August 8, 2024
For two weeks this summer, select students conducted botanical research at Zion National Park as part of a paid program. Sadie Dunn, a Weber State University student and program attendee, described the experience as “liberating,” saying, “It's grueling labor, and I have insane amounts of respect for those that do it for a job...
A Journey from Argentina to Utah and Its Impact on Conservation
Throughout the Americas, millions of migratory shorebirds depend upon saline lakes. However, alarming reports and photos of these lakes drying up point to the devastating impacts of too much water being extracted from the lakes or their inflows. One of the species most dependent on saline lakes is Wilson’s Phalarope.
Marcela Castellino, a former undergraduate research exchange student from Argentina who attended Weber State over a decade ago, is now a Saline Lakes Conservation Specialist in various conservation organizations in North and South America. She stated "Surveys conducted in recent years show a decline in numbers. Phalaropes are highly dependent on these lakes, so if something happens to key sites, such as the Great Salt Lake, the global population will be significantly impacted."...
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Hi there, my name is Anika Draper. I am a student at Weber State working towards a geology major with minors in botany and geospatial analysis. I've been attending since 2019 and have changed my major just a wee bit - as any students and advisors will tell you is normal! I finally gave in to my biggest passion, the planet! ...
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Although the decision was easy, I wasn’t always interested in studying science, not until my high school Biology class. My biology teacher, Ms. Roberts, was a Botany major in college herself, and in class, she would always express her excitement for plants, even considering them more interesting than humans or animals...
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I wake up in the early morning to the sound of yaks grazing outside of my tent, a mixture of many grunts and chewing sounds. This still feels so surreal, I have made it to Mongolia! I unzip my sleeping bag and emerge from my tent to take in the beautiful dew-covered view of our home for the next 7ish weeks at base camp. It is beautiful. ...
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