Utah PlantFest 2026: Full Schedule

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10:00am MDT

Friday October 9, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MDT

Limited Capacity seats available

This panel will allow attendees to ask questions to local science communicators. How do you communicate difficult topics? How can social media be used responsibly? What strategies help you connect with your audience?

Speakers

Sophia Andreadis

Graduate Research Assistant, University of Utah, Neurobiology Department

Third year PhD candidate at the University of Utah studying how hormone fluctuations impact behavior during and after peripheral infection. Interested in how inter-individual variation affects biology, science communication, and mentorship. Co-director of Utah Science on Tap.

Sarah Brockway

USCo Vice President, University of Utah

Zach Coury

Sierra Hastings

Communications Director, Sageland Collaborative

Allie White

Community Partners

Sageland Collaborative

Utah Science Communicators

Friday October 9, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MDT
Pinyon Pine

Panel

Audience Botanists
Subject Research

12:00pm MDT

Native Plant Research Symposium - Lighting Presentations

Friday October 9, 2026 12:00pm - 2:00pm MDT

Pinyon Pine

Hear from local researchers on native plants, horticulture, ecology, and more!

Speakers

Mark Brunson

Science director, Canyonlands Research Center, Bear River Land Conservancy

Mark Brunson is Science Director for The Nature Conservancy's Canyonlands Research Center in southeastern Utah and also a volunteer for the Bear River Land Conservancy in far northern Utah. He is passionate about native plants and the insects that rely on them, and really about everything... Read More →

Maloree McDonald

Utah State University

I have always been very interested in agriculture and environment, so I got my undergraduate degree in plant science from USU! Then, I started my masters working with invasive aquatic plant species last year. I love that my masters research has introduced me to the regional conversation... Read More →

Friday October 9, 2026 12:00pm - 2:00pm MDT
Pinyon Pine

Presentation