Environment

USU kicked off this semester’s monthly Ecology Center seminars with research on social aspects of environmental change.

The American pika can be found throughout the mountains of western North America, from Canada to New Mexico. Of the 30 global species, only two inhabit North America, which includes the collared pika found in Alaska and Canada.

One of the greatest compliments a teacher could possibly receive, in my opinion, from a student having never been on any of my class lists, is an invitation to make a writing dialogue journal, a pen pal exchange with no grades or due dates attached.

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.

Audubon's driving purpose is that, “When we create conditions for birds to thrive, we create conditions for people and the planet to thrive, too.”

Once I started thinking about water seeping through this limestone, I signed up to take a tour of the Minnetonka Caves located above St Charles towards the northern side of the lake.

Weather patterns across the world drive movement of pollution and wildfire smoke that continues to greatly impact local communities.

Shorebirds are a diverse group of birds including sandpipers, plovers, avocets, oystercatchers and phalaropes. There areapproximately 217 recognized species globally, 81 of which occur in the Americas for all or part of their lifecycle with 52 species breeding inNorth America, many of whom visit Utah.

On this episode we discuss the politics of air pollution, a resort’s overtures to Native culture, and LDS-LGBTQ therapy gone awry.

The sixth America's Grasslands Conference, held in Cheyenne last week, brought more than 300 diverse stakeholders together to protect the nation's grasslands, which play a critical role in rural economies and are home to thousands of species of birds, insects and other wildlife.