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Weber State University geography student Timber Erickson and professor Bryan Dorsey use a drone to explore locations for a proposed wildlife crossing bridge over I-84 in Summit County on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. The research is part of a senior project by Erickson.
Benjamin Zack, Weber State University
OGDEN Winding through national forest in the northern Wasatch Mountains, the stretch of Interstate 84 between Echo Reservoir and Ogden is beautiful unless, like many travelers, your attention is instead drawn to the gruesome carcasses of roadkill that seem to litter the highway every few miles.
In a 2015 interview with the Standard-Examiner, one Utahn dubbed it “the highway paved with blood.”
OGDEN Winding through national forest in the northern Wasatch Mountains, the stretch of Interstate 84 between Echo Reservoir and Ogden is beautiful unless, like many travelers, your attention is instead drawn to the gruesome carcasses of roadkill that seem to litter the highway every few miles.
In a 2015 interview with the Standard-Examiner, one Utahn dubbed it the highway paved with blood. I would always look in that I-84 corridor there and just see tons of roadkill all over the place, Timber Erickson, a senior at Weber State, told KSL. I thought, why hasn t any thorough research been done in this area?
SALT LAKE CITY This year may have been an overall dismal year for most things, but it was a good year for fishing. In fact, 2020 was a banner year for a group of anglers who set new Utah fishing records.
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources recognized nine anglers this month who set a total of 10 new fishing records over the course of the past 12 months. The state s record book dates back to the early 1900s and contains 37 catch-and-release records, 33 catch-and-keep records, and 21 spearfishing records.
Craig Walker, aquatics assistant chief for DWR, called 2020 somewhat of a record year based on how many records were broken.
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Each year the public is invited to count birds for the Christmas Bird Count. While some can be counted from the backyard, counting others requires a special outing.
I’m walking up Spring Canyon, east of Smithfield, in the dark. It’s freezing cold and I’m walking by the light of the moon. I’m not here just for an evening walk. Frank Howe, a professor in Utah State University s Wildland Resources Department and a liaison to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, is trudging through the snow ahead of me, and we’re here to listen for owls.
Originally published on December 22, 2020 5:39 pm
The Colorado River is one of the most engineered river systems in the world. Over millions of years, the living creatures that call the river home have adapted to its natural variability, of seasonal highs and lows. But for the last century, they have struggled to keep up with rapid change in the river’s flows and ecology.
Dams throughout the watershed create barriers and alter flows that make life hard for native fish. Toss in 70 non-native fish species, rapidly growing invasive riparian plants and a slurry of pollutants, and the problem of endangered fish recovery becomes even more complex. The river system is home to four fish species currently listed as endangered: the razorback sucker, Colorado pikeminnow, bonytail and humpback chub.