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Hiking Southern Utah: Gold Strike Canyon

While Gold Strike Canyon is not in southern Utah, it is within driving distance from southern Utah to complete it as a day hike.
Hiking Southern Utah Dead Horse Point

Hiking Southern Utah: Dead Horse Point

Millions of years of geologic activity created spectacular views from Dead Horse Point State Park. Deposition of sediments by ancient oceans, freshwater lakes, streams, and windblown sand dunes created the rock layers of canyon country.

Zion Canyon Mesa Presents The Colorado River Series

Join them for the first of this series on Wednesday, March 27, at 7 PM for Wooden Boats on the Colorado River with Brad Dimock—150 Years of Questionable
Lees Ferry

New Lees Ferry Backcountry River Permit System 

Lees Ferry is 42 miles (61 km) from Page, Ariz. via U.S. Highway 89 south and U.S. Highway 89A west. The park entrance is in Marble Canyon
A monthly study released April 15 by the Bureau of Reclamation indicates this winter's plentiful snowpack will benefit the Colorado River Basin through increased runoff to crucial reservoirs.

Snowpack benefits Colorado River operations

A monthly study released April 15 by the Bureau of Reclamation indicates this winter's plentiful snowpack will benefit the Colorado River Basin through increased runoff to crucial reservoirs.
Colorado River Compact, Pat Bagley, southern Utah, Utah, St. George, The Independent, Lake Powell,Lake Mead,Colorado,Colorado River,Colorado River Compact,water,water rights,Utah,Wyoming,California,There Will Be Blood,Arizona,Nevada

Colorado River Compact

Colorado River Compact The viewpoints expressed above are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of The Independent. How to submit an article,...
Water in the West, David Fitzsimmons, southern Utah, Utah, St. George, The Independent, water, Colorado river, Arizona, agriculture, farmers, west, watershed, drought, climate change, lake mead

Water in the West

Water in the West The viewpoints expressed above are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of The Independent. How to submit an...
Whether Utah actually has a Colorado River water right necessary to utilize the proposed Lake Powell Pipeline is uncertain.

Does Utah actually have a remaining Colorado River water right?

Does Utah actually have a remaining Colorado River water right? Having recently participated in an event dealing with the proposed Lake Powell Pipeline during which...
Musings and lessons from a six-million-year-old canyon

Musings and lessons from a six-million-year-old canyon

“The ship is always off course. Anybody who sails knows that. Sailing is being off course and correcting. That gives a sense of what...
Upper Colorado River Commission Cash for Conservation

Upper Colorado River Commission offers cash for conservation

An Upper Colorado River Commission "cash for conservation" pilot program, as part of its drought contingency plan, will monetarily compensate select water users in...