Utah Nature
For 100 Years, the Wasatch Mountain Club Has Been Inviting People to Meet Up and Explore Utah’s Ample Splendors
For 100 years, the Wasatch Mountain Club has been inviting people to meet up and explore Utah’s ample splendors, make friends, and get exercise to boot. In 1920, 13 men…
Legal Battle Over Utah Wilderness
For the first time, the BLM will provide the public with a full accounting of how big of a contributor BLM is to the climate crisis, largely through its permitting…
The Cottonwood Canyons Foundation—Improving Millcreek, Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons for Today, Tomorrow
Twelve years ago, when Cottonwood Canyons Foundation Volunteer Jean Acheson pulled a pale-yellow volunteer t-shirt over her head for a wildflower festival, she had no idea it would become part…
Mix safety with scenery while visiting Zion National Park
Even when conditions are perfect, the trail involves an incredible amount of coordination, and the last half-mile of the trek is known for the chains that run parallel to the…
A Labor of Love: Arborist Christopher Little cares about trees
Little’s business, which he started in 2005, Arbortec Tree Preservation, LLC has a healthy client list. Besides maintaining established trees, Little will consult with businesses and homeowners to select the…
Krishna Food Forest & Farm—what is the permaculture concept?
The Krishna Food Forest & Farm , located behind the Sri Sri Radha Krishna temple in Millcreek, is a wonderfully accessible place for anyone in the area to learn about ecological food…
Utah Hunting: Modern Day Big Game Hunting Cooperatives
For the past 40 years, my wife and I have essentially boycotted most commercially raised meat, mostly because that practice is not truly sustainable and damages Utah’s fragile ecosystems. Hunting…
A Short Introduction to Utah Native Trees
While there are roughly 45* native tree species in Utah (an exact consensus cannot be found), this list highlights just seven, selected for their prevalence and curiosity and arranged according…
Bikepacking: Two “Mature” Cyclists Bikepack Bears Ears
The body wilts before the spirit does, so it didn’t occur to two 41-year-old men that they might not be able to pedal 155 miles in three days through southeastern…
Lava Flows and Hot Springs: Volcanic Activity in Utah
Roughly 160 miles south of Salt Lake City and just west of Fillmore lies the Black Rock Desert. Covering more than 700 square miles, the Black Rock Desert is a…
Bears Ears National Monument—Two Million Acres of Utah Land Out of Federal Control—Should We Be Worried?
Is it a bad thing for Utah to have local control over our own resources and land?
Fall Fishing is the Best—Now is the Time to Enjoy a Quiet Day on the Water
Get hooked on fall fishing.
Non-Profit Steps in to Fill Zion National Park Budget Gaps
With soaring costs and budget cuts a non-profit steps in to aid Zion National Park.
Utah is the Perfect Place to Beat the February Blues
There is no need to let the winter inversion, dark days and seasonal depression get you down – Utah’s outdoors provides the cure.
Mountain Accord Update
Can Utah manage growth and increase wilderness access without harming the environment?
