Salt Lake Sites: Nature
Utah deserves to be ranked among the most beautiful locations on planet. Utah has a diverse climate from the stark deserts in the south and west to high alpine meadows in the Wasatch and Uintahs. Here is a short collection web sites that focus on the nature and environment.
You will find recreational sites in the outdoors directory, and sites fighting to preserve Utah from the short sighted development that is working to turn the state in a suburb of LA.
You will find recreational sites in the outdoors directory, and sites fighting to preserve Utah from the short sighted development that is working to turn the state in a suburb of LA.
- Round River (www.roundriver.org)
Named after an essay by Aldo Leopald, Round River is an research and education organization formulating bioregionally based conservation strategies for the preservation and restoration of wild places. - Utah Native Plant Society (www.unps.org)
Learn about Utah native plants. - Mushroom Society of Utah (www.users.uswest.net)
The Mushroom Society of Utah is a group interested in the wild edible fungi of the Beehive State. - Back Country Horsemen of Utah (www.bchu.com)
Concerned citizens working to sustain equestrian access to our public lands. - Tree Utah (www.treeutah.org) - review
To improve Utah's quality of life for present and future generations by enhancing the environment through planting, stewardship and education. - International Society for Salt Lake Research (www.isslr.org)
This international organization is interested in environmental issues of saline lakes around the world such as the Salt Lake, Dead Sea, Saltan sea, etc. - Northern Utah Wetlands Partnership (www.utahwetlands.org) - review
NUWP's mission is to develop a wetlands education master plan that will increase public awareness of the values and functions of wetlands in the Greater Great Salt Lake Ecosystem. - Wasatch Audubon Society: Ogden, Utah (www.wasatchaudubon.org)
Headquarted in Ogden, the Wasatch Audubon has information on all the birds in the state, including bird sighting reports, and a puzzle aerie. - Earthquake Hazards Program (earthquake.usgs.gov) - review
Information from the USGS on earthquakes in Utah. The site includes maps, histories, fault information and geographic hazards. - School LAND Trust Program - U.S.O.E. (www.schoollandtrust.org) - review
Information on the school land trusts administered by the Utah State Office of Education. - Utah Lepidopterists' Society (www.utahlepsociety.org) - review
The Utah Lepidopterists' Society is a non-profit educational and scientific organization dedicated to the study and enjoyment of all aspects of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) of Utah. - Explore the Underwater World (www.webscuba.net)
Learn to SCUBA or snorkel and explore the underwater world. See aquatic life on their terms--eye to eye, in the water. Just because we're in the desert, doesn't mean that there aren't interesting things to see and explore underwater. - Great Backyard Bird Count: (gbbc.birdsource.org) - review
Site includes tallies from the annual backyard bird count. - Utah Rare Plants (www.utahrareplants.org) - review
A guide to rare and endangered plants in Utah. - One Million Trees - Salt Lake County (milliontrees.slco.org)
This site has information on the community forest and environmental efforts by Salt Lake County.
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