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professors jennifer reeve and Matt Yost stand in a field discussing carbon farming

Carbon Farming: From Air to Soil and Back Again

March 2, 2023
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Carbon farming has garnered increasing attention as a way to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. By locking carbon into

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an older woman bicycles through flooded streets

Planning for the Rising Seas

March 2, 2023
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When Daniella Hirschfeld led workshops last year that brought together community planners, engineers, and policymakers to focus on adapting to

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Molly Blakowski stands by the edge of the Great Salt Lake holding a large green cabbage

Toxic Dust: A Growing Problem

March 2, 2023
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The desiccation of Great Salt Lake is obvious, particularly from the air. The shoreline of the western world’s largest saline

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Peter Adler and PhD student Michael Stemkovskient stand in a greenhouse filled with plants and hold a hourglass

Catching Up to Climate Change By Tracking Big-Picture Patterns

December 6, 2022
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If plants were a bit more ambulatory, Peter Adler and Michael Stemkovski might find their work to be a bit

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a young woman squats underneath an apple tree gleaning the fallen fruit

Campus Scene: Nothing to Waste

December 6, 2022
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Rustling leaves followed by the satisfying snap of an apple popping off a branch. That is the sound of Utah

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Dan Keller stands at the helm of a boat, puffy white clouds and a blue sky behind him. The water of Lake Powell gleams in the background.

Navigating the Unstable Waters of Lake Powell

August 24, 2022
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Two decades of western drought have slowly drained Lake Powell, revealing canyons and petroglyphs not seen since the 1960s when

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Marie Owens stands holding a glass of water. Behind her is a reservoir which supplies most of Utahns with the water they drink.

A Purpose-Driven Career in Water Quality

August 24, 2022
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“Drink more water” is the phrase Marie Owens’s children say they’ll carve into her headstone. And while Owens admits she gives

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a small boat on Lake Powell with the infamous "bathtub ring" showing how water levels fluctuate over time

Facing Down Drought in the West

August 24, 2022
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Let’s be blunt: the outlook isn’t rosy. For more than two decades trends for above-normal temperatures and below-normal rainfall have

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Brian Steed smiles on a trail by a stream.

The Connector: Brian Steed Links Natural Resources Research with Policy

August 24, 2022
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Brian Steed ’97, M.A. ’00, the inaugural executive director of the new Janet Quinney Lawson Institute of Land, Water and

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Allysia Angus sits on a stone overlook with Esacalante National Monument spreading out behind her

Managing for the Public and the Land

August 24, 2022
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Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument seems to be a place for which the word “vast” was created. The monument’s 1.87

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