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USU Extension Website Offers Drought Information and Resources
To date, 100% of Utah is in the moderate drought category, and 90% of the state is experiencing extreme drought.
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This Is the Year 2000: Jen Thomas
Thomas works as an environmental engineer in groundwater and soil remediation and has spent most of her career with…
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Plastic Planet: Tracking Pervasive Microplastics Across the Globe
The plastic straw discarded in 1980 hasn't disappeared; it has fragmented into pieces too small to see, and is…
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USU Researchers Study Unique Groundwater Pathways in Logan Canyon
For those who live in snowy mountainous regions like the Wasatch Front, much of the water used for irrigation and…
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Sticks and Stones in Streams: National Focus on Simple Actions to Promote Self-Sustaining Solutions
Science News recently detailed how research from Joe Wheaton and a cadre of researchers from USU's Department of…
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Charles (Chuck) Hawkins Receives Award of Excellence from Society for Freshwater Science
With almost four decades at USU under his belt, Hawkins' research encompasses the gamut, from fundamental ecology to…
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Exhibit at NHMU Offers Hands-On Access to Real Consequences of Watershed Decisions
Sarah Null and her colleagues, use art, interactive exhibits and accessible science to illustrate how decisions about…
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By Hook And By Creek. Persistence is Key.
Introduced trout have been stocked and now occur all over the world. They represent one of the greatest threats to…
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Slow Motion Disaster: Receding Glaciers Open Space for Invading Algae
Glaciers in western Canada are headed into a slow-motion disaster—these ice fields are disappearing at a rate that's…
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New Research Injects Tough Dose of Reality for Future of the Colorado River
Today, scientists and water managers realize there is much less water available than once thought.
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Yards that Give More than they Take with Kelly Kopp at USU Research Landscapes March 2
Kopp, professor and Extension specialist of water conservation and turfgrass, will walk participants through the…
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Dousing the Flames: USU Investigates how Wildfires Impact Utah's Water Supply Reservoirs
USU researchers found that the predicted rate of water storage loss in Utah's reservoirs does not include sediment…