Understanding Utah’s Water Resources through The Red Canyon Bristlecone Pine Tree

Authors

Shawn Wortham, Brigham Young University
Matthew Bekker, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Utah's water resources, Red Canyon, Bristlecone Pine Tree, tree ring

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Geography

Abstract

The purpose of this research project is to properly cross date samples of the Bristlecone Pine Tree in order to learn more of the past, present, and future of Utah’s Water Resources. Under the mentorship of Dr. Bekker, we will take both living and dead cross sections of the Bristlecone Pine Trees found in Red Canyon, UT and add them to a tree ring database with hundreds of other samples. This will build a master chronology of tree ring measurements to help our team to discover more about the water supply for Utah.

Recommended Citation

Wortham, Shawn and Bekker, Matthew (2017) "Understanding Utah’s Water Resources through The Red Canyon Bristlecone Pine Tree," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2017: Iss. 1, Article 56.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2017/iss1/56