tuesday-march-1-2022/

// Music in today's Audio Portrait

‘Polkavant’ by Polkavant

In celebration of our community after a historic radiothon fundraiser, KZMU News is highlighting a few of the many voices that make this town, region and station so great. It's a celebratory audio portrait week! We start off with our very first non-narrated profile of outdoor guide Blaine Reniger.

// Show Notes

// If you have an idea for a future profile, please reach out to [email protected].

// Blaine Reniger Audio Portrait Original Broadcast

https://www.kzmu.org/friday-february-26-2021/

// Music in today’s Audio Portrait

‘Jessy Travel Gambler’ by Lobo Loco

‘Not Drunk, No Vocal’ by The Joy Drops

‘Not Drunk, Trumpet’ by The Joy Drops

An anti-camping ordinance in Grand County was meant mostly to stop homeowners from renting out their yards and parking lots to tourists. But so far it’s impacted some of the town’s most vulnerable and needed residents. The county is kicking river guides off private land long used as a workers’ camp. Said one person close to the issue, “all these little hidey holes that the seasonal workers have had - they’re gone. They're just not here anymore.” More in today’s news.

// Plus, the Weekly News Reel where we check in with reporters on their latest stories of the Moab area. Sophia Fisher of The Times-Independent talks dispersed parking for downtown Moab, issues surrounding ‘van life’ in Moab and the latest art from the 2022 artist in the park. Alison Harford of the Moab Sun News discusses the denial of a Scottish festival’s downtown permit due to noise concerns and an agroforestry conference coming to Moab.

// Show Notes

// Photo: Michael Grindstaff at a NAVTEC camping ground on April 27, 2022. He wants government officials to treat people facing housing insecurity like ‘human beings.’

// The Salt Lake Tribune: An anti-camping ordinance in Provo has pushed the unsheltered out of view. Where have they gone?

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2021/06/25/an-anti-camping-ordinance/&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1651272921521110&usg=AOvVaw3f_wOejn7STe6QQvh7IsZ5

// Weekly News Reel Mentions

// The Times-Independent: Demonstration area planned for dispersed parking project

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/demonstration-area-planned-for-dispersed-parking-project/

// The Times-Independent: ‘It could stem the bleeding’

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/it-could-stem-the-bleeding/

// The Times-Independent: Putting the ‘art’ in arches

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/putting-the-art-in-arches/

// Moab Sun News: Scots on Rocks permit denied, citing noise issues

https://moabsunnews.com/2022/04/28/scots-on-the-rocks-permit-denied/

// Moab Sun News: Agroforestry Conference heads to Moab

https://moabsunnews.com/2022/04/28/agroforestry-conference/

Camping on BLM land in the North Klondike Bluff area is now officially limited to a new developed campground. The agency’s representatives say this improvement will help reduce impacts on resources like vegetation and fossil sites. Today on the news, we check in with Jennifer Jones, assistant field manager for BLM Moab’s recreation division about this years’ long effort and other developed camping plans in the area. Plus, the USDA announced it will invest millions of dollars in the San Juan National Forest. And, new outdoor watering restrictions are coming to Southern California, the sign that drought is forcing changes for life in the West.

// Show Notes

// Photo: The new North Klondike Campground. BLM staff aim to reduce impacts on nearby resources with designated camping areas and vault toilets. Courtesy BLM-Utah

// North Klondike Campground

https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10169589?tab=info

// BLM NEPA Register: Providing Sustainable Camping Opportunities in the Klondike Bluffs Mountain Bike Focus Area

Betsy Quammen is a historian and writer who documents conflict in Western states. Her last book was American Zion. In it she documented the roots of the Bundy family’s fight over public lands. Today on the news, we speak with the author about her upcoming book and how the West has changed since Covid.

When visiting the Navajo Nation, it's not hard to notice the large number of dogs roaming the rural region. There’s currently an estimated 250,000 stray animals. But, that could be changing. Today on the news, a report on a pop-up animal clinic on the reservation. Plus, a new study finds that low-producing oil and gas wells make up about half of the methane emitted from all well sites in the US. And, a report on plans to monitor oil and gas wells using airships.

Photo: An Underdog Animal Rescue and Rehab volunteer vaccinates Tonan Mitchell's chihuahua at the Navajo Nation's Sweetwater chapter house on April 24th, 2022. KZMU/Justin Higginbottom

On any given nice day in Moab, you’re likely to run into lots of different activity at the town boat ramp. “It runs the full gamut of user groups, and it can get pretty crowded sometimes,” said Tony Mancuso with Utah DNR. He and many other local stakeholders are hoping to improve boater safety and user experience with a new ramp. Plus, the federal government’s pandemic response program to fund free school meals for all students is set to expire at the end of June. And, a USU study is looking at how dust blowing off dry Great Salt Lake beds contributes to pollution.

// Show Notes

// Photo: Local stakeholders are hoping to improve the Moab Boat Ramp. The public can comment on conceptual plans, which include a shade structure, bathrooms as well as separate access areas for small and large watercraft.

// Town Boat Ramp Improvements (Info and Survey):

https://grandcountyconnects.com/town-boat-ramp-improvements

// KGNU: Advocates Urge Congress to Extend Pandemic Free School Lunch Program

https://news.kgnu.org/2022/04/advocates-urge-congress-to-extend-pandemic-free-school-lunch-program/

// UPR: USU study looks at dust blowing off dry Great Salt Lake beds and how it contributes to pollution

https://www.upr.org/utah-news/2022-04-22/usu-study-looks-at-dust-blowing-off-dry-great-salt-lake-beds-and-how-it-contributes-to-pollution

Today on the news, another radiothon tradition – reflecting on this very program. Moab Public Radio executive director Serah Mead takes the host chair to interview the KZMU News team, Molly Marcello and Justin Higginbottom. The duo discuss their approach to broadcast journalism, the topics and people they cover and building a legacy of quality, thoughtful and ‘importantly quirky’ reporting.

// Plus, the Weekly News Reel where we check in with reporters on their latest stories of the Moab area. Doug McMurdo of The Times-Independent discusses a local climber who was seriously injured after a fall last week and the city council postponing their grant approvals for area nonprofits. Alison Harford of the Moab Sun News reports on another group of Moab residents facing eviction – local guides camping on privately owned land. She also talks about a Moab local who celebrated their 107th birthday and Moab Community Cycles bringing different types of bikers together.

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Photo: KZMU News & Public Affairs director Molly Marcello (right) interviews Kara Dohrenwend about Pack Creek Fire recovery in April 2022. The KZMU News team aims to bring relevant, interesting and accurate stories to the airwaves. Credit Laura Borichevsky/Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance

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// Weekly News Reel Mentions

// The Times-Independent: Local climber injured in mishap

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/local-climber-injured-in-mishap/

// The Times-Independent: City Council postpones grant approval

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/city-council-postpones-grant-approval/

// Moab Sun News: County cites workers camped in town; The group of mostly river guides must leave encampment by June 30

https://www.moabsunnews.com/news/article_c532371c-c1af-11ec-a4ea-a7da95c20c4b.html

// Moab Sun News: Moab local turns 107

https://www.moabsunnews.com/get_out_and_go/article_8de427f0-c1a2-11ec-80f6-9ba79252a4d9.html

// Moab Community Cycles wants to be Moab’s cycling hub

https://www.moabsunnews.com/get_out_and_go/article_cd1e5ff4-c1a1-11ec-8236-1b447d963d7c.html

Backcountry flying is taking off in the country. And a small but growing number of pilots are helping upkeep the historic dirt runways that dot Southeastern Utah. Today on the news, we take to the skies to report on this hobby. Plus, Record Store Day is this Saturday, and our radio partners have a report on the increasing regional interest in vinyl.

// Show Notes

// Photo: Gary Hilley flying his Super Cub backcountry plane on Wednesday, April 21, 2022. He spends his free time maintaining historic dirt runways in Southeastern Utah.

// Utah Back Country Pilots Association

https://utahbackcountrypilots.org

// KVNF: Triple Play Records in Grand Junction ready for Record Store Day

https://www.kvnf.org/news/2022-04-21/triple-play-records-in-grand-junction-ready-for-record-store-day

// Vinylthon 2022

https://www.vinylthon.com