Tilda Wilson

Provo, Washington, D.C., United States

Reporter at KUER-FM (Salt Lake City, UT)

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Provo rallies around the library as the city council approves a tax increase

Aug 14, 2024 | kuer.org | Tilda Wilson

Provo is considering a property tax increase to help cover the public library’s $800,000 budget shortfall. The increase would equate to $12 per year for the average homeowner. The city council passed the proposal 6-1 in an initial vote during an Aug. 13 truth in taxation meeting. Library director Carla Gordon said they haven’t asked for a tax increase in many years, because they’ve been relying on savings.
Should humans lead Utah’s wild horses to water, or let nature find its way?

Aug 12, 2024 | kuer.org | Tilda Wilson

During hot and dry summers like this one, the water sources that Utah’s wild horses frequent and depend on can dry up. That’s what happened at a pond near Muddy Creek in central Utah last week. Incidents like these are frustrating for horse advocates, who say they’re not allowed to bring the horses water when they’re dehydrated. They told the Bureau of Land Management about a mare and her colt who were suffering. Both were in such bad shape the BLM had to put them down.
Plans for the West Mountain shooting range outside of Payson have been canceled

Aug 7, 2024 | kuer.org | Tilda Wilson

A proposed shooting range is no longer in the cards for a community just outside of Payson. Board members of the Alabama-based nonprofit Civilian Marksmanship Program voted to withdraw their plan from the Bureau of Land Management. This comes after months of controversy surrounding the project. Some community members said it would be too close to nearby homes and too noisy and unsafe.
Why Provo isn't part of Utah's grass replacement plan

Jul 30, 2024 | upr.org | Tilda Wilson

Utah launched its Landscape Conversion Incentive Program in 2023. It offers a rebate to homeowners who switch out their grass with more water-efficient landscaping. But there’s a catch. To get the rebate, you need to live in one of the 67 cities that signed on to participate. That doesn’t include some populated areas like Provo and Orem. Participating cities must also align with statewide guidelines on water efficiency.
Utah’s 4th-largest city isn’t a part of the state’s grass replacement plan. Why?

Jul 23, 2024 | kuer.org | Tilda Wilson

Utah launched its Landscape Conversion Incentive Program in 2023. It offers a rebate to homeowners who switch out their grass with more water-efficient landscaping. But there’s a catch. To get the rebate, you need to live in one of the 67 cities that signed on to participate. That doesn’t include some populated areas like Provo and Orem. Participating cities must also align with statewide guidelines on water efficiency.
Fact Check: what would a shooting range mean for Payson?

Jul 18, 2024 | kuer.org | Tilda Wilson

Plans for a new shooting range in West Mountain, a census designated place just outside Payson, have some nearby residents on edge. The proposed 528 acre range would be built on land currently maintained by the Bureau of Land Management. The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP), a national non-profit centered around training people in gun safety, would operate the facility.
Magna invests its small-town charm into its annual 4th of July 5K race

Jul 4, 2024 | kuer.org | Tilda Wilson

Every year Joe Hastings runs the Magna 4th of July 5K dressed head to toe in the stars and stripes. To him, it’s simple. “I love running, and I love America.”Hastings grew up in Magna and has been running for as long as he can remember. His dad used to run this race when it first got started in the 80s. It was a pretty small event for a while but “has gotten really, really popular within the last six, seven, years. Across the whole valley, across the whole state,” he saidPopular, and fast.
Utah’s wildfire risk is high this summer. And cities know that includes them, too

Jul 2, 2024 | kuer.org | Tilda Wilson

After Utah’s wet winter, grass, bush and weeds grew thick in the spring. Now that the hot, dry summer season is here, that’s led to high wildfire risk. “We're not talking out in federal, natural forest area or anything like that. We're talking right up to where urban housing [is],” said Kelly Bird, public information officer for the United Fire Authority. The agency is the largest in Utah and it covers 15 municipalities as well as all of Salt Lake County.
June’s Olympic trials reflected BYU’s track and field dominance

Jun 30, 2024 | kuer.org | Tilda Wilson

Brigham Young University athletes dominate in track and field. This year, 17 students competed in the United States Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Oregon. That’s more than any other college in the country. When you add in alumni, it jumps to 22 athletes. Ed Eyestone has coached the men’s distance running team for over 20 years. He believes the current field is the culmination of years of talent.
The tide has turned on Utah Lake’s invasive weeds. Now come the planting parties

Jun 27, 2024 | kuer.org | Tilda Wilson

The shores of Utah Lake used to be covered with phragmites. Normally, large reed grasses can be a good habitat for birds and other animals, but in this case, the non-native invasive species threatens the ecological health of the lake. “Phragmites sucks up quite a bit of water,” said Utah Lake Authority deputy director Sam Braegger.