Jack Bucker and Jim Bice look a new exhibit at St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012.
The scientific community has started to recognize Washington County as one of the world's geological jewels, and the newest exhibit at the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site seeks to explain just how unique that geology is.
From red cliffs to volcanoes to blue clay, the area has some of the most uniquely diverse landscapes anywhere. While geologists have started to take notice, it is little known to many residents, said Jerry Harris, an adviser to the museum and director of paleontology at Dixie State College.
"It's part of that phenomenon where you live near something and yet never really ...