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Regional Roundup: Episode 93

Entry sign for Rocky Mountain National Park sits alongside a road, surrounded by pine trees
Maeve Conran, Rocky Mountain Community Radio
The entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado. Between 2012 and 2019, Rocky Mountain National Park experienced about a 44% increase in visitation.

This week on Regional Roundup, we’ll hear how researchers are studying the impact of recreation on public lands and the natural environment. An immigration attorney provides an overview of how new laws and executive orders are affecting immigrants, and high school students in Moab share their preparations for a special prom.

  • A report on a protest in Jackson in support of National Park employees.  (KHOL)
  • A two way with a researcher who talks about Recreation Ecology, a field of study that looks at the impact of recreation on public lands. (RMCR)
  • A two way with an immigration attorney about how new laws and executive orders are impacting immigrants. (RMCR)
  • A feature on a high school prom that features a longstanding Moab tradition — the promenade. (KZMU)