Items by Lisa Church

Wrecking homes for open space: Philanthropist Jennifer Speers
Jennifer Speers, a Salt Lake city resident with a legacy from her great-grandfather of stopping development along the Palisades in New York and New Jersey and a strong bent toward conservation, buys the Rio Colorado property, and pulls down Moab developer
Lisa Church April 12, 2004 From the print edition
Luxury looms over Moab
Some Moab, Utah, residents are fighting a luxury resort and development called Cloudrock that developers want to build on a state-owned mesa south of town.
Lisa Church March 26, 2001 From the print edition
'We haven't got anything back'
Nephi, Utah, resident Ross Garrett in his own words talks about water and population growth in Utah.
Lisa Church July 3, 2000 From the print edition
Utah's river kid takes on the water buffaloes
Zachary Frankel's Utah Rivers Council is fighting the Central Utah Project, particularly a plan by farmers and investors to sell CUP water intended for irrigation to rapidly growing Salt Lake County.
Lisa Church July 3, 2000 From the print edition
Mountain of mine waste may move after all
The controversial pile of uranium tailings next to the Colorado River near Moab, Utah, may finally be moved.
Lisa Church Jan. 31, 2000 From the print edition
Second tram heads for Moab
Some Moab, Utah, residents are up in arms about a developer's plans for a new tourist tram with a visitor center, store, restaurant and huge viewing deck at the top of the ride.
Lisa Church Aug. 30, 1999 From the print edition
Road ban stops a timber project
Dixie National Forest officials cancel a controversial timber sale because it conflicts with the Forest Service's nationwide moratorium on road construction in roadless areas.
Lisa Church May 24, 1999 From the print edition
Officials seek the "complete' Canyonlands
Canyonlands Superintendent Walt Dabney has proposed to more than double the park's size by redrawing its boundaries along natural features.
Lisa Church March 29, 1999 From the print edition
Locals rebel against road closures
Locals are protesting the Forest Service's plan to close 210 miles of old logging roads in Dixie National Forest.
Lisa Church March 1, 1999 From the print edition
No love for Lycra in Moab
A rash of vandalism at Moab's Sand Flats Recreation Area, which includes the famous Slickrock bike trail, seems to be directed at mountain-biking tourists.
Lisa Church Feb. 15, 1999 From the print edition
Fun-hogs to replace cows in a Utah monument
On Utah's new Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, a conservation deal will move cattle out of the canyons most popular with hikers and boats, especially along the Escalante River.
Lisa Church Feb. 1, 1999 From the print edition
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