DWR News Release
February is the best time of the year to see one of America’s most iconic birds. Bald eagles fly to Utah in the winter to find food and escape colder conditions farther north. By the time February arrives, hundreds of eagles are typically in the state.
In the past, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has held viewing events in February where you can see the eagles and learn more about them. However, to try to lessen the spread of COVID-19, the DWR won’t hold bald eagle viewing events this winter.
There are plenty of places where you can see eagles on your own, though. And, you can pick up a free, collectible Bald Eagle Month pin at several locations.
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Lawmakers paid tribute to late Rep. LaWanna “Lou” Shurtliff on the first day of the 2021 legislative session. (Utah Legislature)
The Utah State Legislature paid tribute to a member of the body who passed away in December with a new resolution passed on Jan. 19.
Resolution HCR7 was introduced to the body at the beginning of the session as a way to honor the service of the late Rep. LaWanna “Lou” Shurtliff, who passed away in December from complications surrounding pneumonia.
Shurtliff won reelection as the incumbent for her seat in South Ogden’s Utah House District 10 during a narrow race last year. However, following a three-week battle with pneumonia, she passed away before she could serve her term.
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Population growth and the development that accompanies it have long been big issues of debate and deliberation all along the Wasatch Front.
In 2020, the trend continued. Managing growth, creating pools of affordable housing and figuring out where to house all the newcomers to Weber County ranked as key issues this year. With Utah being the fastest-growing state in 2020, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data, the issues will likely be on the frontburner in 2021 and beyond.
The debate over whether to turn a large swath of unincorporated western Weber County into a new city ranked as perhaps the most public and contentious issue in 2020 related to growth and development here. A contingent from the area sought the change as a means of assuring local control over the direction and tone of growth in the zone.