Environment

What we call “nature” can flourish almost anywhere, including the places where people dominate.

I stood mesmerized by the beauty of the tranquil setting and glowing cottonwoods dwarfed by rainbow colored cliffs. The spell was suddenly shattered by a large aquatic mammal swimming nearby.

Logan is considering reducing the required distance between new development and rivers or wetlands from 100 feet to 25 feet. Some residents worry the change could harm the city’s waterways.

Efforts to eradicate the invasive Eurasian watermilfoil in Bear Lake have fallen short.

I’m a lake person born in the Great Lakes region, land of Hiawatha’s “shining big sea waters.” Fishing, hunting, swimming, and boating were at the center of our culture.

The average 18 year-old high school graduate today has spent approximately four-years of their lives on screens. Four years. Four years of childhood that they will never get back. Our children need wildness now, more than ever.

Oil and gas companies have taken measures to reduce ozone emissions, but ozone levels remain above national standards.

We hear a lot these days how people spend too much time with their electronic devices. But for me, as someone who has always loved natural spaces, I’m finding that a screen can actually enhance my time outdoors.

The most important lessons I can give my daughter are not through me, but instead those found best in the wild.

Not long ago, while walking up a gravel road in Bears Ears National Monument, my eye was distracted by a flash of brilliant, almost neon green against the red rocks and sand.