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Beef Going Green: Major New Grant Supports Strategies for Sustainable Grazing
They say that you can't have your cake and eat it too—but what about beef?
ENVIRONMENT
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Catching Drops of Golden Sun: USU Computer Scientist Awarded Solar Tracker Patent
Nicholas Flann's innovative mechanical device captures clean energy.
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USU Part of New Institute to Understand Climate Change, Other Disasters
The project aims to harness geospatial data to understand the connections and complex interactions that result from…
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The Road More Traveled: Predicting Trail Choices Based on OHV Drivers' Motivations
It's certainly easy to do, but not very useful, to stereotype outdoorsy people based on the types of recreation they…
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New Research Suggests California's Wildfires Cycle has Been Superseded by Global Warming
The dominant force driving wildfires in California for hundreds of years may no longer be the key factor in the…
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Packing it Out Utah Style: Successful Statewide Trails and Waterways Cleanup
It was the second statewide trails and waterways volunteer cleanup event, bringing together local governments,…
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Rising Temperatures Reshape When and How Much People Get Outdoors on Public Lands
With summer winding down, millions of Americans are shelving their sandals, draining their kayaks and dusting off…
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When the Going Gets Tough: NSF Grant Awarded to Build Resilient Communities
It's been a rough couple of years for most communities in the Western U.S.—wildfire, drought and social unrest have…
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USU Extension Water Quality Program Leads Statewide Trails and Waterways Cleanup
Utah State University Water Quality Extension leads Pack It Out Utah, Utah's second statewide trails and waterways…
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Hidden Allies Aid Survival of the West's Largest Trees
Most people are oblivious to the vast, interconnected network that underlies a forest floor, but it's a system that…
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USU Researcher Leads Team Monitoring Grizzly Creek Burn Scar Hydrologic Response
As part of Belize Lane's NSF RAPID Grant, she and her students are monitoring the post-wildfire hydrologic response…
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Green Storms in Blue Water: Unexplained Algae Blooms Increasing in Freshwater Lakes
Something troubling is happening in freshwater lakes around the world—algae are acting decidedly peculiar.