Utah Environment

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.

Tribune reporters Tony Semerad, Robert Gehrke, and Paighten Harkins talk about the latest news, including a new report outlining dire economic effects if the Great Salt Lake were to collapse.

Brooke Williams writes about evolution, consciousness, and his own adventures exploring both the inner and outer wilderness.

UPR and The Salt Lake Tribune recently ran a series challenging a 2023 report that said emergency measures were needed to save Great Salt Lake. We called one of the report's authors to hear his side.

Logan city officials' plan to update a historic street by removing nearly 20 century-old trees has residents rallying to preserve the city’s historic charm.

This Utah field station was used by New Deal workers and wounded soldiers. Now, it has another shot at life as the Logan City School District's Grizzly Outdoor Learning Center.

Every August, volunteers at the Mendon Meadow Preserve count and record the current number of Ute ladies' tresses orchids, a flower listed by the U.S. Fish Wildlife Service as threatened.

The sixth annual Logan Canyon Weed Day is taking place this weekend, where volunteers unite against invasive species threatening the ecosystem.

Native and youth groups gathered on the steps of the Utah Capitol Building on Saturday to call for increased protections for Great Salt Lake.

At a virtual press conference, the Utah Rivers Council announced new policy action guidelines to get more water into the shrinking Great Salt Lake.