Mori Kessler
St. George News Reporter
Water-efficient desert landscaping at the St. George home of Molly Graf, one of the stops on the future Parade of Gardens Southern Utah tour scheduled for September, St. George, Utah, June 25, 2024 | Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George News
Water-efficient desert landscaping at the St. George home of Molly Graf, one of the stops on the future Parade of Gardens Southern Utah tour scheduled for September, St. George, Utah, June 25, 2024 | Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George News
ST. GEORGE — As the pursuit to replace “lazy lawns” with desert-friendly, water-efficient landscaping continues in Washington County and across the state, a local conservation group has partnered with...
This fire photo shows wildfire burns near Kolob Terrace Road, Washington County, Utah, July 20, 2022 | Photo courtesy of Joshua Pettit, St. George News
This fire photo shows wildfire burns near Kolob Terrace Road, Washington County, Utah, July 20, 2022 | Photo courtesy of Joshua Pettit, St. George News
ST. GEORGE — Need another reason to avoid starting a wildfire? The danger of wildfires goes beyond turning forests and homes to ash; they also pose a risk to area watersheds, including the potential t...
Ivins resident Joe Hoy shows off his water-efficient front yard. His home will be one of the stops on the future Parade of Gardens Southern Utah tour scheduled for September. Hoy is also among the many residents who have benefited from the Washington County Water Conservancy District’s lawn replacement rebate program, Ivins, Utah, June 25, 2024 | Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George News
ST. GEORGE — If you can imagine 28 football fields’ worth of grass or an 18-inch wide roll of turf that is over 200 miles long when unrolled, you’ll have a good idea of how much “lazy lawn” has been r...
This file photo shows a trench running up the hillside that marks the foundation of the dam for the new Chief Toquer Reservoir, March 27, 2024 | Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George News
ST. GEORGE — Earlier this year the Washington County Water Conservancy District received a $7 million grant from the Bureau of Reclamation for Chief Toquer Reservoir. On Tuesday, the bureau’s commissi...
The Virgin River near Riverside Drive in St. George. People recreating on the water are urged to be careful due to the presence of toxic algal blooms, St. George, Utah, May 15, 2024 | Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George News
ST. GEORGE — With the temperatures on the rise, those familiar with the cyanobacteria previously found in the Virgin River and other water bodies across the state may be asking: Is it safe to go back...