In 1967, the Canyonlands Natural History Association began operating out of the Rock House at Arches National Park, offering educational materials for park visitors. Nearly 60 years later, Sam Wainer, executive director describes the work of one of the oldest and yet most undersung non profits in Moab. in addition to the information they provide about our area, They give millions of dollars of support to a wide variety of scientific projects, including scholarships to high school students.

Students and parents will be asked to opt in to this years’ SHARP survey. The Utah Student Health and Risk Prevention (SHARP) survey is the most comprehensive source of information on the challenges and opportunities our youth face. Today on this Week In Moab, Jeremy Spaulding from Grand Schools and Carrie Valdez of Community Behavioral Health explain the risk prevention benefits of this confidential anonymized survey.

Find out more about SHARP here:

SHARP Survey | Substance Use and Mental Health (utah.gov)

And here for more about CNHA Canyonlands Natural History Association | Supporting the lands you love. (cnha.org)

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Music in this episode is ‘As Colorful As Ever’ by Broke for Free and ‘Holizna RAPS’ by Holizna CC