Bush administration dismantling environmental rules Nov 30, 2008
An additional 360,000 acres - including large swaths of public land near Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park in Utah and Dinosaur National Monument on the border of Utah and Colorado - were opened to oil drilling. Exempted large factory farms and mountaintop mining operations from parts of the Clean Water Act. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Government backs off drilling near national parks Nov 26, 2008
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced its decision late Tuesday after negotiations with National Park Service officials who objected to noise, lights and air pollution near Arches National Park, Dinosaur National Monument and Canyonlands National Park, all in Utah. Some of those parcels were within 1. (Anchorage Daily News)
Park Service asking BLM to back off on drilling Nov 25, 2008
Denver-based regional Park Service director Mike Snyder is trying to stop the auction of 50,000 acres of drilling parcels on or near the borders of Arches National Park, Dinosaur National Monument and Canyonlands National Park ... Arches National Park. (Yahoo News)
BLM pulls drilling parcel from Utah town Nov 21, 2008
Sierra also said she was taking another look at oil-and-gas parcels the BLM is offering alongside or within view of Arches National Park and two other redrock national areas in Utah: Dinosaur National Monument and Canyonlands National Park ... 3 miles away and visible from Delicate Arch, the signature landmark of Arches National Park ... Arches National Park. (Yahoo News)
Agencies clash on drilling near parks Nov 17, 2008
Late on Election Day, the Bureau of Land Management announced a Dec. 19 auction of more than 50,000 acres of oil and gas parcels alongside or within view of Arches National Park and two other redrock national parks in Utah: Dinosaur and Canyonlands ... "The tracts of land offered here, next to Arches National Park or above Desolation Canyon, these are the crown jewels of America's lands that the BLM is offering to the highest bidder," he said ... In one case drilling parcels bordering Arches... (Boston Globe)
Uproar Over Federal Drilling Leases Next to Parks Nov 17, 2008
Late on Election Day, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced a Dec. 19 auction of more than 50,000 acres of oil and gas parcels alongside or within view of Arches National Park and two other redrock national parks in Utah: Dinosaur and Canyonlands. The National Park Service's top official in the state calls it "shocking and disturbing" and says his agency wasn't properly notified. (ABC News -- Wire)
U.S. expands Utah oil and gas leasing Nov 8, 2008
National Park Service officials say that the decision to open lands close to Arches National Park and Dinosaur National Monument and within eyeshot of Canyonlands National Park was made without the kind of consultation that had previously been routine. The inclusion of the new lease tracts angered environmental groups, which were already critical of the bureau's original lease proposal, made public this fall, because they said it could lead to industrial activity in empty areas of the state,... (International Herald Tribune)
Ten People Killed In Utah Plane Crash Aug 25, 2008
MOAB, Utah (AP) -- A twin-engine plane crashed near an airport not far from Arches National Park in southeastern Utah, killing all 10 people on board, an official said Saturday. The plane was fully engulfed in flames when emergency responders arrived late Friday at the site about 2 miles from the Canyonlands Field airport, and there were no survivors, Grand County Sheriff James Nyland said. (W-USA News, DC)
10 Dead In Utah Plane Crash Aug 24, 2008
A twin-engine plane crashed and burned near an airport not far from Arches National Park in southeastern Utah, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, killing all 10 people on board, an official said Saturday ... (AP) A twin-engine plane crashed and burned near an airport not far from Arches National Park in southeastern Utah, killing the pilot and nine passengers connected with a group of skin cancer clinics, an official said Saturday. (CBS News)
Man and girlfriend charged in standoff Aug 24, 2008
utah Plane crash kills 10 near national park MOAB - A twin-engine plane crashed and burned near an airport not far from Arches National Park in southeastern Utah, killing the pilot and nine passengers connected with a group of dermatology clinics, an official said yesterday. The plane was engulfed in flames when emergency responders arrived Friday evening at the site about 2 miles from the Canyonlands Field airport, and there were no survivors, Grand County Sheriff James Nyland said. (Boston Globe)
Plane Crashes Near Utah's Arches National Park, Killing 10 Aug 24, 2008
Aug. 23: A twin-engine plane crashed and burned near an airport not far from Arches National Park in southeastern Utah. MOAB, Utah A small plane crashed and burned shortly after takeoff, killing everyone on board, including the pilot and nine people who had spent the day working at a skin cancer clinic in remote community. (Fox News)
At least 3 die as plane crashes in Utah Aug 23, 2008
It may have taken off from Canyonlands Field, near Arches National Park, Nyland told the newspaper. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board have been contacted, the sheriff's office said in a statement. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
Gravity, erosion rob Utah park of popular arch Aug 13, 2008
ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, Utah (AP) -- One of the largest and most photographed arches in Arches National Park has collapsed. The Wall Arch on Devils Garden Trail in Utah's Arches National Park collapsed last week, a park official says. (CNN -- Travel)
Wonders abound at Arches National Park Aug 13, 2008
iReporters shared images from their visits to Arches National Park in Utah. The Wall Arch, a favorite of visitors, recently collapsed at the park. (CNN -- Travel)
Race sometimes a problem in eyewitness IDs Aug 11, 2008
Utah's Arches National Park icon succumbs to gravity and erosion. Tours of the area's priciest pad, other mansions target foreign buyers. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Moab music festival Aug. 28-Sept. 13 Aug 11, 2008
MOAB, Utah - If climbing, hiking, river-rafting, mountain-biking and the scenery in Arches National Park aren't enough to draw you to Moab, here's another reason to visit: three weekends of music ... A comprehensive guide to Arches National Park with information about all the activities, attractions and amenities that the park and the area have to offer ... Arches National Park. (Yahoo News)
Iconic arch collapses in Utah park Aug 10, 2008
ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, Utah - One of the largest and most visible arches in Arches National Park has collapsed. Paul Henderson, the park's chief of interpretation, said Wall Arch collapsed sometime late Monday or early Tuesday. (AZCentral -- News)
$64 one-way to Salt Lake City Jul 31, 2008
- 4-5 hours to Arches National Park, Utah or Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. - 5 hours to St. George, Utah or to Zion National Park, Utah. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The west is still wild in portions of West Texas Jul 8, 2008
Time permitted only a three-hour drive in The Arches National Park where we watched a truly beautiful Southwest sunset. We ended our week in Tooele, Utah where our beautiful daughter and grandchildren live. (Woodlands Villager, TX)
New chief of Glacier sworn in Jun 26, 2008
His first job with the Park Service was as the first archeologist hired at Canyonlands and Arches National Park, and Natural Bridges National Monument. Cartwright hiked into Sperry Chalet earlier this week, and said he also crawled up in a Forest Service lookout and got a nice view back into the park. (Missoulian, MT)
The Wonders of Moab, Utah Jun 20, 2008
Arches National Park. Five miles north of Moab is one of the most-photographed areas in the USA: Arches National Park. (Suite101.com)
10 wonders of the West Jun 17, 2008
Take a first glance at Arches National Park and you would think several sculptors got together and created something absolutely breathtaking ... 5 million visitors come to the Arches National Park each year, the park also brings in the adventurous traveler ... Arches National Park lies right in the middle of a desolate, treacherous and demanding landscape. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
John W. Keys, III Jun 5, 2008
He has been a volunteer at Arches National Park and for the Bureau of Land Management and has served on the Grand County Airport Board and the Grand County Water and Sewer District Board. Preceding him in death were four grandparents, father John W. Keys, II, brother Frank Keys, daughter Jennifer Keys Halsey, and son-in-law David Crawford. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Public Lands Off-Roading Stirs Dust and Debate in the West Dec 30, 2007
7 million people participated in outdoor activities on federal lands near Arches National Park so far this year, roughly double the estimates for 2000. And the number of participants in off-highway vehicle trips grew twice as fast as those in other activities, including things like rafting and sightseeing. (New York Times)
National park sights featured on White House ornaments Dec 21, 2007
Other National Park Service sites in Utah submitting ornaments include Arches National Park and Natural Bridges National Monument. Like many of the other ornament artists, Eberhard traveled to the White House for a ceremony to unveil the work. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Bono weds in private ceremony Dec 17, 2007
Bono's chief of staff, Frank Cullen Jr., said Mack proposed in late August while the couple were on a camping trip in Arches National Park in Utah. The 45-year-old Bono replaced Sonny Bono in Congress in a special election in 1998. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
For the love of books Dec 16, 2007
"Desert Solitaire" is an account of Abbey's time as a ranger in Arches National Park in Utah in the late 1950s ... For half an hour, the book and my imagination took me right into Abbey's wind-rattled trailer in a remote part of Arches National Park, where, from the corner, I watched him pour whiskey into his coffee and rave poetically about the misuse of our public lands. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Old law used to file new claims Aug 19, 2007
The latest claims, most uranium-related, include 805 filed within five miles of Grand Canyon and 864 filed in the vicinity of Arches National Park in Utah. "Mines are quite destructive, a leading source of toxic pollution," Horwitt warned. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
There are lots of other opportunities for adventure in Moab Jul 12, 2007
through one of the many arches in Arches National Park in Moab, Utah ... ARCHES NATIONAL PARK This park is packed with stone arches and other stunning rock formations. (Montana Standard, MT)
Memorial Day: Avoid the crowds and explore some out-of-way places May 24, 2007
Other popular hikes include Lower Calf Creek, located along scenic state Route 12, which also passes Bryce Canyon National Park, to Delicate Arch in Arches National Park, Adams Canyon in East Layton, Wind Cave outside Logan, Mount Olympus east of Salt Lake City and Kings Peak, Utah's highest mountain, in the Uintas. A popular ride for mountain bikers in the warmer months is along the old Union Pacific Railroad line between Park City and Echo, which is now a state park. (Deseret News)
Arches National Park May 3, 2007
Things to See and Do. These rock formations have drawn people to the area for just as long, from the Anasazi Indians to more recent Native peoples, Anglo settlers, and modern tourists. (Suite101.com)
Guys' week out Feb 27, 2007
They have hiked through Zion National Park and Arches National Park , both in Utah. They have gone mountain-biking through another national park in Utah, Canyonlands. (Boston Globe -- Living)
