Explore Salt Lake City in a New Way with Wild Wasatch Front

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 6, 2024 – Wild Wasatch Front, an urban nature guide by Lisa Thompson and the Natural History Museum of Utah, is available in bookstores around the region this week. The book, published by Timber Press, invites locals and tourists to discover the unexpected nature thriving within our cities and towns—providing a fresh perspective on communities from Provo to Salt Lake City to Ogden.

Wild Wasatch Front by Lisa Thompson and the Natural History Museum of Utah is available for purchase February 13, 2024. Timber Press

Developed by the museum’s experts and various partners, the book illuminates the nature all around us and offers readers opportunities to connect with the nearby natural world in new ways. Split into three sections, Wild Wasatch Front provides illuminating essays, a species guide of more than 100 local flora and fauna, and a field trip guide offering more than 20 experiences in cities and suburbs of northern Utah. Wild Wasatch Front will be available in bookstores around the region on February 13, 2023. 

“If you know how to look, you can discover an astonishing number and variety of wild plants and animals living in your neighborhood,” Thompson said. “Wild Wasatch Front can help you meet your wild neighbors, explore their fascinating stories, and discover our interconnected lives. With each new neighbor you meet, your neighborhood will become a little richer.”

Thompson is an exhibit developer at the Natural History Museum of Utah where she helped produce the exhibition Nature All Around Us, which offered much of the inspiration for Wild Wasatch Front. She is fascinated by how culture shapes the way we define nature and passionate about helping people connect to nature in their everyday lives.

More details about Wild Wasatch Front can be found at nhmu.utah.edu/WildWasatch.

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About the Natural History Museum of Utah 

The Natural History Museum of Utah is one of the leading scientific research and cultural institutions in the country. Established in 1963, the museum’s 10 permanent exhibitions are anchored by its state-of-the-art collections and research facilities containing almost 2 million objects. These collections are used in studies on geological, biological, and cultural diversity, and the history of living systems and human cultures within the Utah region. The museum hosts approximately 300,000 general visitors a year and provides one of the most spectacular private event settings in the Salt Lake City area. NHMU also broadens the reach of its mission through a variety of science-based outreach programs to communities and schools throughout Utah, reaching every school district in the state every other year.

About the Author

Lisa Thompson is an exhibit developer and interpretive planner at the Natural History Museum of Utah, where she developed the "Nature All Around Us" exhibit. She is fascinated by how culture shapes the way we define nature and passionate about helping people connect to nature in their everyday lives.