Debates are a powerful means of educating citizens on a topic. You will be given the opportunity to argue 'pro' or 'con' on several plant-ecology related topics that deal with real world issues where a background in plant ecology is useful.
The debate topics for this year have been determined. They are:
Click here to review the debate guidelines. You will find the debate schedule and the list of debaters on CANVAS.
The debate topics for this year have been determined. They are:
- Should xeriscaping be mandated by law or receive tax incentives?
- Should shrub-grassland wildfires be suppressed or allowed to burn in Utah’s deserts?
- Should we regulate/reduce human waste and atmospheric inputs into the Great Salt Lake ecosystem?
- Should we mandate control on the spread of invasive species in the foothills along the Wasatch Front?
- Should dogs be allowed to roam freely in canyons along the Wasatch Front?
- Should home owners be provided with a tax incentive for cultivating low-transpiration trees on their properties that save on culinary water consumption?
Click here to review the debate guidelines. You will find the debate schedule and the list of debaters on CANVAS.