outdoor recreation

On this episode we discuss Utah education, outdoor recreation and Ogden's historic 25th Street.

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources this week stocked over sixty thousand catfish across the Wasatch Front, to give anglers more fishing opportunities.

Many people make resolutions to get healthy in the new year but may not realize that time spent in nature has proven mental and physical benefits.

This past spring Grand Canyon National Park became the site of an extended norovirus outbreak, with more than 200 cases of gastrointestinal illness among rafters and backpackers.

While recent rains and cool weather have lessened the impacts of drought across Utah, boat launch accessibility at Bear Lake remains a concern.

The Utah Office of Tourism and the Nature Conservancy released an informational guide on Friday, helping visitors learn and find activities centered around Great Salt Lake, as the lake faces mounting ecological crises in the face of drought and water-overconsumption.

Our guest for the hour today is Jordan Smith, Director of the Institute of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism at Utah State University.

The presentation focused on how social media can be used to track outdoor recreation.

The Utah State Historic Preservation Office said Utah is covered in over 100,000 archaeological sites. While this can be exciting for visitors, it also presents more opportunities for vandalism, intentional and unintentional.