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Students investigate how thinning and prescribed burns influence small mammal populations and biodiversity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"image":{"ID":88622,"id":88622,"title":"48325264907_0ba47e58b5_c","filename":"48325264907_0ba47e58b5_c-e1779392272510.jpg","filesize":128996,"url":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/48325264907_0ba47e58b5_c-e1779392272510.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/turnbull-laboratory\/48325264907_0ba47e58b5_c\/","alt":"","author":"1542","description":"","caption":"","name":"48325264907_0ba47e58b5_c","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":88533,"date":"2026-05-21 18:57:03","modified":"2026-05-21 18:57:03","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":799,"height":461,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/48325264907_0ba47e58b5_c-e1779392272510-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/48325264907_0ba47e58b5_c-e1779392272510-300x173.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":173,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/48325264907_0ba47e58b5_c-e1779392272510-768x443.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":443,"large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/48325264907_0ba47e58b5_c-e1779392272510.jpg","large-width":799,"large-height":461,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/48325264907_0ba47e58b5_c-e1779392272510.jpg","1536x1536-width":799,"1536x1536-height":461,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/48325264907_0ba47e58b5_c-e1779392272510.jpg","2048x2048-width":799,"2048x2048-height":461,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/48325264907_0ba47e58b5_c-e1779392272510-300x300.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":300,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/48325264907_0ba47e58b5_c-e1779392272510-400x400.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":400,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/48325264907_0ba47e58b5_c-e1779392272510-600x461.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":461}},"title":"Wildlife & Habitat Monitoring","heading_tag":"h3","show-hr":true,"copy":"\n
Researchers examine how prescribed fire may help reduce invasive grasses and restore native prairie habitats.<\/li>\n
\nStudents and faculty also work alongside the Upper Columbia United Tribes to monitor restoration projects on tribal and protected lands.<\/li>\n
Students track elk movement patterns to understand how grazing affects aspen habitats and biodiversity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"image":{"ID":6470,"id":6470,"title":"Turnbull lab","filename":"Turnbull-1600x1067-1-e1779124963295.jpg","filesize":264309,"url":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/Turnbull-1600x1067-1-e1779124963295.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/biology\/turnbull-1600x1067\/","alt":"Water sample at Turnbull","author":"462","description":"","caption":"","name":"turnbull-1600x1067","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":745,"date":"2021-03-23 16:33:18","modified":"2021-03-23 16:36:41","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1355,"height":660,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/Turnbull-1600x1067-1-e1779124963295-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/Turnbull-1600x1067-1-e1779124963295-300x146.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":146,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/Turnbull-1600x1067-1-e1779124963295-768x374.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":374,"large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/Turnbull-1600x1067-1-e1779124963295-1024x499.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":499,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/Turnbull-1600x1067-1-e1629927029451-1536x634.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":634,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/Turnbull-1600x1067-1-e1779124963295.jpg","2048x2048-width":1355,"2048x2048-height":660,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/Turnbull-1600x1067-1-e1779124963295-300x300.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":300,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/Turnbull-1600x1067-1-e1779124963295-400x400.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":400,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/Turnbull-1600x1067-1-e1779124963295-600x600.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":600}},"title":"Water Quality & Freshwater Systems","heading_tag":"h3","show-hr":true,"copy":"\n
Researchers investigate how invasive plants impact stream flows and groundwater quality throughout eastern Washington.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"image":{"ID":88680,"id":88680,"title":"turnbull 1","filename":"turnbull-1-e1780442094830.jpg","filesize":52124,"url":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/turnbull-1-e1780442094830.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/turnbull-laboratory\/turnbull-1-2\/","alt":"","author":"1542","description":"","caption":"","name":"turnbull-1-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":88533,"date":"2026-06-02 23:13:45","modified":"2026-06-02 23:13:45","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":640,"height":290,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/turnbull-1-e1780442094830-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/turnbull-1-e1780442094830-300x136.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":136,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/turnbull-1-e1780442094830.jpg","medium_large-width":640,"medium_large-height":290,"large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/turnbull-1-e1780442094830.jpg","large-width":640,"large-height":290,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/turnbull-1-e1780442094830.jpg","1536x1536-width":640,"1536x1536-height":290,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/turnbull-1-e1780442094830.jpg","2048x2048-width":640,"2048x2048-height":290,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/turnbull-1-e1780442094830-300x290.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":290,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/turnbull-1-e1780442094830-400x290.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":290,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/turnbull-1-e1780442094830-600x290.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":290}},"title":"Public Health & Disease Ecology","heading_tag":"h3","show-hr":true,"copy":"\n
Researchers study tick populations and test for bacteria linked to vector-borne illnesses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"}],"component_options_toggle":true,"component_options":{"disable_component":false,"nickname":"Research Projects","identifier":"projects","navigable":false}},{"acf_fc_layout":"copy-with-image","layout":"small-image","show_left":false,"module_background_color":"off-white","title":"An Impactful Partnership","copy":"