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Science Moab: Bridging the gap between research and management

Moab Sun News3 years ago2 years ago

Science Moab talks with wildlife ecologist Lainie Brice about a project for the climate adaptation science program at Utah State University.

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Science Moab: Burning better biochar

Moab Sun News3 years ago2 years ago

Darren McAvoy, assistant professor at Utah State University Moab Extension, is a forester by trade and the chair and co-founder of the Utah Biomass Resources Group.

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Science Moab: Lake Powell’s greenhouse gas

Moab Sun News3 years ago2 years ago

Bridget Deemer is a research ecologist at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center.

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Studying the erg

Moab Sun News3 years ago2 years ago

This week’s Science Moab is from a special collaboration with the Southern Utah Science Café in St. George.

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Fabulous fungi

Moab Sun News3 years ago2 years ago

Science Moab spoke with Catherine Gehring, the Lucking Family professor at Northern Arizona University, who has been studying plant-associated fungi for more than 20 years.

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Sandbars and floods in the Grand Canyon

Moab Sun News3 years ago2 years ago

Science Moab spoke with geologist and fluvial geomorphologist Katie Chapman about the effect the dam has had on sandbars downstream.

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Living Life on the Radio: Science Moab talks to DJ and activist Tara Gatewood

Moab Sun News3 years ago2 years ago

Award-winning journalist Tara Gatewood understands the power of Indigenous radio. As the longtime host of the live talk radio show Native America Calling, Tara was part of a communal space where native voices…

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Science Moab talks to Dawn Davis about protecting peyote and culturally significant plants

Moab Sun News3 years ago2 years ago

Dawn Davis of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Fort Hall, Idaho, studies the sustainability of ethno-significant plants. She works to deter people from harming culturally important plants by helping others understand the impacts on…

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Science Moab talks with Ann Marie Chischilly about addressing climate change and decolonization

Moab Sun News3 years ago2 years ago

Science Moab sat down with Ann Marie Chischilly, the executive director for the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals. She is responsible for managing ITEP’s work with Northern Arizona University, state and federal agencies,…

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Peaches on the Plateau

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

This week, we talk with Reagan Wytsalucy about traditional foods on the Colorado Plateau.

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