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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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. -
A new mural at the Eccles Wildlife Education Center in Farmington Bay is connecting people across the Americas. -
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. -
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources this week stocked over sixty thousand catfish across the Wasatch Front, to give anglers more fishing opportunities. -
In other news, Utah passed more gun laws this year than any other state. -
In other news, Riverton Utah mayor has entered the running to challenge Mitt Romney for his Senate seat -
In other news, the City of Logan is offering grants to fund public murals on its downtown buildings -
In other news, wildfire haze is expected to continue into the week across the Wasatch Front -
Sticky tar seeps near Great Salt Lake’s Spiral Jetty entrap unsuspecting wildlife. One author found wisdom about life, healing and our impacts to the planet in the goo. -
Why is the lake shrinking? Why does it matter to wildlife? What birds rely on the lake? What are the solutions?
