Issue Date: August 2015

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Water Your Trees!

When it comes to precipitation, Utah’s trees are always living on the edge. Fifteen inches of rain is the norm. A year or two of

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Regulars

Shall We Dance?

Too much dancing: Scientifically proven methods to feel good and get what you want. —by Amy Brunvand

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Designers in the Dust

As the reputation of the annual Burning Man festival in northwestern Nevada has expanded, the international media is now flooded once a year with imagery

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Soil Biology Basics

As I write this article, I am sitting under a 300-ft.-tall canopy of old growth redwoods just off the coast of California. With more biomass

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Nightshade Season

Ah, the lovely tomato—so beautiful in its simplicity, elegance, versatility and nutrition. This is the garden prize we wait all summer for—whether we meticulously planted,

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Inglorious Nightshades

Every once in a while, without warning, my joints and muscles would get stiff and ache once in a while. When that happened, I would

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