Erin Lewis
Utah Public Radio Reporter
Erin Lewis is a science reporter at Utah Public Radio and a PhD Candidate in the biology department at Utah State University. She is passionate about fostering curiosity and communicating science to the public. At USU she studies how anthropogenic disturbances are impacting wildlife, particularly the effects of tourism-induced dietary shifts in endangered Bahamian Rock Iguana populations. In her free time she enjoys reading, painting and getting outside with her dog, Hazel.
UPR hosted an event on Tuesday with Bridgerland Audubon Society and Grow the Flow called “Is Great Salt Lake a Person?” The event brought 90 community members to Cache Bar in Logan. A screening of a l...
Parts of Cache Valley are surrounded by mountains with geologic layers that have dissolved enough to create sinkholes, caves and springs among other porous geologic features. This is generally referre...
Gunnison Island hosts one of the largest breeding grounds for American white pelicans in the world.  (Aimee Van Tatenhove, UPR)
Gunnison Island hosts one of the largest breeding grounds for American white pelicans in the world. (Aimee Van Tatenhove, UPR)
Aimee Van Tatenhove is a science reporter at UPR, who has largely focused on Great Salt Lake issues. However she has even greater ties to the lake ecosystem as a PhD student in the Wildland Resources...
Phalaropes from the Antelope Island Causeway. Sierra Hastings/Sageland Collaborative
Phalaropes from the Antelope Island Causeway. Sierra Hastings/Sageland Collaborative
Utah is home to a number of water bodies that serve as endpoints or stopover sites for migratory shorebirds on their long seasonal journeys. Three decades ago, biologists conducted shorebird surveys a...
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Salt Lake City's utility service is rolling out a water management analysis and planning software — otherwise known as waterMAPS — to residents. It can be used to track water use, and is a useful tool...
Participants in the Growing Water Smart workshop had lunch at USU's Greenville Research Farm before learning more about water conservation solutions researchers are working towards. Aaron Fortin / Janet Quinney Lawson Institute For Land, Water And Air
Participants in the Growing Water Smart workshop had lunch at USU's Greenville Research Farm before learning more about water conservation solutions researchers are working towards. Aaron Fortin / Janet Quinney Lawson Institute For Land, Water And Air
Utah Growing Water Smart is a program that hosts workshops put on by four major organizations: the Utah Division of Water Resources, Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy, Western Resource Advocate...
View of where the Bear River flows into the Great Salt Lake on May 3, 2023. Water flows into the lake from Bear River under the bridge and floods surrounding areas. Erin Lewis, UPR
View of where the Bear River flows into the Great Salt Lake on May 3, 2023. Water flows into the lake from Bear River under the bridge and floods surrounding areas. Erin Lewis, UPR
Ecoflights is an Aspen, Colorado based nonprofit that provides a big picture perspective on changing landscapes across the West. They take scientists, activists, legislators, community members and pre...