Basin Now

Community members, including local leaders and businesses, are putting their money where their mouth is by donating to the cause of saving Vernal’s T-Rex. A fundraising effort, launched late last week, had raised around $9,000 dollars by Sunday evening.

Increased water releases from Flaming Gorge Reservoir are now underway. According to the Bureau of Reclamation, beginning on May 5th, the daily average release from Flaming Gorge Dam is increased from 850 cubic feet per second or cfs to 1,800 cfs.

How beneficial has the Uintah County Library been to the area? The 2021 Annual Statistical Report helps us to gain a better understanding.

As the weather warms and spring races toward summer, residents are ready to get outside. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Utah State University have offered suggestions on how we can help pollinators, even right here in the Uintah Basin.

TriCounty Health Department serves the community in many ways, perhaps even in some ways you wouldn’t expect.

A local has been selected as the head coach for Team Utah at the USA Special Olympics competition held every four years for Special Olympic athletes across the United States.

With recreation developments proposed locally, the BLM Vernal Field Office is seeking public input.

The Uintah Basin has some great options for stargazing and Dinosaur National Monument has made the following suggestions of events worth looking up in the sky to see.