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The salt cedar tree, or tamarisk, creates a myriad of problems in southern Utah, a coordinator at the Washington County Water Conservancy District says.

DWR News Release SALT LAKE CITY — The Virgin River Basin in Washington County is home to several fish and wildlife species that are found nowhere else in the world, and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and several partnering agencies are helping these rare species to recover through a unique cooperative partnership. The Virgin

Hiking Southern Utah: Beaver Dam Mountains are full of barrel cactus and desert plants that are pure Mojave desert species.

The Water Tap: 10,000 Woundfin want for water in the Virgin Joan Meiners, St. George Spectrum & Daily News © The Spectrum & Daily News Welcome to The Water Tap, a weekly update on Southwestern Utahs water situation. This article is part of a series addressing topics relevant to water security in southwestern Utah. Look for stories online on select Fridays and in print on select Saturdays that feature updates on ongoing water issues, interviews with experts and explorati...

Several iconic local species stand to benefit from a letter sent to Congress on Tuesday asking that the federal budget for endangered species protections be more than doubled for Fiscal Year 2022, from last years $291.7 million to $592.1 million. 170 different environmental groups signed on to the request, which was led by the Center for Biological Diversity. They say that $592.1 million is the sum needed to "make up for lost ground and address the threat of climate change to biodiversity."�...

The Water Tap: Controversy complicates the Cove Reservoir Joan Meiners, St. George Spectrum & Daily News © The Spectrum & Daily News Welcome to The Water Tap, a weekly update on Southwestern Utahs water situation. This article is part of a series addressing topics relevant to water security in southwestern Utah. Look for stories online on select Fridays and in print on select Saturdays that feature updates on ongoing water issues, interviews with experts and exploration...

Two County water managers view proposed Cove Reservoir as beneficial to both Joan Meiners, St. George Spectrum & Daily News A proposed reservoir project decades in the making moved another step towards reality Wednesday night as water managers fielded questions from the public about potential impacts to consumers and the environment in both Washington and Kane Counties. The Cove Reservoir project aims to divert water from the East Fork of the Virgin River near Orderville, Uta...