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S u mme rs a r e fo r r ela x ing , p la y ing , and good book s , and a t S t e w a r d s hi p U t ah t ha t mean t c ur a t ing a S u mme r Reading Li st t ied t o o ur p illa rs : land , w a t e r , ai r , ene r g y , and democ r ac y. Each st aff membe r ho st ed a di s c uss ion e v e ry fe w w eek s , c r ea t ing sp ace t o lea r n , r eflec t , and connec t. The s e ga t he r ing s dee p ened o ur u nde rst anding of U t ah ’ s f utur e w hile r eminding us t ha t st o ryt elling i s one of t he mo st p o w e r f u l t ool s fo r change .
Se t in U t ah ’ s G r ea t Ba s in De s e rt , ac t i v i st Chi p Wa r d ’ s book e xp o s e s t he t o x ic legac y of nea r b y p oll ut ion , linking land and h u man heal t h . We w e r e t h r illed t o ha v e him join o ur di s c uss ion a s a r eminde r w h y P r o sp e r i ty 2030 ’ s ai r qu ali ty goal s ma tt e r . G r iffi t h la ys o ut a bold y e t pr ac t ical p lan : elec tr if y e v e ryt hing . F r om up da t ing o ur g r id t o r e t hinking ho us ehold ene r g y , t hi s book offe r ed bo t h a bl u e pr in t fo r t he clean ene r g y tr an s i t ion and an o pt imi st ic v i s ion fo r a j ust , sust ainable f utur e . Thi s no v el follo ws biologi sts r ein tr od u cing w ol v e s t o t he Sco tt i s h Highland s , w ea v ing m yst e ry w i t h ecological in s igh t. The st o ry sp a r ked con v e rs a t ion abo ut biodi v e rs i ty , ke yst one sp ecie s , and ho w long - t e r m con s e rv a t ion goal s a pp l y he r e in U t ah .
Told t h r o u gh t he e y e s of a jo ur nali st and a y o u ng wr i t e r , t hi s no v el e xp lo r e s t he r i s e of e xtr emi s m , linking fic t ion t o U t ah ’ s democ r a t ic challenge s and u nde rs co r ing w h y pr o t ec t ing v o t ing r igh ts i s cen tr al t o o ur mi ss ion . Se t in U t ah ’ s G r ea t Ba s in De s e rt , ac t i v i st Chi p Wa r d ’ s book e xp o s e s t he t o x ic legac y of nea r b y p oll ut ion , linking land and h u man heal t h . We w e r e t h r illed t o ha v e him join o ur di s c uss ion a s a r eminde r w h y P r o sp e r i ty 2030 ’ s ai r qu ali ty goal s ma tt e r .
STEWARDSHIP UTAH
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