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Utah parks officially ban use of drones

Rocky Mountain College aviation student Joe Mutchler flies a consumer drone at the RMC Aviation Annex in Billings on Monday. (Associated Press)
Rocky Mountain College aviation student Joe Mutchler flies a consumer drone at the RMC Aviation Annex in Billings on Monday. (Associated Press)

PUBLIC LANDS -- National Parks in Utah are uniting to take action on the June proclamation to ban unmanned aircraft in national parks across the United States.

Drones banned in national parks, monuments in Utah
The use of unmanned aircraft in Arches and Canyonlands parks as well as Hovenweep and Natural Bridges national monuments in Utah was formally banned Monday, amid an increase in the use of drones by photographers and videographers and an increase in complaints about such use.
--Salt Lake Tribune



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Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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