Wild Wasatch Front

Explore the Amazing Nature in and Around Salt Lake City

Wild Wasatch Front - Final pages

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

Lisa Thompson and the Natural History Museum of Utah present Wild Wasatch Front, an urban adventure guide that invites both locals and tourists to discover unexpected nature thriving in the cities and suburbs of the Wasatch Front. Equal parts species guide and trip planner, Wild Wasatch Front features over 100 local flora and fauna with photographs and illustrations and 21 comprehensive field trips along the Wasatch Front.

The book is now available for purchase on Amazon and at various booksellers along the Wasatch Front, for which we will be posting details soon. 

Media can find a complete electronic press kit here

A woman in a burgundy sweater stands among willow branches

Author Lisa Thompson

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. 

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.

— Lisa Thompson