# opening date (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover opening date. Page: Feed: --- ## [Lake Powell’s falling water levels could sink Utah’s ferry service for good](https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/08/20/utah-may-end-lake-powell-ferry/) _2026-08-20 · Leia Larsen · Environment_ Utah lawmakers no longer want to keep this unique way of exploring the state’s redrock country afloat. ## [Park City Mountain announces opening date for 2026-27 ski season](https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/08/18/utahs-park-city-mountain-resort/) _2026-08-18 · Julie Jag · Environment_ A Utah ski area on Tuesday announced its target opening date for the 2026-27 ski season. The forecasted super El Nino is giving its operators optimism. ## [The Babylon Fire left flood and erosion risks that could last for years. Here’s how forest managers can reduce those risks.](https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/08/17/babylon-fire-left-flood-erosion/) _2026-08-17 · Andrew Christiansen · Environment_ The Babylon Fire is Utah’s second-largest wildfire of 2026 so far. It's now contained, but risks from it can continue for up to 10 years, experts said. ## [Utah is exploring an unusual fix for wildfire, flood and drought impacts](https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/08/16/how-beavers-could-help-utah-be/) _2026-08-16 · Julie Jag · Environment_ Just north of Park City, the bubbling McLeod Creek has become the focus of Utah and federal officials' hopes of finding low-tech ways to combat drought and wildfires. Here's what they're seeing. ## [This Utah campsite has no water, power or shade. It was just named the best in the U.S.](https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/08/15/utahs-valley-gods-named-best/) _2026-08-15 · Julie Jag · Environment_ A remote, dispersed camping site near Utah's Valley of the Gods was just named to the top of The Dyrt's Top 10 Campsites in the U.S. This is why. ## [Federal job cuts are making wildfires harder to fight](https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/08/15/how-federal-job-cuts-are-making/) _2026-08-15 · Scott Dance | The New York Times · Environment_ The Trump administration pushed out thousands of veteran U.S. Forest Service staff. An "extraordinary" fire season is testing those who are left.