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MOAB — More than 5 million people will visit Zion and Arches national parks before the year is over, bringing their money to dine in area restaurants, stay in hotels and fill up at gas stations.
It's a boon to the local economy, pumping money into city budgets and keeping property taxes among the lowest in the state in surrounding areas. But the tourists also bring their trash, their vehicles, their noise — even their excrement.
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