30+ Years Celebrating the Colorado Plateau

The Entrada Institute is dedicated to preserving and celebrating the natural, historical, and cultural heritage of the Colorado Plateau.

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The Entrada Institute is dedicated to preserving and celebrating the natural, historical, and cultural heritage of the Colorado Plateau. The Entrada Institute is headquartered in Torrey, Utah, the gateway to Capitol Reef National Park. A 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization, the Entrada Institute hosts events that include lectures and concerts, sponsors scientific studies and creative work, and extends scholarships to local students. We are passionate about the history of this land and its people, and we’re devoted to ensuring the vitality of the region for future generations.  [FIND US ON GOOGLE MAPS]

 

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Friday October 2nd - 7:00pmLusha Tronstad—The Role Bees Play in Fruit Production in Capitol Reef National Park70 South 200 West Entrada Institute, Inc PO Box 750217, Torrey, UT, United States, Utah 84775An investigation into why fruit production has declined in Capitol Reef National Park over the past 30 years and what role bees have played in the decline was undertaken in 2024 and 2025. Using current measurements of how bee visits have affected fruit production, Lusha Tronstad, invertebrate zoologist at the University of Wyoming, will share what has been learned.

Her presentation will be given this FRIDAY night, October 2, at 7:00 p.m. in the Don Gomes and Annie Holt Performing Arts Center, 70 South 200 West, in Torrey. To attend this event, go to www.entradainstitute.org/events-calendar.
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Lusha Tronstad—The Role Bees Play in Fruit Production in Capitol Reef National Park

An investigation into why fruit production has declined in Capitol Reef National Park over the past 30 years and what role bees have played in the decline was undertaken in 2024 and 2025. Using current measurements of how bee visits have affected fruit production, Lusha Tronstad, invertebrate zoologist at the University of Wyoming, will share what has been learned.

Her presentation will be given this FRIDAY night, October 2, at 7:00 p.m. in the Don Gomes and Annie Holt Performing Arts Center, 70 South 200 West, in Torrey. To attend this event, scan the QR code in the flyer below, or go to www.entradainstitute.org/events-calendar. Events are also livestreamed here, and you do not need to register to view the livestream.
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This should be a fun evening with my dear friend Don Gomes:)

Thursday October 1st - 7:00pmA Classic Conversation with Marci Milligan, President of the Entrada Institute70 South 200 West Entrada Institute, Inc PO Box 750217, Torrey, UT, United States, Utah 84775The first Classic Conversation in the new Don Gomes and Annie Holt Performing Arts Center in the Entrada Cultural Center will be held this Thursday night, October 1, at 7:00 p.m. Marci Milligan, president of the Entrada Institute, will be the featured guest. She will be in conversation with Don Gomes, vice president of the Entrada Institute.

While Marci is ever-present when you think of Entrada, there may be stories yet to be uncovered. To attend this event, go to www.entradainstitute.org/events-calendar/.
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A Classic Conversation with Marci Milligan, President of the Entrada Institute
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Torrey's Entrada Institute opened its new $2.1 million cultural center Saturday after 10 years of fundraising.

The building gives the town of fewer than 300 people a 100-seat great hall for concerts, art, science and community programs. It replaces the small space the nonprofit used for more than 30 years.

About a third of the money came from gifts under $1,000, along with donated materials and labor from around Wayne County, ABC4 reported. Foundations, local families and businesses, and state capital grants covered the rest.

The institute plans to open a public observatory in 2027 and is raising a final $500,000 to finish it, along with the grounds and vendor booths.

Torrey is the gateway to Capitol Reef National Park and Utah's first dark-sky community.

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“The Entrada Institute is the brainchild of thoughtful, generous, visionary people. Entrada fosters life-affirming interconnections between nature and the arts reminiscent of Friedrich Schelling’s nature is visible spirit, spirit is invisible nature.”

– Scott Abbott, Ph.D

“I see firsthand the value it provides to the community, its residents, and visitors from all corners of the world. Entrada contributes to increasing our appreciation of the natural world and its inhabitants. It also provides a fascinating slate of programs and classes that are open to all. Entrada adds immeasurably to the fabric of this area and deserves our support.”

– Annie Holt, co-owner of The Old House at Center and Main in Torrey

“There are cliff and buttes, mountains and mesas, canyons and valleys, domes and pinnacles, rounded slopes and numberless smaller forms, all painted in a rainbow spectrum of glorious hues, sculptured into … patterns that astonish with strange and endless diversity.”

– Ward Roylance, co-founder, Entrada Institute

“What impressed me about Entrada was honoring and celebrating both our natural and cultural legacies at the local level and along the Colorado Plateau. The Entrada Institute helps protect and preserve the heritage of Wayne County, State of Utah, and Colorado Plateau. Entrada, you are the role model for the future.”

– Rosemary Sucec, Cultural Anthropologist, National Park Service

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