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View of the McMurdo Dry Valleys. Photo by Mike Gooseff A new paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2014.2630 , features three investigators of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (MDV) LTER site . The study explores how niche and metabolic parameters shape species diversity and distribution...

Southern Hills 8th graders look at macro invertebrates with INSTAAR's Theresa O'Halloran at the Boulder Creek. Photo by Lauren Tomkinson The 2015 INSTAAR Open House hosted a combined 200 students comprised of Southern Hills 8th graders and Westminster 9th graders. Guided by INSTAAR volunteers, the students toured and interacted with...

Current map of the Long-Term Ecological Research sites. February 2015 The report prepared by the “Task Force to evaluate approaches for implementing the network level activities of the Long-Term Ecological Research Network" is now available. To read, download the report and the report appendices . Dr. Saran Twombly, program director...

January 2015 In his article, "A holiday to remember - A son connects to his father through the decades from Antarctic field camp", Ben reminisces upon his father’s experience in Antarctica assisting with cosmic ray research. While technologies have since developed, his father’s understanding of the inherent good nature of...

January 2015 Lauren Tomkinson joins CWEST as Program Manager. In this position, Lauren will work closely with Director, Diane McKnight, to carry out research planning and coordination and communication of important research results and their implications. Prior to CWEST, Lauren worked for The Nature Conservancy's Colorado Field Office in Boulder...

CWEST Education Chair, Tad Pfeffer , gave a seminar on Chapter 4 of Working Group 1’s contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. This chapter covers observations of the cryosphere. The talk was held as part of a special Reading the IPCC Report seminar...

October 2014 The Hydrologic Sciences Program is now accepting applications for a Graduate Certificate in Hydrologic Sciences. Master’s and Ph.D. students who are obtaining their degrees from a participating department are welcome to apply by filling out an application form . Fall semester applications are due November 3rd. Please email...

August 2014 CWEST member and Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Children’s Book Series editor Amy Rinehart has just announced the release of the series’ latest book, Kupe and the Corals . The book, which is geared towards 6–10 year olds, tells the story of a young boy, Kupe, as he...

Photo by Shelly Sommer August 2014 The University of Colorado’s (CU’s) Sustainability, Energy, and Environment Complex (SEEC) is on track to become the new home for an array of students and world-class researchers from at least two federal agencies and from across several CU departments and institutes - including the...

Image from USGS FS2012-3089 July 2014 The USGS is leading a federal, state, local, tribal, and private agency partnership to provide the nation with a new set of high quality elevation data that can be used in a variety of applications. The Three Dimensional Elevation Program or 3DEP will use...