May 7, 2021
Bethann Garramon Merkle, an assistant professor of practice in the UW Department of Zoology and Physiology, and director of research impacts assessment at UW’s Biodiversity Institute, makes field observations at Happy Jack Recreation Area near Laramie. Merkle was a contributing author of a recent paper, titled “What Does the U.K. Public Want Farmland to Look Like?,” that was published in the April 15 issue of Land Use Policy. (Bethann Garramon Merkle Photo)
In a post-Brexit world, United Kingdom residents have a strong preference for diverse farm landscapes that include low-intensity livestock and trees, with a general dislike of wind turbines and crop monocultures.