The S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources uses teaching, research, and extension programs to better understand natural ecosystems and to foster their sustainable use. Our programs cross biological, physical, and socioeconomic boundaries with the goal to advance scientific knowledge, train effective leaders in research and management, and translate research findings into management practice.
Ecologists in Utah are trying to figure out how to get native plants growing there quickly, to prevent phragmites from taking hold once again. "It's a pretty new endeavor in many wetland systems and the methods are not tried and true," says Karin Kettenri...
Wildlife biologist and animal ecologist Julie Young has been named as director of the Berryman Institute of Wildlife Damage Management, a 30-year-old organization based at USU that works to minimize conflicts between wildlife and people across the U.S.
Landlocked Utah may seem like an unexpected destination for studying marine science, but a new partnership signed last week between USU and the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium means that both marine life, and the people who study it, get to call the state...
