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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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This Year's Snow Drought is Etching Itself Into Utah Forest History
Trees in the West are remarkably flexible, but even so, this year's snow drought is going to leave a mark.
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USU Eastern Speaker Series Welcomes Doug Miller for Discussion on Utah's Mighty 5
Doug Miller will speak at the final lecture in the Utah State University Eastern Speaker Series.
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2025 Metrics Report on Utah's Land, Water Air & Energy Released
The Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water and Air released its first yearlong metrics report this week.
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Applications Open for ILWA Fellows Program 2026-27 Cohort
The Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water and Air is now accepting applications for the ILWA Fellows Program…
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USU Ecologists Offer Expert Perspective About Gray Wolves Found in Cache Valley
USU wildlife ecology experts are answering questions about wolves in Utah after three gray wolves were recently…
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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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Finding Direction: How the Quinney Scholarship Helped Marie Wood Discover Her Path
When Marie Wood first stepped onto Utah State University's campus as a high school student, she had no idea that a…
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Home on the Grains: Drought Drives Deer to Irrigated Croplands, Urban Landscaping
New research from Extension specialist David Stoner found that when water content in plants dropped to a specific…
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USU Eastern Faculty Sunshine Brosi Delivers Inaugural Lecture, Celebrating Full Professorship
Utah State University Eastern faculty, staff and students gathered on Oct. 31 to celebrate the inaugural lecture of…
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Melting Mountains: New Research Reveals Rapid Shrinking of Mount Rainier, Other Ice-Capped Peaks
But newly published research documents that ice-capped summits like Mount Rainier are changing — melting — faster…