by Kevin Berend | May 1, 2025 | Newsroom, Science From The Steps
Biological soil crusts (aka biocrusts) are a thin surface layer composed of mosses, lichens, fungi, and cyanobacteria that grow on loose, dry soils worldwide (about 12% of land surface). An important ecological component of dryland ecosystems, biocrusts hold soil in...
by Jackie Grant | Apr 9, 2025 | Newsroom
Grand Staircase Escalante Partners took part in the Conservation Lands Foundation Fly-in to visit legislators at the Capitol in Washington DC this April.Photo provided by Jackie Grant, 2025. Let’s start with some good news: about half of our frozen Federal...
by Jason Pulver | Mar 25, 2025 | Newsroom
Metate Arch in Devils Garden, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, photo by Jack Dykinga The formation of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) Inter-Tribal Coalition marks a key point in the history of the Monument because it shows how...
by Jason Pulver | Mar 6, 2025 | Newsroom
The GSEP Team attended the Rally for Public Lands at the Utah State Capitol in January.Photo provided by Jackie Grant, 2025. As you can imagine, 2025 has been off to a rocky start. Our organization was one of many that felt the effects of the Federal funding freeze....
by Kevin Berend | Feb 24, 2025 | Newsroom, Science From The Steps
Water and air do not adhere to lines drawn on a map. Plants and animals do not respect man-made boundaries, and often require much larger areas than we allow. As climate change continues to alter the behavior of wildlife and the function of ecosystems, connectivity...
by Kevin Berend | Jan 29, 2025 | Newsroom, Science From The Steps
In its ancient past, Mars is believed to have had a similar climate to Earth, even flowing water at one time. Recent rover expeditions have targeted areas where water flowed across the surface, in search of evidence of past life. Scientists hope that exploration of...
