https://padlet.com/tlloyd24/bo42ztmrf2n2 By: Taylor Lloyd en-us 2017-06-07 14:02:30 UTC 2026-01-20 00:52:07 UTC hello@padlet.com tlloyd24 https://padlet.com/tlloyd24/bo42ztmrf2n2/wish/175568620 The state flower of Utah is the Sego Lily, and was approved on March 19, 1911. The flower's original name is Calochortus nuttalli]]> 2017-06-07 14:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tlloyd24/bo42ztmrf2n2/wish/175568620 tlloyd24 https://padlet.com/tlloyd24/bo42ztmrf2n2/wish/175569474 Utah's state song was originally "Utah, We Love Thee", but was switched to "Utah, This is the Place". It was written in 1996 by Sam and Gary Francis]]> 2017-06-07 14:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tlloyd24/bo42ztmrf2n2/wish/175569474 tlloyd24 https://padlet.com/tlloyd24/bo42ztmrf2n2/wish/175570158 The state tree of Utah is the Quaking Aspen. It was chosen to be the state tree by Utah State Legislature in 2014. ]]> 2017-06-07 14:15:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tlloyd24/bo42ztmrf2n2/wish/175570158 tlloyd24 https://padlet.com/tlloyd24/bo42ztmrf2n2/wish/175570681 The California Gull is the state bird of Utah. It was chosen as the state bird since in 1848, flocks of the gulls were eating up hordes of crickets, who were destroying all of the crops. ]]> 2017-06-07 14:17:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tlloyd24/bo42ztmrf2n2/wish/175570681 tlloyd24 https://padlet.com/tlloyd24/bo42ztmrf2n2/wish/175756585 In the center of the flag is a beehive, the state symbol of Utah. The flag also has Sego Lilies on the side, which is the state flower. The sego lilies stand for peace. Utah's state motto is "Industry", which means steady effort. The eagle above it all stands for protection in peace and war. And the date 1896 is the year when Utah became the 45th state of the United States of America. ]]> 2017-06-08 15:50:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tlloyd24/bo42ztmrf2n2/wish/175756585 tlloyd24 https://padlet.com/tlloyd24/bo42ztmrf2n2/wish/175758947 The population of Utah is 2,995,919, and its' capital is Salt Lake City. The governor is Gary Herbert, a republican. ]]> 2017-06-08 16:04:05 UTC https://padlet.com/tlloyd24/bo42ztmrf2n2/wish/175758947 tlloyd24 https://padlet.com/tlloyd24/bo42ztmrf2n2/wish/175760917 About one quarter of Utah is full of forests. Utah also has the Grand Canyon National Park, a place pretty much everyone knows about. Native Americans were originally the first people to inhabit the Grand Canyon. The colorado river also runs through the Grand Canyon and the Colorado Plateau, two places in Utah. ]]> 2017-06-08 16:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/tlloyd24/bo42ztmrf2n2/wish/175760917 tlloyd24 https://padlet.com/tlloyd24/bo42ztmrf2n2/wish/175905250 Did you know that Chrissy was born in Delta, Utah? She was born November 30th, 1985. She's a famous model, and is married to John Legend, a famous singer. The two also just welcomed their daughter, Luna, into the world on April 14th, 2017. ]]> 2017-06-09 17:18:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tlloyd24/bo42ztmrf2n2/wish/175905250 tlloyd24 https://padlet.com/tlloyd24/bo42ztmrf2n2/wish/176121421 Other than all of the beautiful rocky sites in Utah, there's a fun, animal-loving aquarium to go to. It's called the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium, in Draper, Utah. When you go there, you can explore the aquarium, learn educational facts about the animals, and find out how you can help them. ]]> 2017-06-12 15:51:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tlloyd24/bo42ztmrf2n2/wish/176121421 tlloyd24 https://padlet.com/tlloyd24/bo42ztmrf2n2/wish/176122209 1. Utah gets an average of 500 in. of snow in the mountains near Salt Lake City. That's 41 ft. and 8 in. of snow!
2. Utah's state fish is the rainbow trout, which isn't actually rainbow-colored. Sorry internet. 
3. And the state symbol, the beehive, symbolizes thrift and industry, or the act of saving money and/or using it wisely. ]]> 2017-06-12 15:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tlloyd24/bo42ztmrf2n2/wish/176122209 tlloyd24 https://padlet.com/tlloyd24/bo42ztmrf2n2/wish/176123199 Scroll over there for more facts! ------->]]> 2017-06-12 16:02:33 UTC https://padlet.com/tlloyd24/bo42ztmrf2n2/wish/176123199