These stories are free to publish in other venues, including print and web publications, as long as credit is given to the author. The instructor also requests an additional tagline following the author description at the end of the story. The additional tagline should read: This story was produced as part of a University of Arizona course on Translating Environmental Science (SWES 415/515) for the Southwest Environment website. [If published on the web, please include a link to this page of the website: http://ag.arizona.edu/swes/environmental_writing/stories.html ]
Fall 2011
Stories are in alphabetical order by last name
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Ben Beal |
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Growing fish in the desert: a remarkably sustainable venture This story will be published in The Explorer newspaper, which serves northwest Tucson, Marana and Oro Valley |
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William Coleman Artificial turf or natural grass, which is better for the environment?
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Christopher M. Ferlin City trees cool down ‘heat islands’ in urban areas This story will be published in The Explorer newspaper, which serves northwest Tucson, Marana and Oro Valley. |
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Brooke Hamilton SWES researchers use compost, microbes to stabilize mine tailings This story will be published in The Explorer newspaper, which serves northwest Tucson, Marana and Oro Valley. |
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Alyson Head |
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Brian Hickerson Gila trout return home to southeastern Arizona Protecting diversity in Gila trout |
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Matthew Jewell
Shorebirds frequent Tucson sewage treatment facility
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Evan Kipnis Water harvesting efforts increase over time in Tucson
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Owen Maurer Some soils better than others at holding carbon
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Kevin Krutzsch |
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Ryan Olinger Arizona agencies reintroduce prairie dogs This story originally ran in The Explorer newspaper, which serves northwest Tucson, Oro Valley and Marana, on February 29, 2012. For that version, go to this link: http://explorernews.com/news/article_c7007aec-624f-11e1-8a7f-0019bb2963f4.html
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Madhumitha Raghav Making wastewater safe for agriculture in developing countries Madhumitha Raghav, a Ph.D. student in environmental engineering student, published the article she wrote for this course in the January/February issue of Asian Water. [The article, “Making wastewater safe for agriculture in developing countries,” begins on page 24.] |
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Nicholas Rossi UA’s rec center expansion LEED(s) the way in sustainable innovations
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Bridger Skaarer Local thinning projects yield cords of wood, healthier forests |
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Eric Wagner Managing bears and people in wildland environments
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Spring 2011
Stories listed by topic
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UA 'Composting Cats' turn food leftovers into soil amendment |
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Nigel Shemanski |
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Nathan Blevens |
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Brandon Merrill |
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Sophie J EverattTucson group helping to restore Colorado River tributary |
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Jesus Antonio Gonzalez Southern Arizona's wetlands considered crucial for desert life Related Story: |
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Colleen Svancara |
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Jessica McGlynn Tucson zoo hopes to breed tiger under Species Survival Plan Related story: |
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Conor Quinlan |
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Priscilla Garcia |
Spring 2010
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Jack Akinlosotu Tucson encouraging use of “gray water” for irrigation |
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Eduardo Bastidas |
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Jessica Canchola |
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Cassie Fausel |
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Will Ferguson |
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Janet Fox |
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Michelle Kostuk |
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Sheyenne Lewis |
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Britney Lizama Sweetwater Community Turns Backyards Into Wildlife Habitat |
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Daneb Josue Sanchez Solar pizza comes to Tucson’s Fourth Avenue |
Spring 2009
Melissa Lamberton Southwest faces diminished stream flows, new water policiesMartha Mathewson Tucson becomes a ‘Transition Town
Tim McDonnell Network of ‘citizen scientists’ to track climate change
Stories from other students could not be posted because efforts to contact failed when the website was set up in 2010.