Arts, Gatherings
On the cover
This month’s cover art is a family treasure. Pilar presented the original painting as a wedding present to CATALYST art director, Polly and her husband, Mark Mottonen. It was still …
Culture, Garden, Live
Bee Fest: A celebration of pollination!
June 17-23 , 2019 is “Pollinator Week” and CATALYST leads the way with Bee Fest Saturday, June 15th, 9am – 2pm, at the Green Team Farm 622 W. 100 S. By now, you probably know we ne …
Environmental Politics
Environews
Burr trail controversy resurfaces In April, the Bureau of Land Management allowed Garfield County to chip-seal 7.5 miles of a remote dirt road, reigniting a historic environmental …
Environmental Politics, Health
Meet the dust doctor
Atmospheric scientist Kevin Perry knows what blows from the Great Salt Lake Last year I wrote about dust that often blows in from the southwest, plaguing areas of the Wasatch Front …
Memoir, Transportation
Auto biography
Conversation is more important than steering the beast Two months after I stopped driving, I decided I wanted to be a Lyft driver. I had taken Lyft a number of times and encountere …
DIY, Home
Building a dream
Straw bale construction is happening in Salt Lake City It’s snowing. I have clay plaster in my hair, down my shirt, and up my nose as well as on the bale wall in front of me. Even …
Memior
Book Review– Seasons: Desert Sketches
by Ellen Meloy, Torry House Press If you take a raft trip through Desolation Canyon, chances are someone will bring along a copy of Ellen Meloy’s book Raven’s Exile: A Season on th …
Garden
Beyond honey bees
A look at some of Utah’s native bees Bees are crucial to almost every meal you eat, and are hands down the most important pollinators in our ecosystem. But the rampant introduction …
Arts, Community Profiles, Entertainment
Utah Arts Alliance’s Dreamscapes
Utah artists and volunteers practice recycling/repurposing for art’s sake Dreams rarely make sense. But frankly, reality doesn’t always make much sense either. The planet’s garbage …
Environmental Politics, Nature, Think
A win for pollinators
Citizen action group does end-run around bureaucracy to change pesticide laws In their nearly 30 years of existence, neonicotinoids have become the most widely used insecticide in …
Community, Food & Health
The little free pantry
You’ve seen the little lending libraries. Hopefully you’ve stopped at a few to browse the books available for the taking. Maybe you’ve even helped yourself to one or two. Couldn’t …
Gender Equality
Celebrate women’s suffrage in Utah
The year 2020 will mark the 150th anniversary of Utah being the second U.S. territory to grant all women full voting rights. Wyoming granted women full voting rights the year prior …
Spirituality & Mysticism
Metaphors for the month
Osho Zen Tarot: Trust, The Rebel, Compromise Medicine Cards: Porcupine Mayan Oracle: Universal Movement, Greater Cycles, Lamat Ancient Egyptian Tarot: Seven of Disks, The Hermit, J …
June 2019 Almanac
A monthly compendium of random wisdom for the natural world and beyond June 1 Average temps: high: 78ºF; low: 54ºF; 21% chance of precipitation (average 1.4 in.). Sunrise 5:58am, …
DIY
Jumpstart your office recycling
Clear information goes a long way to enacting a successful program You’ve got a recycling program in your workplace, but it’s got lackluster support. People aren’t certain what ite …
Culture, Think
America’s ancient earthworks
What the prehistoric mounds and myths of North America have in common with Egypt’s pyramids – and together, the bigger story they tell Graham Hancock, the Indiana Jones of journali …
Nostalgia in a time of mindfulness
Nostalgia is a long soothing warm pool with a deep end full of non-vegan sharks. In fact, I think the sharks are paleo/keto and there is no lifeguard on duty. I feel the siren call …
Arts, Community, Culture
New Performances Added to Salt Lake’s Living Traditions Festival
Salt Lake City’s Living Traditions festival, one of the best places in Utah to celebrate multiculturalism, is in its 34th year. This year the free festival is adding several exciti …
