Department of Wildland Resources

Much of Utah’s water comes from snowmelt. Utah researchers discover how big trees in an old-growth forest protect snowpack in a post-fire landscape.

The drought in the west has had a dramatic effect on the landscape. Studies are now revealing that although many systems are struggling, deer may have success this spring.

The North American Breeding Bird Survey, a large-scale citizen science project started in 1966, is the basis of a newly-released study on migratory bird…

At 3:00 a.m. on a frigid winter morning Nicki Frey, an extension associate professor in the Department of Wildland Resources at USU, leads a group of new…