USU Wildland Resources

08/13/2025

08/13/2025

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08/13/2025

“The Big Bad Wolf” exposes the conservation challenges wolves face in a landscape increasingly dominated by human influence. Read on for an exclusive interview with the film’s Co-Producer, Aaron Bott!

07/03/2025

Snakes are an important part of any ecosystem, helping keep rodent and certain pest populations in check. Most of Utah's snakes aren't venomous, and the ones to be extra aware of, rattlesnakes, are easy to identify with their diamond-shaped heads. Check the link below for more rattlesnake tips and facts from Nicki Frey!

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Humans enjoy the summer sun, and so do snakes. Consider these tips to identify snakes and avoid confrontations.

06/10/2025

When it comes to mitigating wildfire risk, fire expert Brad Washa recommends a proactive approach to begin with, including thinning forests in the wildland-urban interface, and creating more wildfire-resistant homes, neighborhoods and communities.

-->Understanding historic and natural fire regimes is important when considering management options.

May is National Wildfire Awareness Month, a time to help raise awareness about the dangers of wildfires and encourage people to take measures to protect themselves, their homes and their communities.

05/29/2025

05/29/2025

🌿❄️ The Arctic is warming four times faster than the global average, and plant communities are rapidly adapting. Mateo Petit Bon and a group of scientists are measuring changes from the past four decades and the conclusions are, well... complicated!

“It’s tempting to think of biodiversity loss as the inevitable outcome of climate change,” Petit Bon said. “But what we’re seeing is more nuanced — biodiversity is increasing in some areas, declining in others. It all depends on the balance between warming and competition among plants.”

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A massive new study published in Nature shows that while warming is certainly reshaping vegetation across the polar North, its impacts vary widely.

05/28/2025

🐻 A black bear is a rare sighting, and sadly one was killed by a vehicle near Bear Lake this month. Carnivore expert David Stoner emphasizes the role of bears in ecosystems and stresses the importance of being vigilant to avoid conflict with the animals.

-->“What people have found with bears is that they can be important in terms of seed dispersal for certain plants because their digestive system does not masticate a lot of those seeds,” Stoner said. “They move plants around. They will then turn over a lot of dead wood.”

Bear Lake State Park announced via their page the death of a black bear in Bear Lake this week.…

05/14/2025

Wildlife major Tanyon Allred at our Utah State University Eastern campus is getting hands-on, job-relevant experience in the field! Fieldwork is a cornerstone for our wildlife majors and involves partnerships with the likes of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, U.S. Forest Service, and others.

“My favorite hands-on experience is a toss-up,” Allred says. “It’s between going out with a net gun to collar mule deer or tracking a black bear to her den this spring and being able to put a collar on her. Either way, both were unforgettable.”

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For Tanyon Allred, a student in the USU Eastern Wildlife Program, education isn't confined to the classroom — it's lived out in the field, alongside wildlife and professionals who dedicate their lives to conservation.

05/02/2025

🎉🎓 Great job to our WILD graduates! What a fantastic accomplishment and on to the next adventure! 🐺🦌🌲🌱🏞

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