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Ask an Expert: How Low Snowpack Could Affect the Wildfire Season This Year
Many people are wondering what impact this winter's lackluster snowpack will have on the upcoming wildland fire season.
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USU Extension Expert Shares Lessons Learned From 2025 Utah Wildfires
Brad Washa, Utah State University Extension assistant professor of wildland fire science, describes ways to make…
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A Real Scorcher: Simple 'Hot Day' Metric Forecasts Increases in Utah Wildfire by 2050
New research from USU finds that the number of days above 80°F to be a reliable predictor of wildfire on a local scale.
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Students in QANR Stay 'Rooted in Resilience' With Inaugural Week of Celebration
The S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (QANR) will celebrate its first-ever…
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Ask an Expert — Preparedness Starts at Home
September is National Preparedness Month, offering the ideal opportunity to assess your family's readiness.
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Slow Hazard: USU Peak Undergrad Research Fellow Uses Data Science to Protect Life, Property
Hannah Fluckiger condenses reams of hourly wind data to construct an improved snow drifting prediction model to…
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UCC Receives National Park Foundation Grant for Bryce Canyon Conservation Projects
UCC has been awarded $106,000 by the National Park Foundation to complete wildfire mitigation and habitat restoration…
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Ask an Expert — Wildfire Safety Starts at Home
USU Extension, in collaboration with KUTV 2 News and reporter Brian Schnee, recently developed a video to answer the…
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USU Survey Shows Broad Public Support for Environmental Action in Utah
Utahns broadly support environmental protections, according to initial findings from the 2025 Utah People and the…
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Ask an Expert — Does Forest Thinning Lead to Increased Wildfire Danger, Community Risk?
May is National Wildfire Awareness Month, a time to help raise awareness about the dangers of wildfires and encourage…
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From Flames to Flow: Utah Water Research Lab Unraveling Streamflow Changes Post-Wildfire
A team of researchers at USU's UWRL has developed and tested an innovative algorithm that can untangle the effects…
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From the Ashes: Complex Changes in Wildfire Patterns Detailed in Great Basin's History
Wildfire patterns in the West are changing, but according to new research, the trend in the Great Basin hasn't…