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Thursday, October 9, 2025
Want to See Sandhill Cranes in the Wild? Attend 2 DWR Events This Fall
VERNAL - Each fall, bird-watchers travel to western states to see sandhill cranes in the wild, but if you live near a field in the Uintah Basin, you’re no stranger to the loud, rattling call of these large migratory birds. If you have never seen or heard one up close, you will have the opportunity at some upcoming Utah Division of Wildlife Resources viewing events. Sandhill cranes are unique birds. They perform unique dancing and courtship rituals and then choose the best-performing bird as their mate. The birds typically lay two eggs in the spring, and the parents and juveniles spend the first winter together and then separate the following spring. Cranes use their extra-long legs as defense mechanisms, often kicking violently when atSandhill Cranes Cont'd on B4
Eighty Percent of Pando Now Under Protective Wildlife Fencing Thanks to Large Local Effort
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
by Amiee Maxwell
protection of this unique tree, chose the spot in Upper Pando for the gathering since it was the site of
by New Horizons Crisis Center RICHFIELD - Every October, survivors, advocates, and communities across the country pause to reflect and stand in solidarity during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. First observed as a “Day of Unity” in October 1981, Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) has since become a nationally recognized time to unite advocates and communities everywhere in their efforts to end domestic violence. Of course, for those of us who work to end domestic violence, the mission of awareness doesn’t stop at the end of October. Founded in 1988, New Horizons Crisis Center has been a cornerstone for survivors across five rural counties. Our mission is to encircle, educate, and empower survivors and their children to understand the cycle of domestic violence and to break it. We offer
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Amiee Maxwell
New wildlife fencing on the south side of Utah State Route 25 was installed to control wildlife and promote new growth of the Pando Tree.
FISHLAKE N.F. - In the midst of heavy rains on Friday, September 26, 2025, local politicians, federal employees, conservationists, and community members huddled under a
tent in the upper reaches of Pando to celebrate the successful installation of new wildlife fencing. With the recent completion of the fencing project, over 80% of Pando, the world’s larg-
Dixie NF Tourism to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Bowery Creek Project and Rainbow Bridge NM to Begin Contributes $635.4M in October to Local Economy CEDAR CITY - The
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The iconic Horseshoe Bend, one of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area’s most visited sites. PAGE - A new National Park Service report shows that 4.72 million visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument in 2024 spent $518.2 million in
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communities near the park units. That spending had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $635.4 million. Tourism Spending Cont'd on A3
REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST
Dixie National Forest Cedar City Ranger District will begin vegetation treatments in First Left Hand Canyon south of Parowan along Forest Service Route 30049 locally known as the Yankee Meadows Road in October 2025. The treatments will be completed in cooperation with Iron County, Utah Forestry, Fire and State Lands, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, the Natural Resource Conservation Service, the Cedar City Field Office of the Bureau of Land ManageBowery Creek Cont'd on A3
est documented living tree, now lies within protected zones. Lance Oditt, founder and executive director of Friends of Pando, a nonprofit dedicated to the
ECAF Wraps Up Another Successful Year by Kathryn Chamberlain
UPCOMING EVENTS... Entrada Institute: Arts and the Park
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Partly cloudy/sunny with rain going into the weekend. Highs from the high 50s to the low 70s; lows in the 30s. Chance of precipitation is 40-70%. **Weather is subject to Change
Kathryn Chamberlain
Local artist Howard Hutchison won the People's Choice award at the 2025 Escalante Canyons Art Festival. ESCALANTE - The ebrate creativity against hibit tent for judging and 2025 Escalante Canyons the backdrop of the Grand awards. Workshops in printArt Festival (ECAF), Staircase-Escalante Namaking, plein air, abwhich took place from Sep- tional Monument. tember 19 - 28, brought Over ten days, artists Art Festival artists, locals, and visitors painted across the region Cont'd on A6 together once again to cel- before gathering at the ex-
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. —Edgar Allan Poe
Alex Boyé Heartland Tour
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