Wildflowers and Botany
Plants are among the most diverse and under-photographed resources in the American Southwest.
Platanthera aquilonis, Ferron Mountain, Manti-La Sal National Forest, Sanpete County, Utah
Plants are among the most diverse and under-photographed resources in the American Southwest.
Platanthera aquilonis, Ferron Mountain, Manti-La Sal National Forest, Sanpete County, Utah (2)
Plants are among the most diverse and under-photographed resources in the American Southwest.
Mahonia fremontii, Fremont's barberry, Molen Reef, Utah
This image was photographed in the Molen Reef region in the western San Rafael Swell. The Molen Reef is a culturally-rich landscape with numerous rock art sites, lithic landscapes, and places of habitation. It is also an important resource for rare plants, paleontology, history, and geology. This area has been at risk for energy development consistently over the last four years.
Pediocactus winkleri in bloom, Winkler's pincushion cactus, Molen Reef, Utah (2)
This image was photographed in the Molen Reef region in the western San Rafael Swell. The Molen Reef is a culturally-rich landscape with numerous rock art sites, lithic landscapes, and places of habitation. It is also an important resource for rare plants, paleontology, history, and geology. This area has been at risk for energy development consistently over the last four years.
Pediocactus winkleri in bloom, Winkler's pincushion cactus, Molen Reef, Utah (3)
This image was photographed in the Molen Reef region in the western San Rafael Swell. The Molen Reef is a culturally-rich landscape with numerous rock art sites, lithic landscapes, and places of habitation. It is also an important resource for rare plants, paleontology, history, and geology. This area has been at risk for energy development consistently over the last four years.
Pediocactus winkleri scale, Winkler's pincushion cactus, Molen Reef, Utah
This image was photographed in the Molen Reef region in the western San Rafael Swell. The Molen Reef is a culturally-rich landscape with numerous rock art sites, lithic landscapes, and places of habitation. It is also an important resource for rare plants, paleontology, history, and geology. This area has been at risk for energy development consistently over the last four years.
Pediocactus winkleri in bloom, Winkler's pincushion cactus, Molen Reef, Utah
This image was photographed in the Molen Reef region in the western San Rafael Swell. The Molen Reef is a culturally-rich landscape with numerous rock art sites, lithic landscapes, and places of habitation. It is also an important resource for rare plants, paleontology, history, and geology. This area has been at risk for energy development consistently over the last four years.
Allium macropetalum, Large-petaled onion, Molen Reef, Utah
This image was photographed in the Molen Reef region in the western San Rafael Swell. The Molen Reef is a culturally-rich landscape with numerous rock art sites, lithic landscapes, and places of habitation. It is also an important resource for rare plants, paleontology, history, and geology. This area has been at risk for energy development consistently over the last four years.
Asclepias tuberosa, butterfly milkweed, Bears Ears National Monument, San Juan County, Utah
This image was taken in the newly-designated Bears Ears National Monument. The National Monument preserves one of the most significant cultural resource areas in North America, composed of over 13,000 years of human occupancy, over 100,000 estimated archaeological sites, and active ceremonial sites for present-day tribes. Actions from the Trump administration exclude many of the sites included in this gallery from the protections of a National Monument. These eviscerated sacred places are at an increased risk of development.
Asclepias tuberosa, butterfly milkweed, Bears Ears National Monument, San Juan County, Utah
This image was taken in the newly-designated Bears Ears National Monument. The National Monument preserves one of the most significant cultural resource areas in North America, composed of over 13,000 years of human occupancy, over 100,000 estimated archaeological sites, and active ceremonial sites for present-day tribes. Actions from the Trump administration exclude many of the sites included in this gallery from the protections of a National Monument. These eviscerated sacred places are at an increased risk of development.
Phemeranthus brevifolius, pygmy fameflower, Bears Ears National Monument, San Juan County, Utah
This image was taken in the newly-designated Bears Ears National Monument. The National Monument preserves one of the most significant cultural resource areas in North America, composed of over 13,000 years of human occupancy, over 100,000 estimated archaeological sites, and active ceremonial sites for present-day tribes. Actions from the Trump administration exclude many of the sites included in this gallery from the protections of a National Monument. These eviscerated sacred places are at an increased risk of development.
Tetradymia canescens, spineless horsebrush, Bears Ears, San Juan County, Utah
This image was taken in the newly-designated Bears Ears National Monument. The National Monument preserves one of the most significant cultural resource areas in North America, composed of over 13,000 years of human occupancy, over 100,000 estimated archaeological sites, and active ceremonial sites for present-day tribes. Actions from the Trump administration exclude many of the sites included in this gallery from the protections of a National Monument. These eviscerated sacred places are at an increased risk of development.
Utah penstemon (Penstemon utahensis), Bears Ears National Monument, San Juan County, Utah
This image was taken in the newly-designated Bears Ears National Monument. The National Monument preserves one of the most significant cultural resource areas in North America, composed of over 13,000 years of human occupancy, over 100,000 estimated archaeological sites, and active ceremonial sites for present-day tribes. Actions from the Trump administration exclude many of the sites included in this gallery from the protections of a National Monument. These eviscerated sacred places are at an increased risk of development.
This image was taken in the newly-designated Bears Ears National Monument. The National Monument preserves one of the most significant cultural resource areas in North America, composed of over 13,000 years of human occupancy, over 100,000 estimated archaeological sites, and active ceremonial sites for present-day tribes. Actions from the Trump administration exclude many of the sites included in this gallery from the protections of a National Monument. These eviscerated sacred places are at an increased risk of development.
Platanthera zothecina, Alcove bog orchid, Hanging Garden, Moab region, Grand County, Utah
Plants are among the most diverse and under-photographed resources in the American Southwest.
Dryopteris filix-mas, Male Shield Fern, Grand Wash, Capitol Reef National Park, Wayne County, Utah
Plants are among the most diverse and under-photographed resources in the American Southwest.
Plants are among the most diverse and under-photographed resources in the American Southwest.
Plants are among the most diverse and under-photographed resources in the American Southwest.
Silene acaulis, moss champion, Great Basin National Park, White Pine County, Utah
Plants are among the most diverse and under-photographed resources in the American Southwest.
Plants are among the most diverse and under-photographed resources in the American Southwest.
Hypericum scouleri, Scouler's St. Johnswort, Great Basin National Park, White Pine County, Nevada
Plants are among the most diverse and under-photographed resources in the American Southwest.
Plants are among the most diverse and under-photographed resources in the American Southwest.
Mimulus tilingii, Tiling's monkeyflower, Great Basin National Park, White Pine County, Nevada
Plants are among the most diverse and under-photographed resources in the American Southwest.