by Kevin Berend | Sep 9, 2024 | Newsroom, Science From The Steps
Fremont cottonwood (Populus fremontii) is a foundational species in riparian habitats of the southwestern United States. Tall and widespread, the trees and their yellow-green foliage provide structure and a range of ecological services: Wide canopies keep soil and...
by Kevin Berend | Aug 5, 2024 | Newsroom, Science From The Steps
Our nation’s public lands and other protected areas play a critical role in preserving natural habitats, communities, and biodiversity. Often these lands are located in geologically and ecologically important areas, or act as corridors that connect broader landscapes...
by Kevin Berend | Apr 25, 2024 | Newsroom, Science From The Steps
There is perhaps no industry more central to the Western identity than cattle ranching. Since the region was settled by whites, grazing has served as the foundation for both a rural economy and for a set of fiercely defended cultural values that continue to the...
by Kevin Berend | Feb 29, 2024 | Newsroom, Science From The Steps
The third annual Symposium on the Ways of Understanding and Protecting Land and Water Resources in the Grand Staircase-Escalante Region, to be held March 21-23, 2024, will feature an exciting lineup of talks, field trips, workshops, and evening programs that promises...
by Kevin Berend | Aug 29, 2023 | Newsroom, Science From The Steps
Pinyon-juniper woodlands are an iconic landscape of the American west. They can be found at arid mid-elevations, especially on rocky soils or jointed bedrock, and are characterized by an open forest dominated by low, bushy, evergreen junipers and pinyon pines (exact...
by Kevin Berend | May 31, 2023 | Newsroom, Science From The Steps
For large mammals such as elk, mule deer, and pronghorn, migration is a normal seasonal event. Twice per year, herds move according to the weather and the availability of food, following the spring green-up to their summer range in the mountains, then back to...
