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The Zion Forever Project has officially released its field guide for 2022, with a list of priorities for fundraising for Zion National Park.

SPRINGDALE, Utah (KSL.com) — The numbers are in and Zion National Park officially joined rare company in 2021. Visitation at the park topped 5 million for the first time ever in 2021, according to data released by the National Park Service late last week. The agency’s information shows Zion is the fourth national park to […]

Published May 19, 2021 at 8:58 AM MDT Listen • 5:12 / Enhanced seat belt enforcement is underway as the summer driving season approaches. This story and more in the Wednesday morning news brief. Wednesday morning, May 19, 2021 State Bail Reform Debate Continues After the Utah Legislature largely repealed a bail reform law earlier this year, stakeholders are back at the drawing board. One sticking point is whether the state should keep a bail schedule that assigns certain monetary amounts to different charges. Chad Jensen, president of the Utah Sheriffs Associat...

In a renewed focus on the east side of the county's third most visited park, Zion National Park's charity Zion Forever has received $500,000 in state grant for nearly 25 miles of bike trails.  With 10 miles of trails already underway, the 34.5 miles of trails will connect to the new East Zion Visitor Center with construction to begin within the next month and be completed in 2022. "This grant from the state I think reflects the validation of the vision around the east side initiative," Zion Forever Director Mark Preiss said. Of the $7.6 million awarded this year through the Utah Office of O...