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Ask an Expert — Hopping Into Action: Tips for Taming Growing Grasshopper Populations
Climate conditions affect grasshopper populations differently each season, and this year's conditions made for…
LAND & ENVIRONMENT
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USU Researchers Develop System to Convert Renewable Waste Byproducts Into Fuel
USU's Foster Agblevor and his students have engineered a process to convert biomasses like wood and grasses into…
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One Size Doesn't Fit All: No Universal Soil Response to Nitrogen Deposition Says USU Ecologist
Soil, that loamy, gritty dirt under your feet, plays a huge part in both the progression and mitigation of climate…
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Crisis on the Colorado: New Analysis Charts Hard Choices for a Drying River
It's time for a serious reckoning with the way we use water from the Colorado River, and the way forward will be…
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In the Treetops: USU Ecology Doctoral Student Studies Canopy Soil Abundance, Chemistry
USU ecologist Jessica Murray is among researchers unraveling mysteries of the dense, mossy humus that provides rich…
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Statewide Poll Identifies Utahns' Top Environmental Concerns
The 2023 Utah People and the Environment Poll surveyed residents across the state to determine attitudes and…
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Summer Bee Camp at Edith Bowen Provides Garden-Based STEAM Learning for 3rd, 4th Graders
During the middle of June, 30 energetic third and fourth graders learned about ecosystems, pollinators, plants, soil…
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USU Researchers, Students, Consultants Partner With UDOT to Build Pilot Pollinator Garden
At a rest stop just off of I-15 in Perry sits a pollinator garden — a sanctuary habitat for pollinators like bees,…
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Logan River UAV Flight Captures High-Res Imagery of Flooding
The raging Logan River this spring was both a novelty and a potential hazard, but it was also an opportunity.
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Ask an Expert — How Does Your Garden Grow? Tips for July 2023
It can be a challenge to keep gardens growing as temperatures heat up, so Utah State University Extension provides a…
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Dams at Fault for Fish Disappearing from Mekong River, Research Shows
New research reveals an alarming decline in the number of fish species in the critical Mekong River system.
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Thirsty Roots: Identifying Plant Winners, Losers Under Changing Climate
Climate change means more than just hotter summers — shifting patterns in the global system are changing how rain is…
