Around 1,500 mountain goats call Utah home and one of the largest herds is located in northeastern Utah. Mountain goats were reintroduced to the Uinta Mountains in 1987 and the herd has been supplemented and has continued to grow. A great chance to see these majestic animals is coming up this month. The DWR will be hosting a free mountain goat viewing event near the Upper Stillwater Dam in Rock Creek, northwest of Mountain Home in Duchesne County. “Participants can usually see 10 to 30 mountain goats and other wildlife from Rock Creek Road, which runs through the canyon where the goats spend their winter months,” shares DWR Northeastern Region Outreach Manager Tonya Kieffer-Selby. “The Uinta Mountains are the largest contiguous block of mountain goat habitat in Utah.” Spotting scopes with phone adapters will be set up with a viewing screen to provide a closer view of the goats; however, participants should bring their own binoculars if they have them. The viewing event is happening Saturday, March 22nd from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, visit wildlife.utah.gov.
