Alysha Lundgren
Reporter, St. George news
At the confluence of White Canyon and the Colorado River, bubbling gas billows from a cone made of mud. This "mud volcano" was discovered by staff from the Glen Canyon Institute and the Returning Rapi...
Glen Canyon Institute’s Jack Stauss discusses sediment while boating on the Escalante River, Lake Powell, Utah, March 26, 2024 | Photo by Alysha Lundgren, St. George News
ST. GEORGE — Sand waves flow behind Jack Stauss, repeatedly rolling and breaking near a debris-heavy section of the river as he discusses sediment-related phenomena in Lake Powell. “That’s the delta m...
Tamarisk flowers bloom near the Virgin River in St. George, Utah, May 20, 2024 | Photo by Alysha Lundgren, St. George News
ST. GEORGE — Tamarisk are highly flammable trees that can increase flood risk and soil salinity along the Virgin River and throughout the Colorado River Basin, but an endangered bird species taking up...