A presentation on Moab’s groundwater conditions drew a big crowd of community members last week. A geoscience professor says as the valley develops, more groundwater is in use and less is getting recharged due to climate change. Local experts hope groundwater modeling could simulate future changes based on development or climate. Plus, an AAPI focused organization is bringing reflection and celebration at the Sundance Film Festival. And later, Colorado wildlife commissioners are working on reintroducing wolves in the western part of the state. 

// Show Notes:

// Photo: An aerial view of Moab and Spanish Valley, from Dr. Tom Lachmar's ‘Moab and Spanish Valley’s Groundwater Conditions’ report.

// Moab and Spanish Valley’s Groundwater Conditions

http://www.moabwatersheds.org/docs/LachmarMAWPpresentation1182022.pdf

// Moab Area Watershed Partnership

https://www.moabwatersheds.org/index.cfm

// KPCW: Sundance welcomes the first official AAPI House to Main Street

https://www.kpcw.org/sundance-film-festival/2023-01-17/sundance-welcomes-the-first-official-aapi-house-to-main-street

// The Salt Lake Tribune: Colorado’s wolf reintroduction pan would put wolves at Utah’s border

https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2022/12/23/colorado-posts-draft-wolf/

// Colorado’s Wolf Reintroduction and Management Plan Public Engagement

https://engagecpw.org/hub-page/wolf-engagement