The kickoff event for the Bear Lake Needs Assessment project was hosted by the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air on Oct. 26. This project is an interdisciplinary research effort that will inform and impact future management actions on Bear Lake and its surrounding areas. It comprises of a comprehensive report, an interdisciplinary research program, and an outreach component.
During the event, over $150,000 in grant funding was awarded to 11 different projects, representing seven of USU’s colleges.
Assessing Bear Lake Environmental Concerns of Scientists, Residents, and Community Organizations
Elizabeth Brunner, Jessica Schad, Stacia Ryder
This research will engage students from three graduate courses and one undergraduate course in historical and qualitative research related to Bear Lake, providing insights into environmental concerns related to increased recreation, in-migration, and climate change.
Autonomous Submarine Sensing for Shoreline and Infrastructure Analysis in the Bear Lake Region
Mario Harper
Integration of the advanced Blue ROV 2 autonomous submarine robotic system to study the underwater environment of the lake, generating detailed maps, sampling fishery health, and assessing shoreline degradation and underwater infrastructure integrity.
Bear Lake Chemistry Affecting Eurasian Watermilfoil Growth and Herbicide Efficacy
Mirella Ortiz, Eric Westra, Corey Ransom, and Olanrewaju Adeyemi
An exploration of the differences in herbicide behavior in Bear Lake’s water chemistry compared to other water sources, and how it affects Eurasian Watermilfoil near the lake.
Bear Lake Needs Assessment Project Documentation and Visualization
Jared Ragland
Providing photographic documentation of the critical work to locate, define, and disseminate key issues within the sovereign lands of Bear Lake.
Communicating Science — Translating Research to Outreach and Education
Julie Young
Students in the Scientific Communication graduate course will produce outreach and education material in collaboration with the other research projects supported through the grant program.
Cultural and Historical Resources of Bear Lake: A Bibliography and Digital Collection From USU Special Collections
Lawrence Culver
A class cohort research project aiming to collect Bear Lake resources already present at USU, make them more visible, accessible, and organized, and facilitate their use for research, public outreach and awareness, and longer-term research and lake management.
Detection and Quantification of Nanoparticle Contamination in Bear Lake
Yiming Su, Xia Li, Junjiu Tang
An investigation of metal-based nanoparticles and nanoplastics in Bear Lake, and how human activity and seasonal changes affect these concentrations.
Development of Machine Learning and/or Deep Learning Model to Explore Climate Scenarios for Bear Lake
Brennan Bean, Kevin Moon, Wei Zhang, Ben Shaw, Scout Jarman
Creation of models to predict annual min/max Bear Lake elevation levels and online data dashboards for state and local officials to interactively explore lake elevation projections based on various future climate scenarios.
Establishing a Baseline to Assess Impact of Restoration Actions Reconnecting Bear Lake Tributaries to Increase Resilience and Abundance of Native Fishes
Timothy Walsworth, Phaedra Budy, Jim DeRito, Tyler Coleman
Exploration of how reconnecting fragmented spawning tributaries to Bear Lake will impact habitat availability of adfluvial Bonneville Cutthroat trout.
Improving Bear Lake Water Budget Through Better Rain-Snow Separation
Wei Zhang, Cody Ratterman, Grace Affram, Brennan Bean
Examination of how the water balance in Bear Lake has changed and will change in the future with adjusted temperature thresholds.
Irrigation Performance Connection to Water Quality in Big Creek.
Burdette Barker, Reganne Briggs, Sena Bildim, Matt Yost
Investigation of potential differences in water quality between surface irrigation and sprinkler irrigation return flows, and determining their impact on the water quality of Bear Lake.
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