Schedule:
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM - Mansard Trail Hike
Enjoy sweeping views of the area while hiking from the desert floor to the mesa top. After a short scramble, we'll rest to take in the views (at what I like to call "Turtle Rock") and then continue along the trail through a mature Juniper forest. Once at the petroglyph site, we’ll ponder why those who came before us chose to decorate this place, and what they may have been hoping to convey.
Always show respect when visiting rock art sites! Never touch, deface, trace, slide on, or otherwise damage rock writing. Do not make markings or signatures on any of the rock surfaces around the site. Leave the sand where it is. Do not dig holes or brush sand off the rock writing panel. Leave No Trace.
Location: 78 S 100 E, Kanab, UT 84741.
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Environmental Service: Weed Removal from BLM Land
Join Bureau of Land Management staff in removing weeds on Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Johnson Canyon. We will be cutting and bagging flowers and seed heads of Scotch thistle, a noxious weed that can spread dramatically if not controlled. Bring work gloves, pruning shears (short), and trimmers (longer) if you have some to use or to share (good to put your name on them). Help protect and restore our public lands and enjoy the beauty of Johnson Canyon.
Location: Location: 745 US-89, Kanab Utah 84741
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM - Growing Native Plants in our Desert Communities (Orderville)
Native plants are essential to humans and for maintaining urban ecosystem health. What are some of the best ways to grow native plants in the various desert environments of southern Utah? Through demonstrations and dialog, learn how to amend the soil, propagate seeds, and identify a few good examples of native plants that will attract pollinators.
Location: Old Rock Church; 2615 East State Street, Orderville, UT 84755
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM - California Condor Reintroduction & Recovery
In the 1980s, the historical population of California Condors declined dramatically to just 22 individuals. That’s when the greater California Condor Recovery Program was initiated to save the species from extinction. As of April, 2024, there are approximately 90 condors flying in the rugged canyon country of northern Arizona and southern Utah while the total world population of endangered California Condors numbers more than 550 individuals. More than half of them fly free in Arizona, Utah, California, and Mexico. Even though this is an incredible conservation success story, the recovery still faces challenges in achieving the ultimate goal of a self-sustaining population.
The primary threat to Condor recovery is poisoning from the ingestion of carcasses that have been shot with lead ammunition. More recently, avian influenza has set recovery in the southwest back at least a decade with the recent loss of 21 birds. The Peregrine Fund continues its work on behalf of the Condor through captive breeding, releases to the wild, monitoring, and addressing the primary threats in to this iconic vulture species.
Location: Kanab City Library, Multipurpose Room. 374 N Main St, Kanab, UT 84741
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM - Red Cliffs Desert Reserve and its Biodiversity
In 1996 Washington County Utah made history when it became the first County ever to receive approval for a countywide “Habitat Conservation Plan” to protect an endangered species. This cooperative effort complies with the Endangered Species Act and affords protection to the endangered Mojave Desert Tortoise. The initial effort was not without controversy, but today the resulting Red Cliffs Desert Reserve has become a valuable asset to the region, protecting an area of abundant and unique biodiversity found nowhere else on Earth. Come learn about the extraordinary biodiversity within its borders.
Location: Kanab City Library, Multipurpose Room. 374 N Main St, Kanab, UT 84741
9:00 PM - 9:45 PM - Vital Signs: Taking the Pulse of the Planet (documentary film)
Our planet is a beautiful and awesome place. In a new video, join NASA scientists on a 40-minute visual tour of Earth from space, presented at the IMAX Theater at National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. on September 10.
“Vital Signs: Taking the Pulse of Our Planet" was the theme for NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center's fifteenth installment of its annual lecture and reception sponsored by the Maryland Space Business Roundtable.
Earth is a complex, dynamic system we do not yet fully understand. Like the human body, the Earth system comprises diverse components that interact in complex ways.
On this global tour, scientists lead the viewer through Earth’s water cycle, forests and frozen regions as seen through the eyes of NASA’s Earth observing satellite fleet. They share a story of how we can make life better today and into the future.
Location: Kanab City Library, Multipurpose Room. 374 N Main St, Kanab, UT 84741
10:00 PM - 10:45 PM - Evening Yoga (Thursday)
For our evening yoga class, we will be focusing on RADIANT HEALTH with a bow toward stress reduction through breath and body work. This will be a gentle, decompressing class, preparing us for sleep and for the surrendering of any of the day's challenges. Everything around us in this beautiful Red Rock area of Utah shows us that things are changing, even if very slowly. We are also constantly changing and evolving to fit the stressors we are subjected to. We will be mindful as we do some poses that help restore and heal our bodies and hearts.
Location: Kanab City Library, Multipurpose Room. 374 N Main St, Kanab, UT 84741
