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01
Nov

Habitat Restoration

Student Activities

Come join the Society of Ecological Restoration Club to help DNR habitat restoration biologist Shane Hill! We will be planting an assortment of trees and shrubs to increase the overwinter feed and habitat for local ungulates. We will be meeting at the Cinnamon Creek site around 9am. Bring a spade, work gloves, water, work boots and clothes that can get a little muddy. Reach out if you have any questions!

9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
01
Nov

QCNR Fall Seminar Series: Natalie Gochnour

Conference/Seminar

Seminar by Natalie Gochnour, Institute of Land Water and Air (U of U)

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Life Sciences Building |
03
Nov

Loggers' Breakfast

Breakfast/Luncheon/Dinner

We will be selling breakfast plates in the NR Atrium (cost TBD), starting at 9 am.

9:00 am - 10:30 am |
04
Nov

Tree Planting at Wuda Ogwa

Special Event

Seeking Volunteers for a Tree Planting Event on Saturday, November 4, 2023!

Join our partners with the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation to help plant cottonwoods, willows, dogwoods, and other native plants at the Wuda Ogwa restoration site.

The event will be held from 9am to 3pm just north of Preston, ID (roughly 2 hours from Salt Lake City, UT -or- 40 minutes from Logan, UT).

Participants are encouraged to bring their own shovels, work gloves, lunch, and reusable water bottles. Water and snacks will be provided. We’re looking forward to volunteering and hope that you’ll join us!

Sign up at the link below, and email Maria Moncur (mmoncur@nwbshoshone.com) with any questions. https://ow.ly/ubBX50PSYyY

9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
04
Nov

Logger's Ball: Dancing in the Desert

Arts/Entertainment

Join us for a night of dinner and dancing.

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
07
Nov

QCNR Mid-Morning Mingle

Social/Networking

Free coffee, tea, hot chocolate and treats for QCNR students, staff and faculty. Greet and show support for a rotation of the QCNR clubs, and enter the weekly drawing for prizes!

10:00 am - 11:00 am | Natural Resources Building |
07
Nov

Ecology Center Data Science Workshop Series

Workshop/Training

The Ecology Center provides free, graduate student-led workshops on programming for data analysis. Sessions are held on Tuesdays at 3:00PM in NR 204, and are designed for beginners in the topic. Most workshops are focused on R, but we cover Python and Gooogle Earth Engine as well. Please bring your own computer. Below is this semester's schedule: Sept. 12 - Introduction to R Sept. 19 - Data wrangling using data.table Sept. 26 - Data wrangling and beyond with the tidyverse Oct. 3 - Data visualization with base R Oct. 10 - Data visualization with ggplot Oct. 17 - Advanced R: for-loops and functions Oct. 24 - Wrangling and analyzing spatial data in R Oct. 31 - Intro to Google Earth Engine Nov. 7 - Visualizing spatial data in R Nov. 14 - Intro to Python Nov. 28 - Github and reproducible analysis

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Natural Resources Building |
08
Nov

Ecology Center Fall Seminar - Joshua Schimel

Conference/Seminar

The first of two seminars presented by Joshua Schimel, UC Santa Barbara.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Life Sciences Building |
09
Nov

Ecology Center Fall Seminar - Joshua Schimel

Conference/Seminar

The second of two seminars presented by Joshua Schimel, UC Santa Barbara.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Life Sciences Building |
09
Nov

Backcountry Squatters Craft Night

Student Activities

Join Backcountry Squatters and USU OPDD for a craft night! Collage materials will be provided and we encourage everyone to bring any projects they are currently working on. See you there!

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
11
Nov

Forestry Club Christmas Tree Cut

Student Activities

We will be going to Coldwater Ranch to harvest Christmas trees to sell for our annual fundraiser.

7:00 am - 1:00 pm |
11
Nov

Habitat Restoration Planting

Student Activities

Come join the Society of Ecological Restoration Club to help DNR habitat restoration biologist Shane Hill! We will be planting an assortment of trees and shrubs to increase the overwinter feed and habitat for local ungulates. We will be meeting at the Cinnamon Creek site around 9am. Bring a spade, work gloves, water, work boots and clothes that can get a little muddy. Reach out if you have any questions or need a ride!

9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
11
Nov

Habitat Restoration Planting

Student Activities

Come join the Society of Ecological Restoration Club to help DNR habitat restoration biologist Shane Hill! We will be planting an assortment of trees and shrubs to increase the overwinter feed and habitat for local ungulates. We will be meeting at the Cinnamon Creek site around 9am. Bring a spade, work gloves, water, work boots and clothes that can get a little muddy. Reach out if you have any questions or need a ride!

9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
13
Nov

SER Craft Night

Student Activities

Come join the Society of Ecological Restoration for a fun craft night! We will be creating an assortment of nature themed crafts to sell at future fundraising events. Reach out with any questions!

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
14
Nov

Jaylin Solberg Defense Seminar

Conference/Seminar

Come support Jaylin Solberg defend her thesis regarding The Inflence of Watershed Restoration Initiative Habitat Treatments on Mule Deer Relative Abundance and Fawn Production in Utah. Join in person or via Zoom. Meeting ID: 859 3858 8192. Passcode: 470828 https://usu-edu.zoom.us/j/85938588192?pwd=dVloZHRZN2dvamcwOGphRlBKVXRuZz09

9:00 am - 10:00 am | Biology & Natural Resources building |
14
Nov

QCNR Mid-Morning Mingle

Social/Networking

Free coffee, tea, hot chocolate and treats for QCNR students, staff and faculty. Greet and show support for a rotation of the QCNR clubs, and enter the weekly drawing for prizes!

10:00 am - 11:00 am | Natural Resources Building |
14
Nov

Sagebrush People Reading Group

Meeting

Student discussion group open to anyone who considers themselves remotely connected to sagebrush systems.

Within the QCNR (and beyond) there are a lot of research project across the West that are directly or indirectly related to sagebrush. These meetings present a fantastic opportunity for USU students, faculty, and staff to periodically get together and discuss topics and interests from across the natural resources spectrum. Topics will cover many aspects of sagebrush landscapes, plant-soil interactions, human recreation, sagebrush restoration, mammals, invertebrates, etc. Participants can suggest topics or lead discussions through this link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pyFPecWq5u3_i4hNbPzshLuCSO40zbjHayJ6oXygqJg/edit?usp=sharing

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
14
Nov

WATS Ben Miller MS Defense Presentation

Panel Discussion/Presentation

Investigating the Establishment of Nonnative Riparian Vegetation and Its Potential for Enhancing In-Stream Habitat in an Altered Desert Riverscape

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | USU Libraries |
14
Nov

Ecology Center Data Science Workshop Series

Workshop/Training

The Ecology Center provides free, graduate student-led workshops on programming for data analysis. Sessions are held on Tuesdays at 3:00PM in NR 204, and are designed for beginners in the topic. Most workshops are focused on R, but we cover Python and Gooogle Earth Engine as well. Please bring your own computer. Below is this semester's schedule: Sept. 12 - Introduction to R Sept. 19 - Data wrangling using data.table Sept. 26 - Data wrangling and beyond with the tidyverse Oct. 3 - Data visualization with base R Oct. 10 - Data visualization with ggplot Oct. 17 - Advanced R: for-loops and functions Oct. 24 - Wrangling and analyzing spatial data in R Oct. 31 - Intro to Google Earth Engine Nov. 7 - Visualizing spatial data in R Nov. 14 - Intro to Python Nov. 28 - Github and reproducible analysis

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Natural Resources Building |
15
Nov

QCNR Fall Seminar Series

Conference/Seminar

Seminar by Dr. Peter Howe and Dr. Mark Brunson (ENVS)

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Life Sciences Building |
21
Nov

Glenden Taylor Defense Seminar

Conference/Seminar

Glenden Taylor will be presenting on Survival and Cause-Specific Mortality of Mule Deer in the Eastern Sierra Nevada

9:00 am - 10:00 am | Natural Resources Building |
21
Nov

Glenden Taylor Defense Seminar

Conference/Seminar

Glenden Taylor will be presenting on Survival and Cause-Specific Mortality of Mule Deer in the Eastern Sierra Nevada. Glenden will be defending remotely but viewing is available in person. Zoom Link: https://usu-edu.zoom.us/j/84347321575?pwd=SStxcGJCNVJJeUtnbHNkaWtPNmduZz09 Meeting ID: 843 4732 1575 Passcode: 894852

9:00 am - 10:00 am | Natural Resources Building |
21
Nov

QCNR Mid-Morning Mingle

Social/Networking

Free coffee, tea, hot chocolate and treats for QCNR students, staff and faculty. Greet and show support for a rotation of the QCNR clubs, and enter the weekly drawing for prizes!

10:00 am - 11:00 am | Natural Resources Building |
21
Nov

Ecology Center Data Science Workshop Series

Workshop/Training

The Ecology Center provides free, graduate student-led workshops on programming for data analysis. Sessions are held on Tuesdays at 3:00PM in NR 204, and are designed for beginners in the topic. Most workshops are focused on R, but we cover Python and Gooogle Earth Engine as well. Please bring your own computer. Below is this semester's schedule: Sept. 12 - Introduction to R Sept. 19 - Data wrangling using data.table Sept. 26 - Data wrangling and beyond with the tidyverse Oct. 3 - Data visualization with base R Oct. 10 - Data visualization with ggplot Oct. 17 - Advanced R: for-loops and functions Oct. 24 - Wrangling and analyzing spatial data in R Oct. 31 - Intro to Google Earth Engine Nov. 7 - Visualizing spatial data in R Nov. 14 - Intro to Python Nov. 28 - Github and reproducible analysis

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Natural Resources Building |
28
Nov

Amanda Hayes-Puttfarcken Defense Seminar

Conference/Seminar

Amanda Hayes-Puttfarcken will be presenting on the Resilience of birds to habitat changes: Identification of interspecific variate in avian resilience and its possible mechanisms.

9:00 am - 10:00 am | Natural Resources Building |
28
Nov

Amanda Hayes-Puttfarcken Defense Seminar

Conference/Seminar

Amanda Hayes-Puttfarcken will be presenting on the Resilience of birds to habitat changes: Identification of interspecific variate in avian resilience and its possible mechanisms. Attend in person or through Zoom Zoom Link: https://usu-edu.zoom.us/j/87975755043?pwd=Wkhsd1dHTElSVjU4TThER2NadDBEUT09 Meeting ID: 879 7575 5043 Passcode: 760998

9:00 am - 10:00 am | Natural Resources Building |
28
Nov

QCNR Mid-Morning Mingle

Social/Networking

Free coffee, tea, hot chocolate and treats for QCNR students, staff and faculty. Greet and show support for a rotation of the QCNR clubs, and enter the weekly drawing for prizes!

10:00 am - 11:00 am | Natural Resources Building |
28
Nov

Ecology Center Data Science Workshop Series

Workshop/Training

The Ecology Center provides free, graduate student-led workshops on programming for data analysis. Sessions are held on Tuesdays at 3:00PM in NR 204, and are designed for beginners in the topic. Most workshops are focused on R, but we cover Python and Gooogle Earth Engine as well. Please bring your own computer. Below is this semester's schedule: Sept. 12 - Introduction to R Sept. 19 - Data wrangling using data.table Sept. 26 - Data wrangling and beyond with the tidyverse Oct. 3 - Data visualization with base R Oct. 10 - Data visualization with ggplot Oct. 17 - Advanced R: for-loops and functions Oct. 24 - Wrangling and analyzing spatial data in R Oct. 31 - Intro to Google Earth Engine Nov. 7 - Visualizing spatial data in R Nov. 14 - Intro to Python Nov. 28 - Github and reproducible analysis

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Natural Resources Building |
29
Nov

Rae Fadlovich MS Defense

Lecture/Readings

Fae Fadlovich MS Defense

9:00 am - 10:00 am | USU Libraries |
29
Nov

QCNR Fall Seminar Series - The 5th National Climate Assessment: What it means for Utah & Researchers

Conference/Seminar

Peter Howe and Mark Brunson from the QCNR Department of Environment and Society will share their experiences and insights about the experience of authoring the recently released Fifth National Climate Assessment.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Life Sciences Building |
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