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The Quinney College of Natural Resources at Utah State University. Bringing people and ideas together for healthy and enduring ecosystems.
Logan, Utah
Joined February 2012
Willing farmers can now consider leasing at fair prices. Split-season leasing, in which farmers sell water for the last one or two alfalfa cuts of the year is also an interesting option to consider to boost water savings by up to 450,000 acre-feet while increasing farm income.
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Holding more Utah water in Utah by decreasing exports and increasing imports is an under-appreciated strategy to stabilize the watershed balance and help the Great Salt Lake. The Utah legislature has already made significant progress removing legal barriers to water leasing.
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About 70% of available water is used for irrigation, with 40% going for alfalfa and 17% for grass hay. Over half of these feed crops are sent outside the watershed to be consumed — yet farmers in the basin purchase over half of the cattle feed they use from outside sources.
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Long-term trends continue to forecast declines for the Great Salt Lake—unless there is a shift in how we use water. Although agriculture has been in the crosshairs, a new analysis from Chris Lant and others show that there are ways to support Utah farmers and the Great Salt Lake.
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About 70% of available water is used for irrigation, with 40% going for alfalfa and 17% for grass hay. Over half of these feed crops are sent outside the watershed to be consumed — yet farmers in the basin purchase over half of the cattle feed they use from outside sources.
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RT @USU_WATS: Students in our Wetland Delineation course get hands-on experience with pros @KarinKettenring and Nate Norman, and gain a bas….
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RT @USU_WILD: What are the effects of wolves on prey species like elk and bison? Wolf expert @DanMacnulty sat down with @utahpublicradio to….
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Wolves were once naturally abundant in Yellowstone national park, but starting in the 1870s they fell prey to humans who hunted them until their numbers were non-existent. And this was all to protect...
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RT @USU_WATS: 🦫 @RestorationUSU is a key part of our curriculum, from our undergrad to grad programs. A few short courses for working profe….
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Each summer QCNR offers paid internships to undergraduate students, like wildlife management major Grace Johnson, who want to get their feet wet in a chosen professional field.
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Wildlife management major Grace Johnson built hands-on experience this summer doing fieldwork in the Great Salt Lake wetlands.
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RT @SciUnwrappedUSU: EXCITED to announce Science Unwrapped at USU's Fall 2024 JOINING FORCES series, which premieres Fri, Sept. 13. Learn m….
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RT @USU_WILD: Coastal marsh plants store a lot of carbon in their roots! Postdoc researcher Megan Vahsen has found that some of them are ra….
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A researcher at Utah State University and her team discovered that old seeds from a coastal marsh plant can be brought back to life.
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2 new QCNR certificates are available!.Remote Sensing and Geospatial Artificial Intelligence Foundations certificate is for undergrads, and the Applied Remote Sensing Geospatial Artificial Intelligence certificate is for professionals and grad students.
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Beneath almost every aspect of modern life streams a colossal river of data, and AI may be the only way to usefully manage it.
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A team led by Jim Lutz, professor in USU Wildland Resources, is working through sun and storm this summer at Cedar Breaks National Monument in Southern Utah, checking up on trees.
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Across the West, trees have been dying at higher rates, and USU researchers want to keep track of how they die.
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RT @DrJulieKYoung: Congrats to @_JRandolph_ (& others) on getting this published! Collaborative work on #cougar dispersal & habitat selecti….
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Jack Schmidt, USU's Colorado River expert and program director of the Center for Colorado River Studies recently spoke with PBS News about the river's reservoirs and its future. Watch his interview here! Time stamp 20:15.
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The Great Salt Lake released 4.1 million tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in 2020, researchers found -- more evidence that dried-out lakes are a significant source of emissions.
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The Great Salt Lake released 4.1 million tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in 2020, researchers found — more evidence that dried-out lakes are a significant source of emissions.
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RT @USU_WILD: Western wildfire smoke is present across much of Utah, and fire ecology expert Jim Lutz says that while fires are difficult t….
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The summer fire risk will be high in Utah as temperatures rise.
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Last week, QCNR's Roslynn McCann sat down with Nikita Alfeana, an undergraduate student from Indonesia who hosts a podcast on community sustainability, to talk about Engaging Communities for a Better Earth.
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