Public Lands

On this year's Earth Day episode we’ll take stock of conservation on Utah’s public lands and ask: What has been accomplished? How was success achieved? What happens next?

These lands have been a hot issue in Utah for most of our state’s history.

Education, water management, housing affordability, and other key issues take center stage as the 2025 General Session begins.

Our hosts discuss Mexican firefighters sent to aid Los Angeles, Trump's nominees, and what to expect from the 2025 Utah Legislative Session.

Ahead of possible changes by the incoming Trump administration, the poll found that Utah voters were in support of preserving existing monuments and Native stewardship of the land.

In other news, the Sundance Film Festival will continue as planned despite devastating California fires that have affected thousands in the entertainment industry.

Public lands are for everybody, but how long these lands can be used, and how that use may impact wildlife, depends on the attitudes of those who visit them.

Local leaders are trying to re-open the trails, but it's a contentious issue with longtime negotiations at a standstill.

The landowners now have all the needed permits to continue developing roads on the property, despite early concern from locals that the roads could impact the local watershed.

One supporter of the proposal says communities of color are three times more likely to live without access to natural areas compared with white communities.