Plateau Restoration

07/07/2023

Below are some photos of Jackson Bottom just before water dropped rapidly this week. Some areas where tamarisk was thinned were scoured near the bank, and partially buried willow branches are already sprouting. Other areas, where the bank is higher saw wonderful germination of grasses, shrubs and wildflowers from our seeding and moist conditions.

07/07/2023

06/06/2023

Jackson Bottom under water. The Colorado Peaked on May 20 this year at 37,500cfs

10/07/2022

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10/06/2022

If you don't read the Zephyr, it's time to start!

HARRY’S WEDDING AND THE BERT LOPER WHISKY The year 1962 was a momentous one. It was the year that Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr. orbited the earth three times and exclaimed, “Oh, that view is tremendous.” It was the year that Bill Wells, the Flying Bishop of Hanksville, turned up missing over

07/11/2022

This spring we had a terrific crew of Utah Conservation Corps crew leaders working at Jackson Bottom. They opened up corridors in the Tamarisk near the bank of the Colorado River for wildlife habitat and planted a bunch of saltgrass. Several new access points to the river were created and deer are actively using these spots.

02/08/2022

We are so lucky to still have him with us. Great guy and Ranger!

02/02/2022

Well said, Jim! Thank you for this viewpoint. This photo of Devil's Garden shows a normal day at Arches now. We are hoping for better times with the new timed entry system.

In The Affluent Society, John Kenneth Galbraith suggests that the field of Economics has not sufficiently evolved to account for widespread material abundance, which is itself a recent condition anywhere in the world. Galbraith argues that the affluent society is different in kind, not just degree,

02/01/2022

This is beyond belief!

The damage appears to have been done during an operation to improve a boardwalk to the area.

11/17/2021

Utah Conservation Corps is working with us at Jackson Bottom this week. Lots of chainsawing in Tamarisk thickets along the bank opening up more wildlife routes to the river.

10/18/2021

07/17/2021

Thank you for this, Jim!!! I was on the crew that cut all those trees and left the ugly stumps. We were just told what to do with no plan and I had no idea of this background information. This article is an excellent example of why your reporting and your knowledge are so important to keep going. Please support Jim Stiles and his outstanding work! We sure do!

(NOTE: This installment in my "ranger series" starts during my time at Arches, but the story of tamarisk at the park, and the NPS's efforts to eradicate it go far beyond my tenure...JS) * * * In the last issue of The Zephyr, I made reference to a place I called "The Secret Spring," in a very r