Nature

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

This warning, printed in big block letters , definitely caught my attention when I walked into the Mendon Post Office. The poster included a picture of a mosquito and a message saying "Please take the necessary precautions to protect yourself and your loved ones."

The American pika can be found throughout the mountains of western North America, from Canada to New Mexico. Of the 30 global species, only two inhabit North America, which includes the collared pika found in Alaska and Canada.

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

I’d like to tell you a crime story. But is it still a crime story if it’s about the natural world? I’ll tell it and then let you decide for yourself.

Never one to say no to an adventure, this month I found myself sitting in the front row at the Bug Bar at the Natural History Museum in Salt Lake. I was waiting for the Bug Bar to open and serve up some insects.

Beyond the rapture and pure joy they provide, mountain meadows are critical ecosystems- biological hot spots.

There is a wonderful sense of delight when I pick a peach from my self-planted, backyard tree and bite into the juicy, sweet meat.

“I began my writing career by exploring the tracks humans have left in nature. Now I’m mostly interested in the tracks nature leaves in us.” That’s author…

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.