The Colorado River Basin has experienced incredibly large flood events in the past. Present-day river deposits can be used to understand the size and timing of floods that have happened within the region...
Traditional ecological knowledge(s) are knowledge systems held by Indigenous peoples. They are long-held sets of knowledge and awarenesses about the world that are passed from one generation to the next. The...
Birds rely on riparian areas of SE Utah and the Colorado Plateau and as the ecosystems change along the banks of these rivers, there is real impact on bird populations and species. Sean Mahoney, PhD...
Natural shifts in light and dark are critical to all forms of life. We talk with naturalist and dark skies advocate Crystal White about what darkness means to ecosystems and people. We also talk about the...
Changes are happening in plant communities in deserts of the Colorado Plateau and around the world. We speak with Dr. Steve Archer from the University of Arizona about the shifts in ecosystems primarily made...
Drought is impacting the plants that are growing around Moab and the Colorado Plateau. Herewe talk to Alix Pfennigwerth, a former biologist with the US Geological Survey in Moab. We talkabout differenttypes...
Natural springs have long been centers of biodiversity and cultural significance. We speak withDavid Sabata who recently completed his mastersdegree from Northern Arizona Universitywhere he studied springs...
We speak with Allison Stegner who is a post-doctoral researcher at Stanford University. Shestudies small mammals as a way to understand present and past environments. Here, we talkwith Allison abouther work...
We speak with author/journalist Jonathan Thompson about mining history in SW Colorado andits impacts on rivers. His book “River of Lost Souls: the Science, Politics, and Greed BehindtheGold King Mine...