Schedule:
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Tilted Mesa Botany Walk
Explore the ancient juniper trees, plants and lichens of the Tilted Mesa trails with Marc Coles-Ritchie, ecologist for BLM at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. On this easy to moderate botany walk of 2-3 miles, we will examine Junipers that have been alive for more than 700 years!
Location: 78 S 100 E, Kanab, UT 84741
12:30 PM EDT - 2:00 PM - Growing Native Plants in our Desert Communities (Kanab)
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: Kane County Hospital ambulance barn- near the intersection of N 100 W and 300 N
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Habitat Connectivity in Southern Utah
Wildlands Network is creating a movement across the continent to connect and restore natural habitats so that wildlife can roam freely and thrive. Learn about habitat connectivity in Southern Utah and the importance of migration corridors such as for the Paunsaugunt mule deer herd. Wildlands Network works with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR), local landowners, and a coalition of other nonprofits to create landscapes in Southern Utah that are beneficial for both wildlife and humans.
Location: Kanab City Library, Multipurpose Room. 374 N Main St, Kanab, UT 84741
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM - Hopi Agriculture, Weaving, and Pottery
Traditional cultural practices of dry farming and cultural arts of weaving and pottery will be presented by Hopi Woman and cultural knowledge-holder Evvy Lynn Trujillo.
Evvy is from the village of Mungapi near Tuba City, AZ, and has been creating pottery and weaving baskets for 28 years. Evvy was taught that everything she needs to create both pots and baskets is provided by Mother Earth. She says, “I am very grateful for each day and I try to always look for the positive in every situation. I respect Mother Earth and love where I live.”
Location: Kanab City Library, Multipurpose Room. 374 N. Main Street, Kanab, UT 84741
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Sacred Space for a Sacred Journey
The sacred power of the desert wilderness is its capacity to stun us with stark beauty and a direct experience of the overwhelming power of the Creator. An extended sojourn in the silence of wilderness invites, even forces us, into a deeper encounter with our interior lives and all the stifled emotions and intuitions screaming at us for reform. Once we have emerged from the wilderness, we need an order of life that keeps us constantly in touch with our interior lives and a practice for sustainable living. This discussion will consider the model of the monastic village guided by the Rule of Benedict as a sustainable order of life.
Father Rick Sherman is the priest at St. Christopher’s Catholic Church in Kanab, Utah. Join Father Rick to learn about the sacred qualities of desert wilderness and a sustainable order of life, then share your thoughts in a community conversation.
Location: Kanab City Library, Multipurpose Room. 374 N Main St, Kanab, UT 84741
8:30 PM - 10:00 PM - Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty (documentary film)
Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty is a feature length documentary (78 mins) that examines the trajectory of Udall's life from his childhood through his Mormon mission, his World War II service, his student years at the University of Arizona, his time in Congress, and then, most significantly, his years as Secretary of the Interior under the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, focusing on his effectiveness as a dedicated, bi-partisan public servant.
Udall tried always to acknowledge his mistakes while also doing his best to find common ground within the political process and was the first public official to speak out about global warming.
Secretary Udall was a well-respected author who called on all Americans to move away from our emphasis on economic growth and consumerism toward quality of life, and a new political ethos centered on beauty, simplicity, appreciation of nature and the arts, and a recognition of Earth's limits - a message that still resonates today!
Location: Kanab City Library, Multipurpose Room. 374 N Main St, Kanab, UT 84741
10:30 PM EDT - 12:30 AM - Star Party 2024 (Friday)
Celebrate natural darkness by joining amateur astronomy interpreters from Kanab’s Stellar Vista Observatory for an evening observing the stars, planets, and Earth’s thin waxing crescent Moon inside the Winter Hexagon! We’ll begin with a conversation about the wise use of light at night, followed by a laser constellation tour and spectacular views of deep sky objects at the eyepiece of SVO’s powerful telescopes.
Location: Kanab City Library parking lot. 374 N. Main St., Kanab, UT 84741
