The mission of the Department of Wildland Resources is to use our educational, research, and extension expertise in ecology and resource management to advance the understanding and stewardship of wildland ecosystems and the services they provide.
Recent research from a team from the Quinney College of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the Bayer Corporation, has begun to tease out strategies for better sagebrush rehabilitation — but it has required out-of-the-box thinking.
There have been a few studies showing that dogs in general — not specifically dogs with commercial walkers — are disruptive to wildlife. “The most severe impact is that they can kill wildlife,” explained Julie Young, an associate professor in Utah State U...
New research from a team led by Young Zhou, from the Quinney College of Natural Resources and the Ecology Center, shows that, in addition to trees, humble grasses also play an essential role in capturing carbon — more important than previously thought.
