{"id":70459,"date":"2019-10-14T16:09:43","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T23:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?page_id=70459"},"modified":"2025-03-29T16:34:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T23:34:25","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/environmental-science\/stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Science and Policy Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4ykj694-e8f81b8c75f71a00059a7f8ce19238d7\">\n.avia-section.av-4ykj694-e8f81b8c75f71a00059a7f8ce19238d7{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1' aria-label='SOU Environmental Science and Policy Stories Page - Intro Section' class='avia-section av-4ykj694-e8f81b8c75f71a00059a7f8ce19238d7 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap 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src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Grassland-Fieldwork-EcoAdventure-Learn-More-1024x423.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"1024\" class=\"sp-no-webp wp-image-103783 avia-img-lazy-loading-103783 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Grassland Fieldwork EcoAdventure Learn More\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Grassland Fieldwork EcoAdventure\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/grassland-fieldwork-ecoadventure\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Grassland Fieldwork EcoAdventure\">Grassland Fieldwork EcoAdventure<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-03-02T09:17:51-08:00\" >March 2, 2026<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/environmental-science-policy\/\" rel=\"tag\">Environmental Science &amp; Policy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/featured\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"pop-0\">Grassland Fieldwork EcoAdventure is an incredible opportunity to contribute to a global research network, Disturbance and Resources Across Global Grasslands.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/grassland-fieldwork-ecoadventure\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about this story here.\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a 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href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/environmental-science-policy\/\" rel=\"tag\">Environmental Science &amp; Policy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/featured\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"pop-0\">On October 28th, 2024, Captain Leslie Eldridge led about 20 SOU students on a day-long adventure to the Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/oregon-caves-national-monument-ecoadventure\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about this story here.\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/oregon-caves-national-monument-ecoadventure\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div 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class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: A Restoration Project at Little Butte Creek\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/restoration-project-at-little-butte-creek\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: A Restoration Project at Little Butte Creek\">A Restoration Project at Little Butte Creek<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-06-06T11:23:20-07:00\" >June 6, 2024<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/environmental-science-policy\/\" rel=\"tag\">Environmental Science &amp; Policy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/featured\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p 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