ksl.com
If you ever take the long journey to visit what is arguably Utah’s most famous artwork, there are a few things it might be useful to take along for the ride:
An art historian to explain it.
A couple of city dwellers who have never seen it before.
A college student who heard about it in his humanities class.
And a camera-equipped drone to fly overhead.
futurity.org
A new study details the only fossilized specimen of a species previously unknown to science—an “obscure” stalked filter feeder.
deseretnews.com
SALT LAKE CITY — Rainbow Bridge at Lake Powell, which for centuries has inspired stories of origin, ceremonial rites and pilgrimages for multiple tribes, has been designated by the National Park Service as a “traditional cultural property” — the first in Utah.
earthsky.org
April 10, 2013. On this date – four years ago today – a towering wall of dirt and rocks gave way and crashed down the side of Bingham Canyon mine in Utah. The landslide was one of the largest in the history of North America. University of Utah researchers later reported that the landslide – which moved at an average of almost 70 mph (113 kph) and reached estimated speeds of at least 100 mph (160 kph).
fox13now.com
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah will be conducting a “Great Shake Out” drill for earthquake awareness in late April.
usgs.gov
A new report illustrates how groundwater pumping can affect the amount of water available in streams within the Malad-Lower Bear River Area in Utah. The product was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water Rights.
smithsonianmag.com
Comb Ridge, San Juan County, Utah
Photographer: J. Lucy Jordan; © 2016
Gooseberry Mesa, Washington County, Utah
Photographer: J. Lucy Jordan; © 2016
Sunset on Gooseberry Mesa shines golden light on cliffs of Triassic-age Shinarump Conglomerate and the underlying slope-forming Moenkopi Formation. White cliffs and peaks in the distance are thrones and temples of Zion National Park, formed of Jurassic-age Navajo Sandstone.
Alstrom Point, Kane County, Utah
Photographer: Marshall Robinson; © 2016
Lake Powell’s Gunsight Bay as seen from Alstrom Point, Kane County.
The Utah Geological Survey (UGS) is a division of the Utah Department of Natural Resources. Several specialized programs comprise the UGS: Data Management, Energy & Minerals, Geologic Hazards, Geologic Information & Outreach, Geologic Mapping, Groundwater & Wetlands, and Paleontology.