Hiking

Outdoor programs give purpose to learning—making the state curriculum a means rather than an end.

In other news, Utah Republicans want to amend the state constitution to reverse a court ruling last month on ballot initiatives and alleged gerrymandering in the state.

The orchid family has nearly 28,000 species worldwide, many of those are rare. The one we’re looking for, called Ute Ladies’-tresses, is on the federal Threatened Species list, which gives it legal protection from human impacts until it’s no longer at risk of disappearing.

Host Tammy Proctor continues the vegetarian theme exploring vegetarian options for backpacking foods.

The Utah DWR has no plans to “introduce” goats into the vicinity because they are already here. Biologists are conducting surveys to understand the impacts goats have on endemic plant species to inform management decisions.

"As a kid it was more of something that I used that I thought was pretty neat. But it was always in the back of my mind that it was his."

In other news, Willard Canyon will no longer be accessible to hikers due to mining.

The intrinsic value of connecting to nature has been realized and capitalized. It’s becoming more common for health workers, both mental and physical, to subscribe nature as a potential cure for many ailments.

Steev shares an encounter he had on a hike in the Cache Valley mountains. Would you say his experience was "out of this world?"

A new trail in Salt Lake County opened Thursday after more than 20 years in the making.