The Moab Festival of Science returns this year for a celebration and showcase of local science based on the Colorado Plateau. The five-day festival will feature multiple speakers, hikes, and activities, with a…
You can call her Dr. Kristina Young, after the founder of local nonprofit Science Moab completed her graduate program and defended her thesis last month. “It feels so great,” she said. Young focused…
When she was 5 years old and visiting an aquarium, world-renowned desert ecologist and Moab local Dr. Jayne Belnap announced she wanted to be a marine biologist. She didn’t just want to be,…
To understand geologic time, you have to stretch your mind across knowledge sets and time scales — exactly what geologist and paleontologist Kevin Madalena has done as he’s worked to understand and defend…
Given the Colorado River system’s size and complexity, how do decision-makers predict the impacts of different water-management policies? One tool used is the Colorado River Simulation System, a model used to predict flow…
Event Info What: Science on Screen: “The Martian” When: Friday, May 28 at 8 p.m. Where: Swanny City Park (400 N 100 West) Cost: Free For more info, go to www.sciencemoab.org Moab’s red…
As the number of visitors to Arches National Park and other spectacular public lands continues to grow, park officials are offering tourists and locals alike an opportunity to give back on Service Saturdays…
Though Western science prizes objectivity and neutrality, the scientific field itself is often anything but, having grown from colonialist and racist narratives. This week, we speak with Sergio Avila, a coordinator for the…
Landscapes across the Colorado Plateau are not only physical, but cultural. Bears Ears, named for two enormous buttes, is one such place that has received increasing national attention. This week, we speak with…
Last week, Utah State University hosted a webinar for natural resource professionals to discuss a drought reporting network called “Condition Monitoring Observer Reports.” Through a mobile app, Utah citizens can document drought impacts…
