SALT LAKE CITY (Feb. 18, 2025) — The state of Utah and the Navajo Nation are celebrating the finalization of a landmark water rights agreement. On Jan. 31, 2025, the state confirmed and quantified water rights – totalling 81,500 acre-feet per year – now belong to the Navajo Nation in Utah. A formal ceremony will be held on Feb. 19,
Assist in the operation of the Sand Hollow State Park AIS/quagga program. Duties will involve implementing the Utah Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan, with particular attention given to preventing the spread of quagga and zebra mussels in Utah’s waterways.
Park Ranger Aide – Maintenance (Sand Hollow State Park)Opening date: Hires year-round. Contact park for more information.Closing date: When filledSalary: $16.00 – $17.00 per hourLocation: Sand Hollow State ParkTime frame: Up to 1,500 hours in 12 monthsPositions available: SeveralHousing: Not provided
SALT LAKE CITY (Jan. 23, 2025) — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has been awarded up to roughly $37.2 million in federal grants that would help benefit fish and wildlife in southeastern Utah through several habitat improvements projects. The awarded grants were announced Friday as part of the first round of funded projects from the Bureau of Reclamation’s Upper Basin Environmental
SALT LAKE CITY (Jan. 13, 2025) – Gov. Spencer J. Cox administered the oath of office to 140 officers in the newly created Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Law Enforcement during a ceremony Monday morning at the Capitol Rotunda. “This unification will improve the delivery of law enforcement and public safety services while safeguarding the treasured cultural, natural and outdoor
Salt Lake City (Jan. 9, 2025) — Utah Department of Natural Resources Executive Director Joel Ferry named Riley Peck as the new director for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, effective Monday, Jan. 13. A resident of Eagle Mountain, Utah County, Peck started working for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources in 2006 as a native aquatics technician. In 2009,
SALT LAKE CITY (Jan. 9, 2025) — Anyone who goes fishing knows how thrilling it is to catch a fish, especially if it is a large, potentially record-breaking one. And in 2024, anglers set a few new fishing records in Utah. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources began tracking records for harvested fish in the early 1900s. Since then, the
SALT LAKE CITY (Jan. 6, 2025) — The group that makes the final decisions about hunting, fishing and how wildlife is managed in Utah has three positions to fill, and members of the public who have an interest in wildlife are encouraged to apply. The terms for the three positions on the Utah Wildlife Board will begin in August 2025, and will
SALT LAKE (December 18, 2024) — The USDA has announced that Utah will receive $2.75 million in Forest Legacy funding to preserve 379 acres of land in Kane County bordering Zion National Park. The funding is part of a larger announcement made by the USDA last week. The money for this round comes from the Inflation Reduction Act. “The Division commends the private
SALT LAKE CITY (Dec. 17, 2024) – Current snowpack is developing in a “stair-step” pattern, with storm-driven increases followed by plateaus. Statewide, our snowpack is 81% of normal. Despite this early variability, hopes remain for a near-normal snowpack accumulation by spring. Utah’s snowpack typically peaks in April. “We’ll be happy if we can see near-normal precipitation across the state,” Candice Hasenyager, director of