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Summer is the season for campus xeriscaping - @the U
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (361+ words) Like homeowners the length and breadth of the state, University of Utah planners and landscapers spend each summer assessing how to reduce water usage across campus. That means replacing Kentucky bluegrass and fescue with native and low-water plants, mulch and…...
To play or not to play: Utah high school athletic trainers struggle with air quality concerns - @the U
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (746+ words) Air pollution is a stubborn problem in Utah where periods of poor air quality often overlap with outdoor sports seasons for thousands of high school students. New interdisciplinary research from the University of Utah, based on in-depth interviews with high…...
Strawberry Moon - @the U
1+ week, 3+ day ago (316+ words) On your next hike, look for Fragaria vesca and'Fragaria virginiana, Utah's native wild strawberries. "These are mostly found in open meadows and in the understory of forests in the upper elevation in Utah," said Neal Dombrowski, horticulturalist at the Red…...