Come Check Out Utah’s Mountain Goats At A Free Event

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

SANDY, Utah -(Ammoland.com)- Colorful flowers and warmer weather aren’t the only signs spring is here: So are mountain goats at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon.

You can see and learn more about the goats at a free wildlife-viewing event. The Division of Wildlife Resources will host the event on April 15.

Scott Root, regional conservation outreach manager for the DWR, says April is a great month to see goats.

“This event will be a great opportunity to get out, enjoy the spring weather, and watch a few goats and their sure-footed antics,” he says.

Root says the number of goats at the viewing site is down this year, but he did see four goats on March 21.

Free Event:

The April 15 event will be held at the Park-and-Ride lot at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon in Salt Lake County. DWR biologists and volunteers will be at the lot from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

To reach the canyon, travel east from Sandy on 9400 South.

“We’ll have spotting scopes and binoculars ready for you to use,” Root says. “The optics will allow you to get …Read the Rest

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