Booger Steve is the absolute goofiest boy: whenever you approach him, he loses control over his entire body from excitement! Here at Underdog Animal Rescue and Rehab ranch, he has been a little escape artist, but when he escapes he just sits by the front door and waits for someone to find hi…

Artist Adele LeBourgeois Alsop, 73, died peacefully at her home in Castle Valley, Utah, on Sept. 4.

Ann Marie Batcher Godwin was born on June 10, 1933, in Long Beach, California, to Emma (Stoltenberg) Batcher and Harry William Batcher. She passed away in Moab on Aug. 27 at the age of 88, surrounded by family.

Betty Beatrice Durham Johnson, 79, was swept away to her new home on Sept. 13, 2021, in Moab, Utah. She was born on Jan. 14, 1942, in Cortez, Colorado, to Violet Juanita Denney and C. Homer Durham.

Visit any waterway around Moab, and you’re likely to stumble upon tamarisk, an invasive, feathery-looking shrub that now dominates many riverbanks on the Colorado Plateau.

Last year, Green River cancelled its 115-year-old traditional Melon Days Festival in favor of a small, locals-only event to mitigate COVI-19 concerns. The full festival is back this year, with a slew of events and activities and the return of fun favorites like the World’s Largest Watermelon…

This year, Dancing with the Moab Stars will look a little different. Instead of the classic event where prominent Moab figures are partnered with dance instructors to compete in a dance competition, the Moab Valley Multicultural Center, who puts on the event, will show a free film in Swanny …

The Moab Festival of Science returns this year for a celebration and showcase of local science based on the Colorado Plateau.

The Moab community has been profoundly shaped by a group of women who first established Moab’s “Busy Woman’s Club” in 1898 to advance cultural and community causes. Over a century later, the influences of this organization’s work in the community remain evident around town.

Grand County’s own Austin Paris Wright has been nominated for Male Junior High Folkstyle Wrestler of the Year by USA Wrestling Utah. The Grand County Middle School eighth-grader, who wrestles for Devils Wrestling Club along with the middle school team, has won this award the previous two yea…

The deadline for entry into the Youth Garden Project’s Blue Ribbon Produce, Jam, and Pie Exhibition is fast approaching, as judging will take place before the 3rd annual Harvest Festival hosted by YGP on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 3 to 7 p.m.

It’s me again, Cosmo the library cat, and I’ve got some exciting news! There is going to be a free outdoor concert in the Grand County Public Library’s courtyard next Friday evening, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m.! A very talented musician from Colombia is coming to play music from his band, Shangalu. T…

Science Moab is diving into the research and advocacy in the Indian Creek area outside of Moab. Here, Science Moab speaks with Ty Tyler, stewardship director of rock climbing advocacy organization The Access Fund, about their recent survey of Indian Creek climbers and the launch of their cli…

The Grand County Public Library’s Summer Reading Program had an animal theme this year, and since the librarians are all animal lovers (clearly: look how much they adore me!) they decided to invite the community to send in pictures of local pets and wildlife to be collected in a virtual phot…

Moab hasn’t had a powwow—a Native American cultural heritage celebration and ceremonial gathering—in as long as Jacob Crane, executive director for the Salt Lake Air Protectors, can remember. This September, the SLC Air Protectors partnered with the local Full Circle Intertribal Center to ho…

As a nonprofit, one of the Moab Music Festival’s priorities is community engagement. But it’s often overlooked; in the glory of the festival’s elite lineup—this year’s will feature a work done with famous actor and author George Takei—it’s easy to forget about the Festival’s plethora of scho…

Long John may technically be an adult dog at 1 year of age, but at heart he's really just a big puppy! He's a loveable fluffball whose color changes depending on if he's been rolling around in the dirt (which he usually is). He is such a happy dog and always looks like he has a smile on his …

Dark shadows twist their way across the red rocks of Moab, the only light coming from the waxing moon. The dry grasses shush together, sounding like footsteps. Wait, footsteps? You check behind your back—but nothing’s there. Wait, do rocks make shadows that look like that? Wait, are you hear…

Though much has changed since the Moab Valley was settled in the late 1800s, schools have long been central to the community’s vitality and culture. In 1881, construction began on the first school in Grand County. It was a rough-hewn log cabin, with a roof made of logs and willows. In the wi…

As a nationally- and internationally-renowned climbing spot, the Indian Creek area outside of Moab is home to stellar natural beauty, world-class crags...and increasing recreational use. This week, Science Moab speaks with David Carter, an avid climber and assistant professor of public polic…

Newell E. “Ned” Dalton, aged 88, passed away on Monday, August 23 in Moab, Utah. He was born on May 15, 1933, in Moab and grew up in Moab, Thompson Canyon and Castle Valley. He was the eldest son of Newell Earl and Nelda Lavern Dalton, both preceding him in death.

Diesel was surrendered by a family in Monument Valley that no longer had the means to care for him. They loved him and knew Underdog Animal Rescue and Rehab would find him a great new home! Diesel is about 2 years old and has a leg up from most rez dogs since he has already been in a home be…

Hi Kids! It’s me again, Cosmo the Library Cat. The Grand County Public Library is open to the public again, but it has been really quiet in the mornings since you all started school. I’ve been taking some really long naps. Yaaaawwwn. But I really hope you’ll come to visit me in the afternoon…

If you lived in Moab 100 years ago, what might you do for fun on a Saturday night? Throughout the past century and a half, the social events available to Moabites have shifted significantly. From parades to concerts to movies, entertainment in Moab looks very different today than it did in t…

Grand County community members read more than half a million minutes during this summer’s successful reading challenge at the Grand County Public Library, winning a $1,000 award from Dominion Energy for the Humane Society of Moab Valley.

The annual Moab Artists Studio Tour returns for its 18th year on September 4 to 5. The tour is an opportunity for locals and visitors alike to connect with local artists and tour their studios. This year, 16 artists are participating.

When Michael Barrett drove through Moab on his way to Santa Fe in 1990, he was in awe. The reddish orange sandstone cliffs and the glory of the Colorado River captured his imagination just like it had—has—to so many other travelers. But instead of imagining himself climbing the rocks or gett…

Local nonprofit Moab Solutions announced the hiring of Diego Velasquez as assistant to the executive director. Velasquez will work on furthering primary goals for Moab Solutions: outreach and advocacy for those experiencing homelessness, creating coordinated projects with the Community Recyc…

Lakes may not sound like particularly complicated places, but or quagga mussels, the complexity of Lake Powell has dictated the magnitude of their impact on the ecosystem. This week, we speak with Nathan St. Andre, who recently completed his thesis in biology at Brigham Young University and …

The last of this summer’s Free Concert Series is on Friday, August 27 at Swanny Park starting at 6 p.m.

Huzzah! We did it together! The participants in the Grand County Public Library Summer Reading Challenge collectively read for a half-million minutes! (How many cat years is that?) Because we reached this goal, Dominion Energy is generously donating $1000 to the Humane Society of Moab Valley…

When most people think of Utah and fossils, they immediately think of dinosaurs. Indeed, Utah and the area around Moab in particular are home to some of the most abundant and diverse dinosaur fossil sites in the world. The cliffs and canyons of the Colorado Plateau and Great Basin areas hold…

What if you came face-to-face with living, breathing dinosaurs and could investigate their lives? That’s how Dr. Geoffrey Smith, a physiological ecologist at Dixie State University, sees his study of Utah reptiles. This week, we speak with Dr. Smith about desert adaptations, large bladders, …

Meet Bucky! Bucky and his brother were abandoned near the home of a family in Montezuma Creek. The family took care of them for as long as they could before giving them to Underdog Animal Rescue and Rehab to find them forever homes. Bucky is a sweet dog who is about 2 years old. He is alread…

Hailey Henderson’s one-woman show deals with serious issues, but she doesn’t want that to scare you off.

The first of Moab Community Garden’s fall season garden workshop series will be held on August 14 with local gardener Jon Olchewski. Olchewski will lead workshop attendees through a talk on how to extend the growing season, what crops can be sown for the fall, and how to overwinter your gard…

The 2020-2021 school year was Grand County High School woodshop teacher Jessica Manderfield’s first year teaching at the high school after the retirement of longtime woodshop teacher Kent Dalton.

Meow-meow, everyone! It’s me Cosmo, your favorite Library Cat, with some sensational news from the Grand County Public Library. Ever since the librarians made super cute stickers of my handsome face for the Summer Reading Program, people kept requesting a t-shirt with this graphic. I complet…

Throughout time, travel patterns across the Colorado Plateau have been determined by the landscape’s dramatic geography– carved by rivers to create canyons among high plateaus and swells. The Colorado River (known as the Grand until 1921) is one of the largest rivers in the United States; th…

Hailey Henderson’s one-woman show deals with serious issues, but she doesn’t want that to scare you off.

Meet Kit Kat, the dog as sweet as a candy bar! Kit Kat was brought in to Underdog Animal Rescue and Rehab with her five puppies, all of which were super friendly. She’s a great momma but is now ready to be in a home of her own.

Josh Hansen is the new manager for the recently designated Utahraptor State Park north of Moab. Hansen began working at the Utah Department of Natural Resources in 2017 at Red Fleet and Steinaker State Parks in Vernal, Utah. “Steinaker has quite a bit of bone laying around, both paleontologi…

It’s not something we like to think about but when you gotta know, you gotta know… Just how do you safely go to the bathroom while outdoors? This week, we speak with Ginger Allen, the environmental stewardship coordinator for the Southeast Utah Health Department. Ginger is spearheading a pub…

Crystal White, owner of Moab Astronomy Tours and co-founder of Moab Dark Skies, remembers sleeping under the stars as a child to “take in the stars, watch the meteors and see the universe.”

Greetings, friends! It’s me, Cosmo the Library Cat with a special message that I hope will come as a relief to some of you.

Visitors to Moab often inquire about the origin of the city’s name. What’s the story behind the name? Why Moab?