Staff Picks

By: M. R. Milligan The captivating and oddly shaped stone sculptures that serve as the centerpiece of Goblin Valley State Park are the product of millions of years of intricate geological processes. As you wander through the park, you encounter...

By: Dr. Orson K. Miller Jr. & Hope H. Miller With more than 600 brilliant color photographs, detailed line drawings, informative and illuminating descriptions, and critical identification keys, North American Mushrooms is the definitive guide to the fungi of the...

By: Richard A. Robison, Loren E. Babcock, and Val G. Gunther Few places have a better fossil record of Cambrian life than Utah. In Exceptional Cambrian Fossils from Utah: A Window Into the Age of Trilobites, the authors present an...

By: Steve D. Bowman and Walter J. Arabasz This map shows earthquakes known to have occurred within and surrounding Utah from 1850 through December 2016 and mapped Quaternary faults considered to be earthquake sources. The faults shown on the map...

This excellent and thorough guidebook makes the Jordan River Water Trail approachable, convenient, and fascinating. Everyone from first-time boaters to experienced paddlers can use this guide to find surprisingly unique and enjoyable adventures on Salt Lake City's backyard river. It's...

By: Ron Harris "Geology is the very essence of connecting with the land. It is the air we breath the water we drink, the materials we use to build...the energy resources we crave and the wilderness that takes our breath...

Utah is well established as a recreation playground, from world-class skiing in the north to 5 amazing national parks in the south. Our Utah Road & Recreation Atlas is designed to help locals and visitors make the most of the...

The Colorado Plateau is one of the world's great showplaces of sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rock. The plateau's rocky landscapes are home to the greatest concentration of national parks and monuments in the world. Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau...