Though it's remote and undeveloped, the land, now designated as the Basin and Range National Monument, was home to Indigenous Americans dating back at least 13,000 years.

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake shook northern Nevada on December 9, 2024. It was the largest quake since May 15, 2020, when a 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Monte Cristo Range.

It was likely caused by tectonic activity along one of the many fault systems in the Basin and Range Province, a region where the Earth's crust is gradually being pulled apart, ...

Along with familiar desert canyons and mesas of the Colorado Plateau, they include vast areas of the Sonoran Desert, and the Basin and Range regions of the West, among others.

And from desert wetlands to columns of mountains forming the basin and range region. When we look closer, nature is everywhere including just outside our door. RSS link; Most Recent Episodes.