Snow cover percent, March

Western US Maximum SWE reached in some areas, but not others

April 14, 2020

April 14, 2020 Snow-covered area continued to decline in March 2020 from its peak in February. Both snow-covered area and snow cover days for March were just below average. Through March, snow cover percent and snow cover days were higher in continental locations and lower in California and Southwest United...

Dr. Pamela Sullivan

April 15th CWEST Distinguished Seminar with Dr. Pamela Sullivan

April 13, 2020

Please join CWEST for a Distinguished Seminar by Dr. Pamela Sullivan on Wednesday, April 15th, 11am-12pm, via Zoom teleconference . Dr. Sullivan is an Associate Professor in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University. Her talk is titled "Subsurface Plumbing: Is it responding to climate...

Museum of Boulder field trip

5th Grader Field Trips to INSTAAR's Boulder Creek Watershed Exhibit at Museum of Boulder

March 16, 2020

INSTAAR's Niwot Ridge Long-term Ecological Research (NWT LTER) program, Center for Water, Earth Science, and Technology (CWEST), and Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory (BcCZO) teams had the pleasure of hosting field trips for 165 5 th graders from Crestview and Thornton elementary schools at the Museum of Boulder. The classes...

Hilary Dugan

March 4th CWEST Distinguished Seminar with Dr. Hilary Dugan

March 2, 2020

Please join CWEST for a Distinguished Seminar by Dr. Hilary Dugan on Wednesday, March 4th, 11am-12pm in SEEC’s Sievers Room S228 . Dr. Dugan is an Assistant Professor in the Center for Limnology at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Her talk is titled "The Salinization of Freshwater Environments". Read...

Boulder Creek watershed exhibit

INSTAAR's Boulder Creek watershed exhibit at the Museum of Boulder, January 31st - March 31st

March 2, 2020

The University of Colorado Boulder's Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) has an educational exhibit " Our Living Landscape: Exploring Boulder's Watershed " at the Museum of Boulder from January 31 st to March 31 st , 2020.The Boulder Creek watershed exhibit is funded by the University of Colorado’s...

Artist doodle with NNA team

NSF Navigating the New Arctic Project Launch at Alaska Forum on the Environment

Feb. 25, 2020

Scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder (CU), United States Geological Survey (USGS), National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) at Northern Arizone University (NAU), and Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council (YRITWC) recently launched a five-year collaborative project with a series of six talks at...

Beth Boyer

February 19th Aiken Distinguished Seminar with Dr. Beth Boyer

Feb. 12, 2020

Please join CWEST for an Aiken Distinguished Seminar with Dr. Beth Boyer on Wednesday, February 19th, 11am-12pm in SEEC’s Sievers Room S228 . Dr. Boyer is a Professor in the Department of Ecosystem Science & Management and Director of the Pennsylvania Water Resources Research Center at Penn State University. Her...

Project Managers, Sabre Duren and Keith Musselman.

Opening Reception: INSTAAR's Boulder Creek Watershed Exhibit at the Museum of Boulder

Jan. 25, 2020

The University of Colorado Boulder's Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) is excited to announce our opening of the educational exhibit " Our Living Landscape: Exploring Boulder's Watershed. " The exhibit is at the Museum of Boulder from January 31 st to March 31 st , 2020. Come join...

Daniella Rempe

November 20th CWEST Distinguished Seminar with Dr. Daniella Rempe

Nov. 11, 2019

Please join CWEST for a Distinguished Seminar by Dr. Daniella Rempe on Wednesday, November 20th, 11am-12pm in SEEC’s Sievers Room S228 . Dr. Rempe is an Assistant Professor in Geological Sciences at the Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin. Her talk is titled "Investigating the hydrology and...

Yukon River, Alaska Photo: Edda Mutter

CU Fellowship Opportunity for Ph.D. Student in Cold Region Hydrology

Nov. 4, 2019

The Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU) invites applicants for a Ph.D. Student in cold region hydrology. For full consideration, apply by Dec. 15, 2019. The position will remain open until filled. A start date is negotiable, ideally spring or summer, 2020...

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