Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives
Climate Challenge collection
UUS_Folk Coll 65
19 interviews
979.1 megabytes
2018-2023
The Climate Challenge digital collection is a small but important oral history effort that presents 19 voices of Utah State University climate scientists (2018), Northern Utah and Northern Idaho climate activists (2021), and people engaged in land restoration efforts in the Intermountain West. The goal of the effort is to document the experiences of these three groups to add to the growing scholarship about the human side of climate scholarship, awareness, and land restoration efforts.
Material in English
Phase I was conducted Fall 2018, as part of USU HIST 6860-002 Ethnographic Methods & Oral History: Climate Scientists course. Phase II was conducted Spring 2021, as part of USU ENGL/HIST 6720-001 Oral History & Folklore Fieldwork: Climate Activism course. Phase III was conducted Spring 2023, as part of USU ENGL/HIST 6720-001 Oral History & Folklore Fieldwork: Land Restoration course. All three courses were taught by Randy Williams, folklorist and ethnographer. Student ethnographers are USU Folklore and American Studies, Public History, and Technical Communications students. All three efforts received USU Institutional Review Board Non-Human Subjects Research (NHSR) determinations: 2018: IRB 9676; 2021: IRB 11718; 2023: IRB 13246.
Phase I: The Climate Challenge: USU Climate Scientists Oral Histories (2018)
Climate science is a vital area of research today, especially as the severity of the climate, disruptions playing out across the globe are predicted to have long-term, catastrophic consequences. Yet this area of research is still highly contested. We often hear the data behind climate change science, but we rarely hear the voices of those who study it. In an attempt to learn more, six students in the Fall 2018 HIST 6860 Oral History course interviewed members of the Utah State University scientific community to hear their perspectives about climate science. During the interviews, the scientists shared information about the changing climate, including how it affects communities. They also talked about what it is like to study and teach climate science and how individuals can prioritize certain actions in order to mitigate the effects of climate change.
Phase II: Climate Activists (2021)
Climate Activists play a crucial role in educating the public on the climate challenge facing humans. From presentations to storytelling, from public demonstrations to the classroom, climate activists work to raise awareness about the global climate crisis. In an attempt to learn more, seven students in the Spring 2021 Utah State University ENGL/HIST 6720-001 Oral History and Folklore Fieldwork: Climate Activism course interviewed climate activists to learn their perspectives about the global climate crisis. During the interviews, the activists shared information about the changing climate, including how it affects local and global communities. They also talked about how they became engaged in climate activism, their specific work, and ways to mitigate the effects of climate change.
Phase III: Land Restoration (2023)
In this third and final installment of The Climate Challenge Digital Collection, the focus is on land restoration efforts. Spring 2023, six Utah State University graduate students enrolled in ENGL/HIST 6720-001 Oral History and Folklore Fieldwork: Land Restoration course interviewed people engaged in land conservation and restoration efforts to learn about their perspectives around this crucial work. During the interviews, the land restorers shared about their projects, climate crisis, and how land restoration efforts impact local communities.
19 interviews with full transcripts, audio, and 137 images. Interviews conducted by Jonah Bibo, Alyson Griggs, Haden Griggs, Mason Stott, Frankie Urrutia-Smith, Landon Wilkey, Vanessa Chambers, Edward (Tell) Joyner, John Priegnitz, Zhenxia Meng, Steven Merrell, Carla Murillo, Alexandra Ziegler, Drew Holley, Brenna Jones, Megan Miller, Eric Montague, Missy Petersen, and Sara Watkins.
This collection is arranged into three phases and organized by interview.
Digital Collection found atClimate Challenge collection
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Initial Citation: USU_Folk Coll 65; Climate Challenge collection; Fife Folklore Archives, Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_Folk Coll 65, USUSCA.
The collection was created across three phases by nineteen USU public history students Phase I was conducted Fall 2018, as part of USU HIST 6860-002 Ethnographic Methods & Oral History: Climate Scientists course. Phase II was conducted Spring 2021, as part of USU ENGL/HIST 6720-001 Oral History & Folklore Fieldwork: Climate Activism course. Phase III was conducted Spring 2023, as part of USU ENGL/HIST 6720-001 Oral History & Folklore Fieldwork: Land Restoration course. All three courses were taught by Randy Williams, folklorist and ethnographer. Student ethnographers are USU Folklore and American Studies, Public History, and Technical Communications students. All three efforts received USU Institutional Review Board Non-Human Subjects Research (NHSR) determinations: 2018: IRB 9676; 2021: IRB 11718; 2023: IRB 13236. All participants signed release forms. Field School students deposited their fieldwork materials at Utah State University Special Collections. The audio was transcribed and all participants were given opportunity to vet, most did. This collection includes the audio, interview transcript, images.
This collection was processed in three phases from 2018-2023.
Colleges and Universities
Folklore and Folklife
Logan
Cache Valley
Utah
Photographs
Oral Histories
Global warming--Social action.
Climatic changes--Social aspects.
Climatic changes
Climate change--Interviews--Photographs.
Climate change--Interviews.
Climate change--Oral history.
Wildlife conservation--Photographs.
Environmental Activism
Environmental Conditions
Sound Recordings
Interviews
Oral history
Phase I: The Climate Challenge: USU Climate Scientists Oral Histories
2018
Grant Cardon Interview Materials
Interview audio for Grant Cardon
Item 1
2018 November 16
Interview transcript for Grant Cardon
Item 2
2018 November 16
Image of Grant Cardon (1 of 3)
Item 3
2018 November 16
Image of Grant Cardon (2 of 3)
Item 4
2018 November 16
Image of Grant Cardon (3 of 3)
Item 5
2018 November 16
Image of Grant Cardon in his office
Item 6
2018 November 16
Image of Grant Cardon and Mason Stott during interview (1 of 7)
Item 7
2018 November 16
Image of Grant Cardon and Mason Stott during interview (2 of 7)
Item 8
2018 November 16
Image of Grant Cardon and Mason Stott during interview (3 of 7)
Item 9
2018 November 16
Image of Grant Cardon and Mason Stott during interview (4 of 7)
Item 10
2018 November 16
Image of Grant Cardon and Mason Stott during interview (5 of 7)
Item 11
2018 November 16
Image of Grant Cardon and Mason Stott during interview (6 of 7)
Item 12
2018 November 16
Image of Grant Cardon and Mason Stott during interview (7 of 7)
Item 13
2018 November 16
Robert Davies Interview Materials
Interview audio for Robert Davies
Item 14
2018 November 19
Interview transcript for Robert Davies
Item 15
2018 November 19
Image of Robert Davies being interviewed by Jonah Bibo (1 of 5)
Item 16
2018 November 19
Image of Robert Davies being interviewed by Jonah Bibo (2 of 5)
Item 17
2018 November 19
Image of Robert Davies being interviewed by Jonah Bibo (3 of 5)
Item 18
2018 November 19
Image of Robert Davies being interviewed by Jonah Bibo (4 of 5)
Item 19
2018 November 19
Image of Robert Davies being interviewed by Jonah Bibo (5 of 5)
Item 20
2018 November 19
Image of Robert Davies being interviewed by Jonah Bibo with Frankie Urrutia-Smith recording (1 of 2)
Item 21
2018 November 19
Image of Robert Davies being interviewed by Jonah Bibo with Frankie Urrutia-Smith recording (2 of 2)
Item 22
2018 November 19
Image of a white board in Robert Davies' office
Item 23
2018 November 19
Image of Jonah Bibo and Frankie Urrutia-Smith preparing to interview Rob Davies
Item 24
2018 November 19
Image of Robert Davies
Item 25
2018 November 19
Robert Gillies Interview Materials
Interview audio for Robert Gillies, climate scientist
Item 26
2018 November 19
Interview transcript for Robert Gillies, climate scientist
Item 27
2018 November 19
Image of Robert Gillies during the interview (1 of 11)
Item 28
2018 November 19
Image of Robert Gillies during the interview (2 of 11)
Item 29
2018 November 19
Image of Robert Gillies during the interview (3 of 11)
Item 30
2018 November 19
Image of Robert Gillies during the interview (4 of 11)
Item 31
2018 November 19
Image of Robert Gillies during the interview (5 of 11)
Item 32
2018 November 19
Image of Robert Gillies during the interview (6 of 11)
Item 33
2018 November 19
Image of Robert Gillies during the interview (7 of 11)
Item 34
2018 November 19
Image of Robert Gillies during the interview (8 of 11)
Item 35
2018 November 19
Image of Robert Gillies during the interview (9 of 11)
Item 36
2018 November 19
Image of Robert Gillies during the interview (10 of 11)
Item 37
2018 November 19
Image of Robert Gillies during the interview (11 of 11)
Item 38
2018 November 19
Lawrence Hipps Interview Materials
Interview audio for Lawrence Hipps
Item 39
2018 November 15
Interview transcript for Lawrence Hipps
Item 40
2018 November 15
Image of Lawrence Hipps in his office (1 of 11)
Item 41
2018 November 15
Image of Lawrence Hipps in his office (2 of 11)
Item 42
2018 November 15
Image of Lawrence Hipps in his office (3 of 11)
Item 43
2018 November 15
Image of Lawrence Hipps in his office (4 of 11)
Item 44
2018 November 15
Image of Lawrence Hipps in his office (5 of 11)
Item 45
2018 November 15
Image of Lawrence Hipps in his office (6 of 11)
Item 46
2018 November 15
Image of Lawrence Hipps in his office (7 of 11)
Item 47
2018 November 15
Image of Lawrence Hipps in his office (8 of 11)
Item 48
2018 November 15
Image of Lawrence Hipps in his office (9 of 11)
Item 49
2018 November 15
Image of Lawrence Hipps in his office (10 of 11)
Item 50
2018 November 15
Image of Lawrence Hipps in his office (11 of 11)
Item 51
2018 November 15
Image of bookshelf in Lawrence Hipps' office
Item 52
2018 November 15
Image of Bruce Lee poster in Lawrence Hipps' office
Item 53
2018 November 15
Blair Larsen Interview Materials
Interview audio for Blair Larsen
Item 54
2018 November 13
Interview transcript for Blair Larsen
Item 55
2018 November 13
Image of Blair Larsen discussing climate change and her work as a professor at Utah State University (1 of 4)
Item 56
2018 November 13
Image of Blair Larsen discussing climate change and her work as a professor at Utah State University (2 of 4)
Item 57
2018 November 13
Image of Blair Larsen discussing climate change and her work as a professor at Utah State University (3 of 4)
Item 58
2018 November 13
Image of Blair Larsen discussing climate change and her work as a professor at Utah State University (4 of 4)
Item 59
2018 November 13
Image of Blair Larsen in front of willow sculpture on Utah State University campus (1 of 3)
Item 60
2018 November 13
Image of Blair Larsen in front of willow sculpture on Utah State University campus (2 of 3)
Item 61
2018 November 13
Image of Blair Larsen in front of willow sculpture on Utah State University campus (3 of 3)
Item 62
2018 November 13
Image of Blair Larsen being interviewed by Alyson Griggs (1 of 3)
Item 63
2018 November 13
Image of Blair Larsen being interviewed by Alyson Griggs (2 of 3)
Item 64
2018 November 13
Image of Blair Larsen being interviewed by Alyson Griggs (3 of 3)
Item 65
2018 November 13
Jessica Murray Interview Materials
Interview audio for Jessica Murray
Item 66
2018 November 16
Interview transcript for Jessica Murray
Item 67
2018 November 16
Image of Jessica Murray being interviewed by Frankie Urrutia-Smith (1 of 5)
Item 68
2018 November 16
Image of Jessica Murray being interviewed by Frankie Urrutia-Smith (2 of 5)
Item 69
2018 November 16
Image of Jessica Murray being interviewed by Frankie Urrutia-Smith (3 of 5)
Item 70
2018 November 16
Image of Jessica Murray being interviewed by Frankie Urrutia-Smith (4 of 5)
Item 71
2018 November 16
Image of Jessica Murray being interviewed by Frankie Urrutia-Smith (5 of 5)
Item 72
2018 November 16
Image of Jessica Murray (1 of 4)
Item 73
2018 November 16
Image of Jessica Murray (2 of 4)
Item 74
2018 November 16
Image of Jessica Murray (3 of 4)
Item 75
2018 November 16
Image of Jessica Murray (4 of 4)
Item 76
2018 November 16
Phase II: Climate Activists
2021
Christina (Tina) Hilding Interview Materials
Christina Hilding interview (audio)
Item 77
2021 March 14
Christina Hilding interview (transcript)
Item 78
2021 March 14
Christina Hilding during Zoom interview
Item 79
2021 March 14
Christina Hilding and Alex Ziegler during Zoom interview (1 of 5)
Item 80
2021 March 14
Christina Hilding and Alex Ziegler during Zoom interview (2 of 5)
Item 81
2021 March 14
Christina Hilding and Alex Ziegler during Zoom interview (3 of 5)
Item 82
2021 March 14
Christina Hilding and Alex Ziegler during Zoom interview (4 of 5)
Item 83
2021 March 14
Christina Hilding and Alex Ziegler during Zoom interview (5 of 5)
Item 84
2021 March 14
Roslynn Brian McCann Interview Materials
Dr. Roslynn McCann interview (audio)
Item 85
2021 March 10
Dr. Roslynn McCann interview (transcript)
Item 86
2021 March 10
Dr. Roslynn McCann during Zoom interview (1 of 2)
Item 87
2021 March 10
Dr. Roslynn McCann during Zoom interview (2 of 2)
Item 88
2021 March 10
Dr. Roslynn McCann, Carla Murillo, and Steven Merrell during Zoom interview
Item 89
2021 March 10
Patrick Belmont Interview Materials
Patrick Belmont interview (audio)
Item 90
2021 March 9
Patrick Belmont interview (transcript)
Item 91
2021 March 9
Patrick Belmont during Zoom interview (1 of 2)
Item 92
2021 March 9
Patrick Belmont during Zoom interview (2 of 2)
Item 93
2021 March 9
E. Tell Joyner during Zoom interview with Patrick Belmont
Item 94
2021 March 9
Patrick Belmont, E. Tell Joyner, and Vanessa Chambers during Zoom interview
Item 95
2021 March 9
Darren B. Parry Interview Materials
Darren B. Parry interview (audio)
Item 96
2021 March 5
Darren B. Parry interview (transcript)
Item 97
2021 March 5
Darren B. Parry during Zoom interview (1 of 6)
Item 98
2021 March 5
Darren B. Parry during Zoom interview (2 of 6)
Item 99
2021 March 5
Darren B. Parry, John E. Priegnitz II, and Alex Ziegler during Zoom interview
Item 100
2021 March 5
Darren B. Parry during Zoom interview (3 of 6)
Item 101
2021 March 5
Darren B. Parry during Zoom interview (4 of 6)
Item 102
2021 March 5
Darren B. Parry during Zoom interview (5 of 6)
Item 103
2021 March 5
Darren B. Parry during Zoom interview (6 of 6)
Item 104
2021 March 5
Plate made of tree leaves from India shown by Darren B. Parry during Zoom interview
Item 105
2021 March 5
Robert Gillies Interview Materials
Dr. Robert R. Gillies interview (audio)
Item 106
2021 March 15
Dr. Robert R. Gillies interview (transcript)
Item 107
2021 March 15
Dr. Robert R. Gillies (1 of 3)
Item 108
2021 March 15
Steven Merrell during Zoom interview with Dr. Robert R. Gillies
Item 109
2021 March 15
Carla Murillo during Zoom interview with Dr. Robert R. Gillies
Item 110
2021 March 15
Dr. Robert R. Gillies during Zoom interview (1 of 2)
Item 111
2021 March 15
Dr. Robert R. Gillies during Zoom interview (2 of 2)
Item 112
2021 March 15
Dr. Robert R. Gillies, Steven Merrell and Carla Murillo during Zoom interview
Item 113
2021 March 15
Dr. Robert R. Gillies (2 of 3)
Item 114
2021 March 15
Dr. Robert R. Gillies (3 of 3)
Item 115
2021 March 15
Zachary Frankel Interview Materials
Zachary Frankel interview (audio)
Item 116
2021 March 9
Zachary Frankel interview (transcript)
Item 117
2021 March 9
Zachary Frankel during Zoom interview (1 of 2)
Item 118
2021 March 9
Zachary Frankel during Zoom interview (2 of 2)
Item 119
2021 March 9
Vanessa Chambers during Zoom interview with Zachary Frankel
Item 120
2021 March 9
E. Tell Joyner during Zoom interview with Zachary Frankel
Item 121
2021 March 9
Zachary Frankel, Vanessa Chambers, and E. Tell Joyner during Zoom interview
Item 122
2021 March 9
Stefanie Krantz Interview Materials
Stefanie Krantz interview (audio)
Item 123
2021 March 19
Stefanie Krantz interview (transcript)
Item 124
2021 March 19
Stefanie Krantz and Zhenxia Meng during Zoom interview
Item 125
2021 March 19
Stefanie Krantz, John Priegnitz, and Zhenxia Meng during Zoom interview (1 of 2)
Item 126
2021 March 19
John Priegnitz during Zoom interview with Stefanie Krantz
Item 127
2021 March 19
Stefanie Krantz during Zoom interview
Item 128
2021 March 19
Stefanie Krantz, John Priegnitz, and Zhenxia Meng during Zoom interview (2 of 2)
Item 129
2021 March 19
Phase III: Land Restoration
2023
Nicolaas W. Bouwes, Jr. Interview Materials
Interview with Nick Bouwes (audio)
Item 130
2023 March 2
Interview with Nick Bouwes (transcript)
Item 131
2023 March 2
Nick Bouwes during interview
Item 132
2023 March 2
Nick Bouwes motioning during interview
Item 133
2023 March 2
Sara Watkins interviewing Nick Bouwes
Item 134
2023 March 2
Sara Watkins, with Missy Petersen, interviewing Nick Bouwes
Item 135
2023 March 2
Evan Dehamer Interview Materials
Interview with Evan DeHamer (audio)
Item 136
2023 March 2
Interview with Evan DeHamer (transcript)
Item 137
2023 March 2
Evan DeHamer while being interviewed by Eric C. Montague (1 of 2)
Item 138
2023 March 2
Evan DeHamer while being interviewed by Eric C. Montague (2 of 2)
Item 139
2023 March 2
Evan DeHamer performing field work in a helicopter to capture Mule Deer for biological study
Item 140
2019 January 23
Evan DeHamer performing field work to benefit Mule Deer
Item 141
2013 June 27
Evan DeHamer performing fieldwork capturing deer to benefit their management
Item 142
2015 March 12
Darren McAvoy Interview Materials
Darren McAvoy and Drew Holly during interview (1 of 2)
Item 143
2023 March 13
Darren McAvoy and Drew Holly during interview (2 of 2)
Item 144
2023 March 13
Interview with Darren McAvoy (audio)
Item 145
2023 March 13
Interview with Darren McAvoy (transcript)
Item 146
2023 March 13
Darren McAvoy and Drew Holley in front of wood wall and pictures
Item 147
2023 March 13
Darren McAvoy and Drew Holley laughing at a comment of McAvoy's
Item 148
2023 March 13
Darren McAvoy and Drew Holley preparing for the interview
Item 149
2023 March 13
Darren McAvoy opening his notebook, as Drew Holley prepares for the interview
Item 150
2023 March 13
Darren McAvoy's Dragon Wagon that turned low value wood into electric power, March 13, 2023
Item 151
2023 March 13
Drew Holley listening to Darren McAvoy
Item 152
2023 March 13
An event put on by Darren McAvoy and the Muddy Boots band using wood to turn into bio-oil and then electricity, March 13, 2023
Item 153
2023 March 13
The Muddy Boots Band played with the power for the concert provided from the Dragon Wagon, March 13, 2023
Item 154
2023 March 13
Will Munger Interview Materials
Interview with Will Munger (audio)
Item 155
2023 February 28
Interview with Will Munger (transcript)
Item 156
2023 February 28
Watershed map of Utah that Will Munger mentions during his interview
Item 157
2023 February 28
Will Munger
Item 158
2023 February 28
Will Munger checking an interview question
Item 159
2023 February 28
Missy Petersen interviewing Will Munger
Item 160
2023 February 28
Ian Peisner Interview Materials
Interview with Ian Peisner (audio)
Item 161
2023 March 15
Interview with Ian Peisner (transcript)
Item 162
2023 March 15
Arborist, Ian Peisner
Item 163
2023 March 15
Tree Utah restoration project planting trees
Item 164
2022 November 11
Tree Utah volunteers on a hillside at Snowbird, Utah
Item 165
2013
Tree Utah volunteers planting trees near the Town Park sign in Torrey, Utah
Item 166
2022 October 19
Tree Utah, Salt Lake City Rangers, BMX crew plant trees in Tanner Park, Utah
Item 167
2022 November 11
Sarah Woodbury Interview Materials
Interview with Sarah Woodbury (audio)
Item 168
2023 March 15
Interview with Sarah Woodbury (transcript)
Item 169
2023 March 18
Interview with Sarah Woodbury as she considers a question posed by Brenna Jones
Item 170
2023 March 15
Megan Miller checking audio levels during an interview with Sarah Woodbury
Item 171
2023 March 15
Sarah Woodbury and Brenna Jones finishing their interview in Merrill-Cazier Library
Item 172
2023 March 15
Sarah Woodbury and Brenna Jones setting up for an interview
Item 173
2023 March 15
Sarah Woodbury formulating a response to an interview question
Item 174
2023 March 15
Sarah Woodbury responding to a question about her work in land restoration
Item 175
2023 March 15