Upcoming Events

October 29 - November 4, 2023

Oct

Wildland Fire Recruitment Fair

Social/Networking

Learn about job opportunities with: Bureau of Land Management US Forest Service UT DNR Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands Alpine Forestry

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Natural Resources Building | More Info

Oct

USU Fire Alumni Social

Panel Discussion/Presentation

Join us for a fire career panel and Q&A featuring USU alumni, followed by a pizza social. Pizza will be provided!

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art | More Info

Oct

Join Backcountry Squatters and Aggie Blue Bikes on a fun Halloween-themed bike ride around Logan! This event is open to anyone and everyone in the Logan community. There will be a costume contest for participants with prizes for the winners! We will be meeting at 5:00 PM on October 30th in front of Aggie Blue Bikes and ending in downtown Logan. We look forward to seeing you there!

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | More Info

Oct

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 | More Info

Oct

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 | More Info

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 | More Info

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 | More Info

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 | More Info

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 | More Info

Nov