Document Type
Newsletter
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Tremblings
Volume
14
Issue
2
Editor
Paul Rogers
Publisher
Western Aspen Alliance
Publication Date
5-2023
First Page
1
Last Page
4
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Abstract
The WAA: Fifteen Year Status
Paul C. Rogers
Aspen, the species, unites our member community. We reach out, connect, sprout new growth, and respond to ever-present change like a hidden root web supporting an above-ground grove of swaying pale stems and flickering foliage. Carbohydrates, stored subterranean, represent the future of such networks; linkages unseen nourish future forests, enrich ecosystems, and fuel organizations like ours. After 15 years, the Western Aspen Alliance has flourished following disturbance, but faces an uncertain outlook given uncertain funding prospects. The good news is that this WAA community, buried junctures and all, represents a resilience in diversity and numbers spanning institutional, disciplinary, and political boundaries.
Recommended Citation
Western Aspen Alliance, "Tremblings, May 2023" (2023). Tremblings. Paper 55.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/tremblings/55