Secrets of the Moab Desert - Potholes & Tardigrades ~ 4K

Watch in 4K Ultra HD as National Park Ranger Karen Garthwait talks about the amazing life-forms found in a pothole in Arches National Park; from tadpole shrimp to the seemingly indestructible tardigrades, as well as biological soil crust, and the importance of conservation in our public lands.
The area surrounding the town of Moab in Southern Utah includes Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Dead Horse Point, Fisher Towers, Salt Flats Recreation Area and many historic archeological and paleontological sites.
This is part of the new theater film now playing in 4K at the Moab Information Center / Visitor Center in Southern Utah. Produced for Canyonlands Natural History Association and the Moab Travel Council.
For visitor information, visit www.cnha.org.
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[@ogadlogadl490]

Wow, I was just educated! Thank you for making me understand the delicate ecosystem. Very interesting video!

[@grammyhenker1674]

Such a beautiful place to visit! Wonderful rangers help make the trip more enjoyable! Do your part. Protect the parks!

[@elainegizler8306]

Amazing video, than you Mark and team for featuring Moab!

[@michaelcunningham5881]

I just returned from Moab Easter Jeep safari and used videos like this and geology videos to make the visit much more enjoyable. Thanks.

[@finleyholiday]

Must have been a great experience. We're going to Moab to film later this month.

[@RiseAboveFilmsLLC]

Awesome like always

[@caycoo]

what an amazing lady, really loves nature

[@ipalnet]

We use this great video as an example of what Interpretation can do in almost 4 min. Effective, Interesting, Awesome!

[@sgriff5692]

In the grand scheme of things, what difference does it make if someone steps on some "living soil" and interrupts its ecosystem? I mean, really...

[@finleyholiday]

in a high desert environment like Moab, its pretty obvious - along heavily trafficked areas where people have strayed off trail, its just trampled dirt - no life, just dirt. And elsewhere, places where crowds haven't trampled the surroundings - its a big level up in beauty and inspiration. Check out this video we filmed with USGS biological research scientist Sasha Reed on why Moa's biocrust matters - pretty fascinating. vimeo.com/795651951?share=copy

Bio soil crust does little to prevent erosion. But I won’t step on it. I promise.

[@finleyholiday]

Well, we're glad you won't step on no matter what the reason - we need a macro lens so we can get some really closeup 4K video of it.