Utah Conservation Permit Program News Today

The funds were generated through the sale of licenses, permits, stamps and registration fees that correlate to hunting and fishing

Nearly 100 habitat restoration projects are set to receive funding through a portion of the states record hunting and fishing license sales in recent years.

The money generated will go toward projects that benefit Utahs natural landscape and wildlife habitats.

Courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service Forest officials announced they would burn about 30 acres in coming weeks near the Mirror Lake Highway to preserve one of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache Forest’s only native Ponderosa Pine stands. Crews will torch thick undergrowth near the pines, including juniper and lodgepole pines, according to a prepared statement from the U.S. Forest Service. The stand is near the highway east of Kamas between the Lower Provo overlook and the Soapstone Basin turnoff. The goa...