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Wild About Utah

Wild About Utah

Wild About Utah is a Utah Public Radio production featuring contributors who share a love of nature, preservation and education. Contributors include Bridgerland Audubon Society, Cache Valley Wildlife Association, Quinney College of Natural Resources at Utah State University, Stokes Nature Center, and the Utah Master Naturalists Program from the USU Cooperative Extension Service.

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The Tenacity of Beavers

Wild About Utah ·

2024/10/07

The most important lessons I can give my daughter are not through me, but instead those found best in the wild. Though she can’t talk, I know she still listens. Though her childhood amnesia is inevitable, I know that neural circuits are still being formed. Those circuits will do her good one day. Our favorite … Continue reading "The Tenacity of Beavers"

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3:06

Mountain Meadows

Wild About Utah ·

2024/08/19

Mountain meadows- where clouds of flowers can transport the human occupant to a state of nirvana, which enveloped my comrades and I on a recent hike in the Bear River Range of Northern Utah. I’ve experienced similar moments on many occasions from top to bottom of our meadowed state- Cedar Breaks National Monument, Mt. Timpanogos, … Continue reading "Mountain Meadows"

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2:44

A Place for Growth

Wild About Utah ·

2024/08/12

I was raised in Laramie, WY, which boasts many qualities making it a pleasant place to live. It’s got a safe hometown feel, cool summers, a relatively close proximity to Colorado’s front range, and access to outdoor recreation opportunities such as the geologically magnificent Vedauwoo. However, Gem City is extremely dry and windy, making gardening … Continue reading "A Place for Growth"

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4:10

Galloping Thru Time

Wild About Utah ·

2024/07/22

In 1928 Elmer Cook, a rancher in Hagerman, Idaho, noticed an interesting bone sticking our of the hillside on his land overlooking the Snake River. Intrigued, he started to dig around and discovered it was a fossilized bone and there were plenty more like it. Elmer alerted the National Smithsonian Museum, who sent out a … Continue reading "Galloping Thru Time"

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4:41

The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Auto Tour Safari

Wild About Utah ·

2024/07/01

I recently drove through the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Auto Route Tour alongside Sheri Quinn and Colleen Meidt. Come along with us as we weave around the wetlands of Great Salt Lake with prime viewing of thousands of migratory birds. ‘Birding’ often gets a reputation as a hobby for elderly people or something that … Continue reading "The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Auto Tour Safari"

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3:35

Canada Geese

Wild About Utah ·

2024/06/24

At the end of last February, I was delighted to see hundreds of Canada geese settling into the swampy fields by the Logan airport. There was still snow on the ground, but the message was clear: Spring was just around the corner. Soon the mated pairs would be building their nests and raising their families. … Continue reading "Canada Geese"

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3:51

Pleasant Surprises!

Wild About Utah ·

2024/06/17

We all love pleasant surprises! I especially enjoy nature’s offerings, both pleasant and less so. I wish to share a few from a very long list! Snakes may be at the top. I believe we have an innate fear of this special reptile, which has imparted indelible memories. Great Basin gopher snakes have repeatedly shown … Continue reading "Pleasant Surprises!"

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3:33

Outdoor Experiences in High-Def

Wild About Utah ·

2024/06/10

A hot, sunny, May day was Christmas for my avid 2nd-grade birders, when 35 pairs of high-quality Vortex binoculars and chest harnesses were delivered to our Edith Bowen Laboratory School classroom. We had secured a grant from the Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation to purchase supplies to enrich our school’s outdoor education program, specifically my … Continue reading "Outdoor Experiences in High-Def"

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3:42

Enhance Backyard Birdwatching When You Feed & Protect...

Wild About Utah ·

2024/06/03

Birdwatching is a fun hobby for all ages and it is a great way to connect with nature and increase self-efficacy, so let’s discuss the benefits and the importance of a safe environment for feeding our backyard birds. First, the benefits of supplemental feeding, and second, preventable deaths from cats and window collisions. Supplemental food … Continue reading "Enhance Backyard Birdwatching When You Feed & Protect Birds"

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Outdoor Public Art Retells Utah’s Golden Spike Story

Wild About Utah ·

2024/05/27

Early this spring, a semi-truck with a long flat bed pulled into the USU parking lot next to the cemetery and parked. Lashed down firmly on the flat bed was a giant railroad spike, covered in gold leaf and very impressive to see from a distance. But walking up to it, I could see it … Continue reading "Outdoor Public Art Retells Utah’s Golden Spike Story"

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3:22

Water Inspires Writing & Drawing to Learn

Wild About Utah ·

2024/04/01

Water Inspires Writing & Drawing to Learn: The Little Logan River Anabranch & the PBS Utah Writers & Illustrators Contest for youth from Kindergarten through 6th Grade Throughout history, cities and towns have often been established along the banks of rivers, because these waterways provide a source of drinking water, power, and transport links to … Continue reading "Water Inspires Writing & Drawing to Learn"

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3:26

Migration Maps

Wild About Utah ·

2024/03/11

Author Yuyi Morales describes exploring how she and her son discovered their new home in the United States in her picture book “Dreamers.” “We are stories,” she writes, and it reminds me of a catalog of painted stories from my mother’s ancestry. My great-great-great-grandfather Ernst Otto Wilhelm Franz von Damitz emigrated from Prussia and settled … Continue reading "Migration Maps"

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