Collecting Gems: Improving Workforce Communication and Listening Skills Through Documenting Oral Histories of Idaho's Sagebrush Steppe

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Submission Number: 199
Created: Thu, 12/07/2023 - 13:27
Dataset General Information
Collecting Gems: Improving Workforce Communication and Listening Skills Through Documenting Oral Histories of Idaho's Sagebrush Steppe
Social and economic geography

Boise State University student researchers conducted interviews with community members living and working in Idaho's sagebrush steppe in Spring 2022. These interviews were part of Collecting Gems: Improving Workforce Communication and Listening Skills Through Documenting Oral Histories of Idaho's Sagebrush Steppe. Led by Boise State faculty Dr. Kelly Hopping (Human-Environment Systems), Jill Heney (English), and Tiffany Hitesman (English), in collaboration with Dr. Bob Reinhardt (History) and Eriks Garsvo (Owyhee County Historical Society, Museum, and Library).

We extend deep appreciation to the community members who took the time to talk with our students. We want to give special thanks to the Owyhee Historical Society, Museum and Library for providing space for interviewing. We are also very grateful to Mary Huff, Brenda Richards, and Scott Jensen for their help in recruiting interviewees.

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Internal Affiliation(s)
Boise State University
Mapping, Partnerships
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Project Keywords
Artemisia spp., interviews, landscape, social-ecological systems, values
  • oral histories
  • sagebrush steppe
Dataset Authors & Contact Information

Data Authors/Creators

Authors/Creators
  • Other Author(s): May Mallory
  • Other Author(s): Anika Bennett
  • Other Author(s): Kacey Bates
  • Other Author(s): John Behrens
  • Other Author(s): Nicole Crandall

Contact Information

Dataset Contact Information
Kelly Hopping
kellyhopping@boisestate.edu
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Geographic Research Space
This project involves a research component conducted at field site(s) or collecting data from a target population within a specific geographic area
Geographic Information
Owyhee County Idaho USA
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Administrative Submission Details
  • English
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Data Licensing & Availability
CC-BY-NC-SA | Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike
2023-09-22
Funding Information
NSF Idaho EPSCoR Program: Award OIA‐1757324, Collecting gems: Improving workforce communication and listening skills through documenting oral histories of Idaho's sagebrush steppe
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