Morgan S. Abbott is a recent graduate from Utah Valley University and holds a bachelor's in botany. Throughout her undergraduate career, she participated and led multiple research projects, including water sampling in Utah Lake and Haiti. Most recently, she has worked in Bears Ears National Monument sampling springs to examine the relationships between surface water and plant communities and how these are associated with the cultural heritage of Native American tribes. In the future, Morgan intends to earn a doctorate in ethnobotany or environmental archaeology and teach in an academic setting. In her free time, she can be found exploring the foothills and canyons of Utah County or relaxing in a nearby park with her knitting. As the Utah Forests springs and vegetation assessment intern, Morgan will work on assessing and recording spring conditions across the Bear’s Ears region.