Upcoming Events

04
Apr

ENVS Spring Seminar - Gustavo Ovando-Montejo

Conference/Seminar

Urban Sprawl and Urban Configuration: Insights and Perspectives Using GIS and Landscape Ecology Gustavo Ovando-Montejo, Assistant Professor, ENVS

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Distance Education Building |
05
Apr

QCNR Mid-Morning Mingle

Social/Networking

Come to the NR atrium. $1 for a beverage and a pastry ... free beverage for students. All proceeds from the Mid-Morning Mingle go to a rotations of student clubs supporting the event. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and treats will be served.

10:00 am - 10:45 am | Natural Resources Building |
05
Apr

Free Webinar: PopEquus-A tool for modeling wild horse population response to management

Conference/Seminar

The Free Roaming Equid and Ecosystem Sustainability network will host a public webinar to demonstrate PopEquus and answer questions about the model. The webinar will feature scientists from the USGS and BLM who helped develop the tool.

10:00 am - 11:00 am |
05
Apr

Ecology Center Workshop: Introduction to Python for ArcPro Users

Workshop/Training

Please join us for our tenth coding workshop in our coding workshop series on Wednesday April 5th from 3:00 - 5:00 PM MT. This workshop is for folks have learned how to wrangle spatial data in ArcPro, and want to supplement their workflow with python.

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
05
Apr

WILD Spring Seminar - Loreto Martinez de Baroja Villalón - Seed Dispersal by Corvids

Conference/Seminar

"How did these seeds arrive here and how did they leave? Seed dispersal by corvids." Loreto Martinez de Baroja Villalón, Margarita Salas Postdoctoral Fellow (University of Alacá), Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Life Sciences Building |
06
Apr

WATS Spring Seminar - Sara Yeo - The Science of Communication

Conference/Seminar

A Seminar presented by Sara Yeo, Associate Professor, Department of Communication, University of Utah

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Natural Resources Building |
06
Apr

Future of the Great Salt Lake: Discussion and Q&A

Panel Discussion/Presentation

Presenters: Dr. Brian Steed, Executive Director of the Institute for Land, Water, and Air, and Dr. Patrick Belmont from the College of Natural Resources. FREE PIZZA

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm | David B. Haight Center |
07
Apr

Ecology Ph.D. Defense: Umarfarooq Abdulwahab

Conference/Seminar

Developing empirical predictive models to support conservation planning for threatened frogs, toads, and turtles in South-Coastal California.

10:00 am - 11:00 am | USU Libraries |
11
Apr

ENVS Spring Seminar - Christopher Conte

Conference/Seminar

Stories from the Tanzanian Mountains: Bringing History into the Public Sphere Christopher Conte, Professor of History, USU

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Distance Education Building |
12
Apr

QCNR Mid-Morning Mingle

Social/Networking

Come to the NR atrium. $1 for a beverage and a pastry ... free beverage for students. All proceeds from the Mid-Morning Mingle go to a rotations of student clubs supporting the event. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and treats will be served.

10:00 am - 10:45 am | Natural Resources Building |
14
Apr

Department of Wildland Resources Graduate Student Symposium

Panel Discussion/Presentation

A day of presentations followed by an evening social for all first-year WILD graduate students and Ph.D. students who are in year two or later.

All Day | Natural Resources Building |
17
Apr

Ecology M.S. Defense: Kate Sinnott

Conference/Seminar

Overcoming barriers to aquatic plant restoration: Addressing gaps in species identification and planting techniques in the Intermountain West.

10:00 am - 11:00 am | USU Libraries |
17
Apr

20th Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Conference/Seminar

Registration: https://berrymaninstitute.org/2022WDM The Wildlife Damage Management Working Group of the Wildlife Society works to promote better understanding of the challenges of managing human-wildlife conflicts and to provide a forum for professionals to advance their skills and knowledge of wildlife damage management practices. The Working Group aims to facilitate information transfer of the newest technologies and issues in wildlife damage management, and to serve as a professional conduit for communications and knowledge. For over 25 years, the main outlet of disseminating the latest science in wildlife damage has been our biennial national conference and thus, we welcome you to the 20th installment of our efforts!

12:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Eccles Conference Center |
17
Apr

WILD M.S. Defense: Zoë Moffett

Conference/Seminar

Anthropogenic Factors Affecting Common Raven Occurrence and Depredation of Artificial Nests

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
18
Apr

ENVS Spring Seminar - Brittany Harris and Sandra Atwood

Conference/Seminar

Centering Indigenous knowledge: Reimagining research methods, pedagogies, and sustainability with Niitsitapi Awaaáhsskataiksi (Blackfoot Elders) Brittany Harris and Sandra Atwood, The Department of Environment and Society (PhD candidates)

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Distance Education Building |
18
Apr

Outdoor Photography Workshop

Workshop/Training

Join USU's Levi Sim for a hands-on workshop on outdoor photography techniques • All camera types welcome (phones, DSLR, etc.) • Students, faculty, & staff from all colleges are invited • Hone your skills for summer fieldwork to enter this fall's Field Season Photo Contest!

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
19
Apr

WILD M.S. Defense: Grayson Jordan

Conference/Seminar

Balsam Wooley Adelgid and Host Forest Characteristics: Impacts and Interactions in the Interior West

9:00 am - 10:00 am | Natural Resources Building |
19
Apr

QCNR Mid-Morning Mingle

Social/Networking

Come to the NR atrium. $1 for a beverage and a pastry ... free beverage for students. All proceeds from the Mid-Morning Mingle go to a rotations of student clubs supporting the event. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and treats will be served.

10:00 am - 10:45 am | Natural Resources Building |
19
Apr

ENVS M.S. Defense: Sarah Wilson

Conference/Seminar

Connectedness and Wellbeing: Investigating Community and Nature-Based Connection in the Context of Utah's Rapid Growth

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
20
Apr

WILD M.S. Defense: Julia Aaronson

Conference/Seminar

Opening the Black Box: Soil Microbial Communities in Field-Based Plant-Soil Feedback Experiments

10:00 am - 11:00 am | Natural Resources Building |
20
Apr

Ecology M.S. Defense: Jes Braun

Conference/Seminar

Runaway lakeshores and widespread plant invasions: Insights on revegetating wetlands in the arid West Professor: Karin Kettenring

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | USU Libraries |
20
Apr

WILD M.S. Defense: Peter Iacono

Conference/Seminar

Mountain Lion and Feral Horse Interactions: Examining the Influence of a Non-Native Ungulate on Predator Behavior in a Semi-Arid Environment

1:15 pm - 2:15 pm | Distance Education Building |
20
Apr

WATS Spring Seminar - Tracy Brynne Voyles - Water, Power, and the West

Conference/Seminar

Water, Power, People, and the West: Perspectives from the Humanities Traci Brynne Voyles, Professor and Chair, Women's and Gender Studies, University of Oklahoma View via Zoom, or watch the broadcast in NR 105.

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Natural Resources Building |
21
Apr

The Colorado River: Research in a Watershed Context - Tanya Petach

Conference/Seminar

The Ecology Center and WATS are hosting a seminar by Dr. Tanya Petach of the Aspen Global Change Institute. Tanya Petach is currently a Climate Science Fellow at the Aspen Global Change Institute where her work focuses on co-creating actionable science in the Colorado River Basin. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and an M.S. from Cornell University. Her research explores both the impact of climate change on mountain hydrology (with a focus on soil moisture impacts) and the gaps between stakeholder needs and scientific research.

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | USU Libraries |
24
Apr

Ecology M.S. Defense: Megan Whetzel

Conference/Seminar

From Flames to Forage: How Wildlife Affects Elk Behavior and Abundance Major Professor: Dr. Larissa Yocom

9:00 am - 10:00 am | Distance Education Building |
25
Apr

ENVS M.S. Defense: Alicia Potter

Conference/Seminar

The Intersections of PES, Gender, and Conditionality in a Bolivian Case Study

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
26
Apr

WATS M.S. Defense: Eryn Turney

Conference/Seminar

Comparing Commonly Used Aquatic Habitat Modeling Methods for Native Fishes

9:00 am - 10:00 am | USU Libraries |
26
Apr

QCNR Mid-Morning Mingle

Social/Networking

Come to the NR atrium. $1 for a beverage and a pastry ... free beverage for students. All proceeds from the Mid-Morning Mingle go to a rotations of student clubs supporting the event. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and treats will be served.

10:00 am - 10:45 am | Natural Resources Building |
27
Apr

WILD M.S. Defense: Daniel Taylor

Conference/Seminar

Quantifying the Impacts and Assessing the Permeability of a Divided Four-Lane Highway on Migratory Mule Deer Major Professor: Mary Conner

9:00 am - 10:00 am | Natural Resources Building |
27
Apr

ENVS PhD Defense: Brittany Harris

Conference/Seminar

Public Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Domestic Climate Migrants and Migration in the U.S.

10:00 am - 11:00 am | Natural Resources Building |
27
Apr

WATS M.S. Defense: Rachel Watts

Conference/Seminar

Effect of high-flow events on phosphorus mobility in small mountain streams of the west.

10:00 am - 11:00 am | USU Libraries |
27
Apr

Ecology M.S. Defense: Christine Sandbach

Conference/Seminar

Evaluating Beaver Translocation Methods for Desert River Restoration Major Professors: Julie Young & Phaedra Budy

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
28
Apr

ENVS M.S. Defense: Bayli Hanson

Conference/Seminar

Co-creating Culturally Inclusive Climate Change Programming: A Qualitative Study with Indigenous Populations in Southeast Utah

8:30 am - 9:30 am | Natural Resources Building |
28
Apr

ENVS M.S. Defense: Jace Colby

Conference/Seminar

Does Ownership of or Proximity to Residential Solar Installations Predict Environmental Opinions and Civic Engagement?

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
28
Apr

Ecology PhD Defense: Tyson Terry

Conference/Seminar

Precipitation and Soil Properties Determine Long-Term Consequences of Disturbance & Invasion in Drylands Major Professor: Peter Adler

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Huntsman Hall |
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