USU Wildlife Scientists Garner Top Awards at State Meeting
At Utah's Strawberry Reservoir, Quinney College of Natural Resources Scholar of the Year Jamie Reynolds holds an American white pelican she tagged. The Quinney Scholar conducts research with faculty mentor Phaedra Budy.
Utah State University wildlife scientists were among the top honorees at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Utah Chapter of The Wildlife Society March 18-20, in Moab, Utah. Theme for the gathering was “Managing for an Uncertain Future: Climate, Economics and Habitats.”
Jamie Reynolds, who is the Quinney College of Natural Resources 2015 Scholar of the Year, placed first in the Student Poster Category with her entry “Interactions Between Native and Non-native Species in the Strawberry Reservoir Ecosystem: Is There Enough Fish to Go Around?”
Reynolds, a wildlife science major who is a Quinney Scholar and an Honors student, conducts research with faculty mentor Phaedra Budy, professor in USU’s Department of Watershed Sciences and the USU Ecology Center.
“My project is part of a larger project that analyzes the relative impact of American white pelicans on the fish species in Utah’s Strawberry Reservoir,” she says. “I focused on describing the populations on non-game fish species and determining whether their populations influenced the number of pelicans at different locations on the reservoir.”
Joseph Flower, master’s student in USU’s Department of Wildland Resources and the USU Ecology Center, received first place in the Student Paper Category with his submission “Will Electrified Pavement Prevent Mule Deer and Elk Intrusions through Fence Openings?”
Flower conducts research with faculty mentor Patricia Cramer investigating means of preventing wildlife-vehicle collisions.
Wildland Resources and Ecology Center master’s students Brandon Flack and Charles Sanford each received $800 Utah TWS Scholarships. Only three scholarships are awarded each year. Flack and Sanford are mentored by Quinney Professor Terry Messmer.
Nicki Frey, Extension assistant professor in the Department of Wildland Resources, received the 2015 Utah TWS Award of Merit. The award is given in recognition of outstanding contributions to wildlife conservation by an early career professional.
Dave Dahlgren, Extension specialist in USU’s Department of Wildland Resources, was elected as a Utah TWS board member.
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Contact: Frank Howe, 435-797-8523, frank.howe@usu.edu
Writer: Mary-Ann Muffoletto, 435-797-3517, maryann.muffoletto@usu.edu
Along a stretch of Interstate-15 in Utah, ecology graduate student Joe Flower inspects a camera at a wildlife crossing. Flower, who conducts research with faculty mentor Patty Cramer, received the top paper award at the 2015 Utah Wildlife Society Meeting.
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