Utah National Parks

Salt Lake Tribune reporters Anastasia Hufham and Brock Marchant talk about the latest news, including former national park superintendents saying the recent mass firings are ‘a really big deal.’

On this episode, the Utah Legislature kicks off 2024 with country music and prayer as lawmakers eye energy and education policies, multilevel marketing in Utah and how it links to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Utah’s national parks and the towns around them are getting busier; Here’s how it’s changing visits.

On this episode of Behind the headlines, we discuss talk of a new national park, a closed abortion clinic, and dangerous dams in need of safety upgrades.

National Parks were big draws for tourists last year. And that meant a lot of spending in nearby communities like Moab, Utah. A new study by the National Park Service which crunches the numbers.

National Park surveys are designed to help park managers decide where to further develop a park, said former postdoctoral researcher in the Institute of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism at Utah State Emily Wilkins.

According to visitation statistics tracked by the National Park Service, visitors to Utah’s five National Parks returned to pre-pandemic levels by the end…