
Aimee Van Tatenhove
Science News ReporterAimee Van Tatenhove is a science reporter at UPR. She spends most of her time interviewing people doing interesting research in Utah and writing stories about wildlife, new technologies and local happenings. She is also a PhD student at Utah State University, studying white pelicans in the Great Salt Lake, so she thinks about birds a lot! She also loves fishing, skiing, baking, and gardening when she has a little free time.
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Federal infrastructure funding is helping Bonneville cutthroat trout conservation projects across the Bear River watershed.
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USU kicked off this semester’s monthly Ecology Center seminars with research on social aspects of environmental change.
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The Salt Lake City Council convened Tuesday to discuss a development plan for the 1500 acre Northpoint neighborhood at the southeastern tip of Great Salt Lake.
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Concerns over health impacts of toxic dust blowing off of Great Salt Lake’s exposed lake bed are growing as research continues to link air pollution to chronic disease and premature death.
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In a recent survey, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources found Gunnison Island to be abandoned by American White Pelicans. Erin Lewis interviews fellow reporter and pelican researcher Aimee Van Tatenhove on the site.
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A new mural at the Eccles Wildlife Education Center in Farmington Bay is connecting people across the Americas.
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Wildfire season is getting worse and humans aren’t the only ones who suffer. Recent research from the University of Utah explores how wildfires affect migratory birds across the western United States.
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The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources this week stocked over sixty thousand catfish across the Wasatch Front, to give anglers more fishing opportunities.
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In other news, Utah passed more gun laws this year than any other state.
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In other news, Riverton Utah mayor has entered the running to challenge Mitt Romney for his Senate seat