The Pack Creek Fire was 100% contained on Friday, July 2, and on July 5, the fire was downgraded from a “Type 3” incident to the less complex “Type 4” classification. Though crews…
One morning earlier this week, Linda Whitham “unceremoniously” unlocked the metal gate that bars the driveway at the Scott and Norma Matheson Wetlands Preserve, allowing the public to return to the privately-owned 894-acre…
Far from an impediment, the humpback chub’s namesake above-forehead knob actually acts as a stabilizer in the turbulent waters the fish calls home. This week, we discuss the humpback chub with Brian Healy,…
This weekend, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources will host the annual Youth Hunter Education Challenge at the North Springs Shooting Range in Price, Utah. The competition is for Utah girls and boys…
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…
Wildlife Conservation Biologist Scott Gibson boot-crunched across rocky desert soil a short distance from a dirt road buzzing with recreationists, scanning a series of sparsely vegetated washes for the unobtrusive wildlife camera he’d…
Firefighters responded to a report of flames at the Scott and Norma Matheson Wetlands Preserve, off Kane Creek Boulevard in the northwest part of Moab at around 2 a.m. on April 8, arriving…
How can a single ecosystem both expand and contract in the same region? Pinyon-juniper woodlands are doing just this: found across the Colorado Plateau, this diverse ecosystem is encroaching into new habitats while…
Debbie Souza-Pappas has dedicated her life to caring for sick, orphaned and injured wildlife as founder and executive director of Second Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation in Price. Souza-Pappas and one other full-time volunteer have…
Just outside of Moab, the nearly 900 acres of the Scott and Norma Matheson Wetlands Preserve protects sensitive wildlife habitat and is home to more than 200 species of birds, amphibians, mammals and…
