It was an unremarkable traffic stop for Becky Smith and a Logan City police officer five or six years ago. That is, until the officer asked a question that took her by surprise: "Do you teach hunter safety?"
Utah's night life is great for many reasons. But some of the most exciting events happen away from bustling city venues, on natural landscapes alive with nocturnal wildlife. Biologists with the Division of Wildlife Resources want to give you an up-close look at some of the state's most peculiar nighttime fauna: bats.
You can see ospreys, in the air and on top of their huge nests, at the annual Flaming Gorge Osprey Watch. The free event will be held July 15 at an area next to the parking lot at Flaming Gorge Dam visitor center.
In addition to celebrating the birth of our country, many Utahns will be looking to escape the heat and wet a fishing line over the July 4 weekend.
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