Did you know that Moab is a science capital of the world? There's so much going on here, and talented scientists who can help locals and visitors alike make sense of it all. Thoughout the summer months, the Canyonlands Natural History Association (CNHA) hosts a free lecture series in partnership with the Moab Information Center. These August lectures will be held at the MIC at 6 p.m.
August 7 ~ Robert Anderson ~ Soundscapes ~ Sounds are all around us and play an important role in our physiology and public land experience. The National Park Service is beginning to understand the relationship between sound and the inherent resources within the park. By preserving the natural sound, we can all enjoy our national wonders a little more.
August 14 ~ Bruce Louthan ~ Dalton Wells Camp and the CCC’s in Southeast Utah ~ The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCCs) started on Apr 1, 1933, only one month after Franklin Roosevelt was inaugurated to deal with the Great Depression. By mid-July Moab had a Forest Service-sponsored camp operating at Warner Lake. That was followed by 4 more camps in the area until World War II ended the program. They were staffed by agency personnel to select projects, local experienced men to guide the work, military officers to organize the enrollees, and young men 18 to 25 to do the work. Their efforts began modern resource management in southeast Utah on state, federal and private lands damaged by heavy erosion and overgrazing. See how their presence and work -- highlighted by the Dalton Wells camp that is now part of the new Utahraptor State Park -- impacted Grand County then and through the next 90 years.
August 28 ~ Rhodes Smartt ~ Geology of Canyonlands ~ Have you ever wondered how Canyonlands was formed? National Park Ranger/Geologist Rhodes Smartt will take us on a journey through the geologic history of Canyonlands National Park. He will discuss the geology of the greater Colorado Plateau area and the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands, and how its unique geology led to uranium mining. Join us for an evening of geologic exploration!