The April 2024 edition of the Eagle’s View Newsletter is here. In this issue, we learn about the Digital Navigator’s Program, coyotes and how to ensure your home is properly ventilated. Read here: https://bit.ly/3xRny3F
The Eagle’s View – April 2024
Posts Tagged: conservation
Summit within Lake Mountains officially named Eagle Mountain
Since Eagle Mountain City’s founding in 1996, residents and visitors alike have mistakenly assumed a nearby mountain bears the same name. That assumption is no longer a mistake. In cooperation with the United States Geological Survey and the Utah Committee on Geographic Names, Eagle Mountain City worked for two years to locate a point within… Read more »
Dark-sky compliance preserves views, assists wildlife
Less than 100 years ago, anyone could look up on a clear night and see thousands of stars. Now, millions of children cannot experience the Milky Way where they live. The increased and widespread use of artificial light at night is not only impairing views of the galaxy, but also adversely affecting the environment, safety,… Read more »
The Eagle’s View – Jan. 2023
The January edition of The Eagle’s View is ready for your enjoyment. This month, we discuss water runoff, community events, and learn more about the murmuration patterns of birds. Read here.
Climatologist: Water conservation needed despite strong winter precipitation
It has been a banner year for precipitation here in Eagle Mountain, as well as the entire state of Utah. After years of low snow totals, the weather pattern has shifted, according to Utah State University researcher and assistant state climatologist Dr. Jon Meyer. Many residents are asking why Utah has experienced so many storms?… Read more »
Mule deer habitat remains diverse
What constitutes mule deer habitat? Mule deer are adaptable to different food sources and living in different environments. If you asked mule deer biologists in the Sonoran Desert, they would tell you something completely different than someone in the panhandle of Idaho. As would someone from the Arizona strip, the Badlands of Montana/North Dakota, the… Read more »
Many slithery serpents call Cedar Valley home
The thought of snakes can illicit some squeamish responses. Snakes, often get a bad rap. However, snakes play an important role in the functioning of local ecosystems. Here are the three most common snakes residents are likely to encounter here in Eagle Mountain: 1-Great Basin rattle snake (Crotalus, lutosus). These rattle snakes are common in… Read more »
What does the fox say?
Eagle Mountain is a wild-urban interface. The truth is, and this should be no surprise, the community has wild canids living within city limits. Likely, there’s an influx of migration and emigration of coyotes and red foxes moving through the city throughout the year. It’s important that residents are aware of these and, like any… Read more »
Getting to know local birds
Late summer, early fall and into the winter months is the time of year we see many of Utah’s summer migrant birds like the Swainson’s hawk, Bullocks oriole, barn swallow and western kingbird fly south to warmer latitudes. These birds are primarily insect eaters, and with colder temperatures, there just isn’t a food source to… Read more »
Showtime for the rabbitbrush
These bright yellow blossoms, sometimes mistaken for sagebrush blooms, begin their spectacular show each fall. The curtain only comes down when those blooms become tan, fuzzy seeds amid the cold winter weather entering the stage. Rubber Rabbitbrush (Ericameria naseosa) is widely distributed throughout the western United States. Here in Eagle Mountain, in the sagebrush steppe… Read more »
