What do Colorado’s Front Range and the Californian coast have in common? They’re both fed by the Colorado River, one of the country’s most massive waterways. Despite its size, the river and its reservoirs have reached perilously low water levels due to increased use and the impacts of climat…
Members of the Youth Garden Project farm crew began planting vegetable and flower seeds in late winter and have been nurturing the young plants for the past three months. Now it’s time for some of those starts to find new homes.
Did you know that a clump of nettles is a “powerhouse of nutrients?” You can learn how to identify the herbaceous perennial and several other plants – as well as their uses – during a medicinal plant walk class led by herbalist and Sundial Medicinals owner Emily Stock.
Mila Dunbar-Irwin has stepped into the position of the City of Moab’s sustainability director, focusing on citywide efforts to promote water conservation, renewable power and other strategic initiatives to protect the environment and reduce costs for the city.
Moab resident Kay Stoye celebrated her 106th birthday on April 9. For the happy occasion, her two musical sons, Jim and Bill Stoye, serenaded her at her home at the Canyonlands Care Center.
The seventh-grade student of the month is Daisy Han. Daisy was selected as the student of the month because of her hard work and engagement in our school. Daisy is a student who is committed to her work. She always tries her best on every assignment and her teachers report that she is often …
Mary Elizabeth Santangelo passed away unexpectedly on April 6, 2021, due to complications from an underlying health condition. She was serving as an intern with the Big Sky Watershed Corps in western Montana after recently graduating from Utah State University—Moab. Mary was slight of frame,…
Hello everyone, this is Cosmo, the Library Cat! If you love beautiful music like I do, you’ve got to attend the library's next Online Musical Story Hour. Our featured musical artists are Kara and Peter Dugan from New York City. Pianist Peter Dugan is the host of the NPR program "From the Top…
92 dogs and puppies were surrendered to Underdog Animal Rescue and Rehab at our last spay and neuter clinic. Patti Mayonnaise was one of those pups hoping to find a home. Patti’s mama, a beagle/lab mix named Tiny, had wandered into a woman’s yard.
Residents and tourists passing through the northwest corner of town will notice a new work of art brightening up the streetscape. Artist Jeremy Collins has rendered a colorful, stylized redtail hawk on the outside of The Gym on 5th, on a wall that faces 400 North, the T&H Corner Store an…
Are you the friend that everyone “shushes” at the movie theater as you call out plot holes and impossibilities in the story line? At Science Moab’s “Science on Screen” series, a panel of professionals will be there to back you up.
How can a single ecosystem both expand and contract in the same region? Pinyon-juniper woodlands are doing just this: found across the Colorado Plateau, this diverse ecosystem is encroaching into new habitats while simultaneously experiencing huge die-offs. This week, Science Moab speaks wit…
Meowzers! It’s Cosmo, the library cat. Spring is here and there are fresh books and activities for Teens and Tweens at the library! Pick up free Teen/Tween Take & Make activity bags and learn new papercrafts this month. The Origami Take & Make bag shows you how to fold your own origa…
Debbie Souza-Pappas has dedicated her life to caring for sick, orphaned and injured wildlife as founder and executive director of Second Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation in Price. Souza-Pappas and one other full-time volunteer have taken care of beavers, porcupines, minks, squirrels, chipmunks…
Moab’s community radio station KZMU has aired the final act of this year’s radio drama, but that's not the end of the story.
“I call myself a compost activist,” said Moab local Diane Ackerman. She’s fiercely passionate about turning kitchen scraps into rich soil and will lead a workshop on Saturday, April 10 to teach other gardeners the tricks.
Science Moab talks to Henry Grover about how moss can help restore burned areas
Hi friends! This is Cosmo, the Library Cat. Do you ever get tired of playing and want to do something relaxing for a while, but can’t think of just what exactly to do? Well, I have just the answer for you: Grab a comfy seat and one of these fun Early Chapter Books. I promise you’ll be runnin…
Spring is here, and with it come the first green shoots of garden vegetables. For those who don’t or can’t garden, local farms make fresh fresh fruits and veggies available for Moab area residents. That produce may end up in your meal at a local restaurant, in the aisle at a local grocery st…
The city of Green River will host the first ever Green River Dirt Bike Rally this weekend, March 26 and 27, combining a socially distant activity with a love for locals.
Rowan Murdock and Alondra Escalante, both seniors, are Grand County High School’s February recipients of student-of-the-month.
With a year of living during a pandemic behind us and hope for a return to normalcy on the horizon, the Grand County Public Library is inviting community members to share their recollections of the past year. What changed for you? How is life different?
There will be more than 500 items available for the Youth Garden Project’s 11th annual online auction fundraiser, which takes place March 18 through 24. Adventures, art, and restaurant gift certificates are among the goods and services that have been donated from around the region, including…
In 1518, a strange form of what some theorists believe to have been mass hysteria gripped hundreds of residents of Strasbourg, France: uncontrollable dancing, to the point of exhaustion and even death for some of those afflicted.
Meowlo everyone, it’s Cosmo, the Library Cat. I love a good mystery novel with a smart detective and an intriguing plot, so my librarians told me to check a few new ones out. “Premeditated Myrtle,” is the first book in a new series by Elizabeth C. Bunce. Myrtle Hardcastle is a 12-year-old gi…
Last month, Grand County High School tenth-grader Marek Relph competed in the first-ever Utah High School Activities Association-sponsored high school girls’ state wrestling championship.
Hi everybody, this is Cosmo, the Library Cat. This week I want to tell you about my new favorite author, Erin Hunter. The librarians here at Grand County Public Library recommended I check out the Warriors series by Erin Hunter and it is meowsome!
“When I first found out about clothing swaps, I was like ‘are you kidding me? This is a thing?!’” said Bitsy Tatera.
If you like the fizz of soda but prefer a more healthful beverage you might want to try kombucha – made fresh and on tap here in Moab.
Grand County High School art teacher Christa Green has been chosen as the 2020-21 Utah Art Education Association Utah Art High School Educator of the year, a recognition given to only one secondary art educator in the whole state of Utah each year!
The Grand County School District wants local families to know that free breakfast and lunch are available to all students, whether they have applied for the meal program or not. This expansion of the school breakfast and lunch program by the U.S. Department of Agriculture will go through 202…
Several Moab artists will be exhibiting their works in Green River for the 16th annual Canyon River Runners Art Show at the John Wesley Powell River History Museum which opens Saturday, March 6. The exhibit will be up through March 27.
One of the first nonnative permanent settlers in the Moab area was William Grandstaff, a Black farmer and cowboy who, in the 1870s and 80s, ran cattle in a canyon off the Colorado River that is now a popular hiking destination named for the early pioneer.
When he came to Moab in the spring of 1988, David Attenborough was a sprightly 62-year-old who, though he was a modest, friendly and very affable man, had just recently been knighted by the queen of England. Sir David had many fascinating travel and film location stories to tell
“Everyone who walks in the door these days goes, ‘Hey, whatever happened to that map?" said Mary Langworthy, membership and community outreach coordinator for the Moab Museum.
The Youth Garden Project is teaming up with the Moab Valley Multicultural Center to
Moab resident Mónica Piñera compiled a collection of stories about life during the coronavirus quarantine. [Courtesy of the Moab Museum]
Dedicated recycler Sara Melnicoff said she wanted to be first in line to support the new Moab Community Recycle Center Sponsorship Program.
Last year, the city of Green River canceled its annual Melon Days Festival for the first time in over 100 years. This year, organizers are hoping that the COVID-19 pandemic will lessen enough by the fall to allow the festival to continue as planned. The 115th Melon Days Festival is planned f…
Mónica Piñera, who lives in Moab but is originally from Mexico, knew last spring that the coronavirus pandemic was history in the making. She wanted to document the stories of people living through it, so she got in touch with friends and family, both in the United States and in Mexico, to a…
“If somebody has something that they’re interested in, whether it’s rockets, robotics, cooking, crafts, sewing, animals, photography—whatever they’re interested in, we can start a club,” said Catherine Hansen, program coordinator for Grand County’s 4-H program.
On Wednesday, Feb. 24 from 5 to 6:30 p.m., Moab's Youth Garden Project will host its annual seed swap. Bring your leftover seed packets and plant clippings to share with community gardeners and house plant enthusiasts at 530 S. 400 East, where you’ll swap stories and seedlings ahead of plant…
With the global pandemic forcing most of us to stay home more, Moab yoga teacher Star Kolb has organized an online event to make that home space more creative and healthful. The “Being – Home Retreat, A Day of Wellness and Community” is being offered for free on Saturday, February 13.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Desert Sun Ceramics is offering couple’s classes—but don’t worry if you’re not currently in love.
On Monday, Feb. 1 through Friday, Feb. 5, the Bureau of Land Management Canyon Country District Moab and Monticello field offices will offer a joint, virtual customer service week. The sessions, which are free, will last from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. each day on Zoom and will cover a wide range of …
“It’s a revival!” says Sascha Steinberg, art teacher and Moab Arts and Recreation Center assistant. Steinberg’s popular Embroidery 101 class is back by popular demand. Steinberg says that she’s excited to show class participants that the practice of embroidery isn’t all stuffy old-lady fare.
Each year, the Moab Chamber of Commerce honors one local business as the Business of the Year and one person as Citizen of the Year. Typically, the awards are presented during the chamber’s annual banquet; that event was canceled this year due to COVID. Instead, the chamber honored the winne…
Maybe you made a New Years resolution to focus on your health. Perhaps you need to de-stress and reground after reading recent national news. Or, maybe you just like taking yoga classes taught by certified instructors with experience in a wide variety of yogic traditions. Whether new to yoga…
Congratulations are in order for the Moab Community Recycle Center and local recycling proponent Sara Melnicoff. Both recently received awards from the Recycling Coalition of Utah, a nonprofit dedicated to the development of solid waste reduction, reuse, and recycling in the state.
Now I know: I was born to hurl a deadly object through the air and rejoice in the satisfying smack of the blade hitting the target. It is exhilarating.
Back in November, Moab resident Annie Payne posted to the Facebook group Moab Stone Soup, a page set up to facilitate resource sharing in the area. Payne noted the increasing strain on medical staff at Moab Regional Hospital.
