Seth Arens
Co-Host This Green EarthSeth Arens joined the Western Water Assessment in December 2015 as the Utah Research Information Specialist. He brings a multidisciplinary scientific background that includes ecosystem and plant physiological ecology, snow hydrology, atmospheric science and air quality research.
Before joining Western Water Assessment, Arens worked as an environmental scientist for the Utah Division of Air Quality from 2010 to 2015, where he developed a research program focused on understanding the causes and extent of ozone pollution in Utah and helped maintain the state’s air quality monitoring network.
Prior to his work in Utah, Arens studied how weather patterns influence ecosystem structure and carbon balance in Arctic environments, conducting research in both Alaska and Greenland. His work has focused on the intersection of climate, atmosphere, water and ecological systems across a wide range of environments.
Arens earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and environmental policy from Colby College, a master’s degree in biological science from University of Alaska Anchorage and a master’s degree in biology from University of Utah.
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Earth science educator and geologist Christa Sadler discusses the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument's remarkable biodiversity. Then, Jackie Grant, Executive Director of Grand Staircase Escalante Partners, explains her organization’s work and the outcome of a recent effort to overturn the monument’s management plan. -
Earth sciences educator and geologist Christa Sadler provides a geological overview of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. -
Executive Director of Grand Staircase Escalante Partners, Dr. Jackie Grant discusses her organization's work and the outcome of a recent attempt by Utah delegation to utilize the Congressional Review Act to overturn the monument's management plan. -
Leigh Ann Henion, author of "Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark," celebrates the natural world after sunset. Then, Robert Voss, Curator for the Department of Mammalogy, Division of Vertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History, sheds light on a commonly misunderstood marsupial, the opossum.
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Author and Curator for the Department of Mammalogy, Division of Vertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History, Robert Voss, joins the program to discuss his book, Opossums: An Adaptive Radiation of New World Marsupials. -
New York Times bestselling author Leigh Ann Henion sheds light on the wonders of the dark in her new book, Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens and Other Marvels of the Dark. -
Dr. Jack Schmidt is a leading river scientist and Professor of Watershed Sciences at Utah State University, where he directs the Center for Colorado River Studies. Schmidt explains why Lake Powell and Lake Mead have reached a critical point and what comes next for the river. (01:15) Then, what happens when Lake Powell disappears? Eric Balken, executive director of the Glen Canyon Institute, explains how native vegetation, wildlife, beavers, and flowing streams are reclaiming landscapes that spent decades underwater. (29:50) -
As Lake Powell shrinks, something remarkable is happening beneath the waterline. Eric Balken of the Glen Canyon Institute discusses the surprising ecological rebirth unfolding in Glen Canyon and what it could mean for the future of the Colorado River. -
As drought and rising temperatures continue to reshape the West, Dr. Jack Schmidt of Utah State University and Director of the Center for Colorado River Studies examines the growing strain on the river system and the challenges facing communities, agriculture, and ecosystems that depend on it. -
Claire and Seth speak with, Luke Cartin, the Director of Lands and Sustainability for Park City and the co-founder of Mountain Towns 2030. Then, they revisit a conversation with New York Times bestselling author and natural navigator Tristan Gooley, who is often referred to as the “Sherlock Holmes of Nature.”
