Citizen scientists study the West's secret fireflies

Until recently, lots of people, including scientists, thought fireflies only lived east of the Rockies. The Western Firefly Project is a citizen science initiative that’s studying firefly populations across the West, including in Moab. Today we also hear from our partners at KSJD about a land swap settlement in Bears Ears National Monument, a new conservation bill for the Dolores River, and a moratorium on oil and gas leasing within a 10-mile radius of Chaco Canyon National Park. Show Notes: //Photo: Moab is home to a different genus of fireflies than the rest of the state. Scientists are still stumped why. Photo via Flickr. //Western Firefly Project https://nhmu.utah.edu/citizen-science/fireflies