Looking at the land through the eyes of an iconic species

Joel Berger studies desert bighorn sheep in Canyon Country

Joel Berger—sunlight setting his wild mane of silver aglow—sits at a table in a remarkably uncrowded coffee shop, talking about desert bighorn sheep. The lack of a crowd is notable because the establishment is a popular one in downtown Moab. And Moab is almost always swarming with folks looking to get out on the surrounding public lands, which, themselv…