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Thursday, March 6, 2025
Utah Wildlife Federation Announces New Board Chair
UTAH - The Utah Wildlife Federation (UWF) board of directors is pleased to announce that Shauna Hart has been elected to the role of board chair, replacing Brett Prettyman, who stepped down after serving as chair for four years. Hart is a national award winning wildlife and conservation photographer from northern Utah. She brings extensive business experience to UWF and a passion for advocating on behalf of the amazing biodiversity of wildlife not only in the state of Utah, but throughout the western United States. Prettyman's accomplishments as board chair were many. Under his leadership, UWF grew significantly. Its visibility and role as an advocate for wildlife in the state has become clear. ImNew Board Chair Cont'd on A6
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Restoring a Remarkable Past Operation Babylift Collection // Arrived brings an extraordinary Vietnam War-era story to life
Feb. 24, 2025
by Kathryn Chamberlain
Courtesy Devaki Murch
Boulder resident Devaki Murch is a survivor of the first flight of Operation Babylift, which crashed outside of Saigon on April 4, 1975, when she was just 8 months old. After years of collecting newspaper clippings, photos and scraps of documents from the incident, Murch has compiled all of her research into an exhibit called the Operation Babylift Collection // Arrived, which will be showing for two months at the Boulder Community Center beginning March 12. The information will also be archived at the Library of Congress. BOULDER - Boulder resident Devaki Murch has spent much of her life reconstructing a past she doesn’t remember. Beginning during her childhood in Hawaii, she would piece together her
DNR Law Enforcement Officers Seek Information After 11 Raptor Species Illegally Killed in Beaver Co.
Courtesy Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Utah Department of Natural Resources law enforcement officers are seeking information from the public after several raptor species, including hawks and owls, were illegally killed in southern Utah over the last several months. CEDAR CITY - Utah Department of Natural Resources law enforcement officers are seeking information from the public after several raptor species, including hawks and owls, were illegally killed in southern Utah over the last several months. Between December
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story for school reports and presentations—each version built from newspaper clippings, photos and scraps of documents rather than from personal memory. Now, almost five decades later, her story—
and those of others who were part of Operation Babylift, a mass evacuation of orphaned Vietnamese children during the April 1975 fall of Saigon—will, through Murch’s efforts, be archived at the Library
BLM Seeks Initial Input for Sept.'25 Oil and Gas Lease in Utah VERNAL / RICHFIELD - The Bureau of Land Management Utah State Office opened a 30day public scoping period on Feb. 25 to receive public input on 25 oil and gas parcels totaling 39,868 acres that may be included in a September 2025 lease sale in Utah. The comment period ends March 28, 2025. Leasing is the first step in the process to develop federal oil and gas resources. Before develLease Sale Cont'd on A6
of Congress and compiled into a special exhibit called Operation Babylift Collection // Arrived. Many years in the
GARFIELD CO. Falyn Owens, Garfield County Tourism Office Director, summarized 2024 tourism in the county. A few notes: • Website analytics show the top 10 hits; the Burr Trail was #3 on the list. • July and August typically have lower visitation. Escalante and Boulder were even harder hit than normal with Calf Creek closed for construction. • Short-term rentals make up 13 percent of Garfield County’s entire tax base. • Bryce Canyon accounts for more than half the tourist traffic and Transient Room Tax (TRT) revenue, followed by Tropic, then Escalante. • About $9K remains available funding events within the county for 2025. • If the bill to increase TRT to be collected is finalized before July 1,
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Green River Rocks!
The festival's 7th year will include new field trips & activities: Apr. 4-6 Courtesy Epicenter
Spend the weekend in scenic Green River, Utah, for the seventh annual Green River Rocks! festival hosted by Epicenter on the grounds of the John Wesley Powell River History Museum from April 4th6th. GREEN RIVER Spend the weekend in scenic Green River, Utah, for the seventh annual Green River Rocks! festival hosted by Epicenter on the grounds of the John Wesley Powell River His-
tory Museum from April 4 - 6, the festival is free and open to the public and will feature expert-led field trips, rock and mineral vendors, educational activities, food trucks, and fun for the whole family. Visit Green-
RiverRocks.com for the most up-to-date schedule of events, including field trip details. Festivities begin FriGreen River Rocks! Cont'd on A6
UPCOMING EVENTS... Daylight Saving Time Starts
March 9
St. Patrick's Day
March 17
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THURS. MAR 6 - WED. MAR 12
A chance of snow Thursday, with partly cloudy days for the rest of the week. Highs range from the 30s to the low 50s; lows in the teens and 20s.
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Right now I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before. —Steven Wright
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