Moab • The sandstone towers near Castle Valley ... “Each color is a different species.” In desert environments, biological soil crusts — or biocrusts — play a key role in slowing erosion ...

That, in itself, isn’t all that unusual. Flash flood warnings are common in Utah’s desert environments. But ever since August 20, 2022, Moab residents see stormy weather a bit differently.

Oct. 24, 2024 Just over 5,000 people call Moab, Utah, home, yet this scrappy desert outpost welcomes more than three million visitors each year to play among its austere and inspiring red-rock ...