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Providing water for wildlife in a dry state

A deer and fawns drinking at a wildlife guzzler — The guzzlers have begun collecting water from summer rains to provide the much needed resource to wildlife in this dry area.

Details: Published: Sept. 1, 2015 at 4:01 p.m.

By Alex Hansen

Living in one of the driest states in the nation has its challenges for Utah residents, wildlife included. For many years now, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources — along with other agencies and groups — have been developing water sources for wildlife across the Western states.

Family members holding caught kokanee salmon at Flaming Gorge Reservoir — Anglers can minimize catch-and-release mortality of kokanee by harvesting a limit of kokanee and other species.

Details: Published: Aug. 5, 2015 at 4:18 p.m.

By Ryan Mosley

During the summer months, kokanee salmon are the "bread and butter" fishery on Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Kokanee preference is as high as 60 percent, and many anglers travel from all over the country to fish for these highly prized sportfish.

Shingle Creek, after the Twitchell Canyon Fire, surrounded by a burned out forest — Shingle Creek, a tributary of Clear Creek, after the Twitchell Fire. Photo courtesy Colton Finch.

Details: Published: Nov. 10, 2014 at 12:21 p.m.

By Shauna Leavitt

In late July 2010, the North American monsoon had reached southern Utah. Further south in Arizona and New Mexico, the dependable summer rainy season provides welcome relief from hot, dry weather. In Utah at the edge of the monsoon, the moisture is less predictable, and rain from weak storms often evaporates before it touches the earth.