Ray Mesa, near the La Sal mountains on the Colorado-Utah border is notable for its old-growth ponderosa pines (estimated to be several hundred years old) that are growing in cool drainages amongst pinyon-juniper woodlands. Recent ponderosa tree mortality raised concerns among land managers and Larissa Yocom, a fire ecologist at Utah State University, began exploring the potential causes of these deaths.
Etchberger recently retired from Utah State University Moab
Science Moab talks to project creators Todd Anderson, Bruce Crownover, and Gary Machlis
“Sentinels” exhibit explores juniper and piñon pines in Southeast Utah
Darren McAvoy, assistant professor at Utah State University Moab Extension, is a forester by trade and the chair and co-founder of the Utah Biomass Resources Group.
Eight architecture students from the University of Utah will spend the rest of the year designing and building a home for a family on the Navajo Nation.
The term “agroforestry” refers to a combination of agriculture and forestry practices. It’s the incorporation of forestry practices, like planting trees to agriculture practices, like crop and animal farming. The goal is to…
Moab has participated in Utah State University’s Wellbeing Project since 2020. The project aims to provide cities and counties with data about their residents’ well-being; it does this through community surveys. The 2022…
Studies show that students benefit from regularly eating breakfast—their behavior, academic performance, and mental health improve. That’s why many schools offer free breakfast, with funding through programs from the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
While dinosaur remains can be fragmented and hard to find, the remains of several reptile species from the Cretaceous Period (65-75 million years ago) are extremely abundant. Science Moab talked to Josh Lively,…
