11/15/21 Redrock Roundup: 5 Southern Utah stories you may have missed

1. New ladder on Kanarraville Falls trail

The popular Kanarraville Falls trail has a new ladder from the lower section to the upper falls. SUU aviation was hired to place the new ladder in the slot canyon via helicopter, and you can watch the full video above.

2. A St. George spotlight from the Salt Lake Tribune

This story by Mark Eddington of the Salt Lake Tribune highlights the explosive growth Washington County has been experiencing. Eddington highlights several large tech and manufacturing companies setting up shop in St. George and Cedar City, and writes about the factors attracting so many to the area.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/business/2021/11/05/sunny-southern-utah/

3. From CBS 60 Minutes, a historic drought leading to tough choices on the Colorado River

40 million people depend on the water in the Colorado River, and a historic 20-year drought means the river is in crisis. One of the areas in danger is the fast growing Washington County, which depends almost entirely on the Virgin River. If that were to run out, St. George would run out of water. The story highlights the controversy surrounding the Lake Powell Pipeline and the many groups vying for rights to the water in the Colorado.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colorado-river-water-level-60-minutes-2021-10-24/

4. From KUER, Utah’s vital reservoirs running low

This story by Lexi Peery at KUER shows how Utah’s dwindling reservoirs could pose a serious risk to the future of the state. Utah’s population has more or less grown around where water could be stored, and unless Utah dramatically cuts back on our water consumption we could run out of water.

https://www.kuer.org/health-science-environment/2021-11-09/reservoirs-are-crucial-to-utahs-water-system-and-theyre-running-low

5. From the Salt Lake Tribune, shrinking Lake Powell reveals a pre-dam Glen Canyon

This story by Zak Podmore (with beautiful photography by Francisco Kjolseth) shows that the water in Lake Powell is so low that some environments in the canyon have reverted back to how they might have been before the Glen Canyon Dam was constructed. Rapids, beaches, native plants and animals are making a comeback.

https://local.sltrib.com/online/perspectives/colorado-river/index.php