Claire McArthur
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Discover and Visit Utah’s Natural History Wonders in All of Its 29 Counties
In all 29 counties throughout the Beehive State, the NHMU has identified and marked a point of natural or cultural significance for Utahns and visitors alike to discover.
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Shroom Boom: Ogden Mushroom Farm Brings Colorful Fungi to Utah
In Ogden mushroom farmer Adam Wong is producing a whole range of colorful shrooms in his highly controlled indoor facility for restaurants, grocery stores and farmers markets.
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A Model for a Profitable Company Garden
In 2016, Merit Medical launched its employee garden program on one-acre of previously unused land, creating 80 100-square-foot garden beds for employees to adopt.
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Ogden Group Foodscapes Yards into Edible Gardens
Foodscaping Utah formed in 2018 with the goal of helping other Ogden homeowners transform their lawns and other underutilized spaces into abundant edible gardens.
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No Hiding the Homeless: Pandemic pulls back the curtain on SLC homelessness
Next to the Geraldine E. King Women’s Center sits a cluster of tents and homeless individuals leaning against a nearby building. The Center, at 700 South and State Street stands…
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Ogden Businesses Survive COVID Challenges Thanks to Local Support
Despite the difficulty of the past year, some Utah businesses have found success by being nimble and willing to adjust their operations on a moment’s notice — and it’s no…
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Solstice Malt: When a Hobby Turns into a Career in Beer
James Weed was working 12-hour days when his wife told him he needed to get a hobby. This hobby turned into a lucrative career, Solstice Malt.
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A Beer Barrel of Laughs: Local Brewers Combine Humor and Hops
Salt Lake City breweries had to adapt over the last year — and creativity plus a healthy dose of humor went a long way in achieving that.
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Are Utah Breweries Transforming into Hard Seltzer Factories?
Craft seltzers have arrived in Salt Lake City. Several Utah breweries have added the fruity, bubbly beverages to their line-up.
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Sugar House to Become More Congested in 2021: Two New Sugar House Apartment Complexes Bring 400 Additional Apartments
Despite COVID, two Sugar House residential development projects are nearing completion, bringing 400 new apartments to the neighborhood in the new year.
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Utah’s Winter Wonderland: Snowshoe or mountain bike this season on these 6 trails just outside Salt Lake City
With snow now accentuating the peaks of the Wasatch Front, it’s time to put those fat tires on your mountain bike and dust off the snowshoes and crampons for some…
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Burn Scars – Restoration Work Continues to Revive Land After Bald Mountain and Pole Creek Fires
A year-and-a-half after the Bald Mountain and Pole Creek fires combined to burn over 120,000 acres in southern Utah County, restoration efforts are well underway, but there are still many…
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Reparadise: Cranking Out Off-The-Grid Rigs
For more than eight years, Brandon Zinninger and his team at Campers Reparadise in West Valley City have been turning camper trailers — usually vintage Airstreams — into high-tech custom…
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Whitewater Rafting Through Cataract Canyon
Whitewater Rafting Through Cataract Canyon is a five-day, 96-mile rafting journey along the Colorado River with Moab-based Sheri Griffith Expeditions.
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Best Pit Stops en route to Moab
If a trip to Moab is in your future, don’t beeline to your destination. Instead, make the most of your journey — and newfound freedom — by checking out one…
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Spelunking in Utah – Exploring the Vast World Beneath – Cavers Take Their Sightseeing Underground
The Beehive State’s underground world, shaped by water, minerals and time, is filled with colorful formations like helictites — hollow twiglike deposits of calcite or aragonite — and the aptly-named…