‘It’s going to be a lot harder to come back’ – CSU ecologist talks about devastation from fires in Australia
Camille Stevens-Rumann’s research focuses on how ecosystems recover after major disturbances.
Warner College Headlines
A decade of state: Colorado State University 2010-2019
The past 10 years have been a decade of significant growth and change at CSU.
2019 Fall Commencement ceremonies to be held Dec. 20-21
Ceremonies and speakers celebrate accomplishments of more than 2,100 CSU graduates.
Bird migration timing skewed by climate, new research finds
The study is one of the first to examine the impacts of climate on migration timing at a continental scale.
Core team named for Race, Bias and Equity Initiative
The team is developing guidelines for reviewing the more than 100 proposals and ideas that the RBEI has received from CSU students, faculty and staff.
Studying water quality with satellites and public data
A novel approach to combining satellite data with on the ground measurements will improve our understanding of water quality.
Discovering dinosaurs with Joe Sertich
For CSU alumnus Joe Sertich, discovering and naming new dinosaurs is all part of his day job.
Student Success
HDNR outstanding grad finds opportunities with Colorado Parks and Wildlife
HDNR outstanding graduate Ashley Daffron's love of nature started with family outings and has been fostered and nurtured through connection to HDNR faculty and the opportunities provided through her B.S. degree program.
Tourism student awarded trip to Colorado Governor's Tourism Conference
Vitoria Dante was recently awarded a scholarship to attend the Colorado Governor's Tourism Conference, an honor rarely bestowed upon an undergraduate student. Vitoria is a B.S. Natural Resource Tourism student with a concentration in Global Tourism and will be matriculating to CSU's Master of Tourism Management this spring.
GradShow award winners represent graduate programs throughout CSU
Presentations by nearly 300 graduate students at the 2019 GradShow included live performances, visual arts, and research posters.
Veteran grateful for the hope, support he found at CSU
Stephen Lunt suffered a traumatic brain injury in service to his country. He found support and new hope while earning a degree at CSU.
University staff, students gather forest data in Yellowstone National Park
The Yellowstone back country represents the most remote study location in the lower 48 states.
Warner Rams receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Graduate students are set to embark on new lines of environmental research.
Summertime Standouts: Diego Tovar
Second-year student making change by leading it
Research Impact
Bird migration timing skewed by climate, new research finds
The study is one of the first to examine the impacts of climate on migration timing at a continental scale.
Funding available for SoGES Global Challenges Research Teams, Resident Fellows
The call for proposals is open to all CSU faculty and researchers, with a deadline of Jan. 31, 2020.
Studying water quality with satellites and public data
A novel approach to combining satellite data with on the ground measurements will improve our understanding of water quality.
CSU graduate students to present research at United Nations climate talks
Graduate students will present research related to the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.
The little duck that could: Study finds endangered Hawaiian duck endures
Recovery of the endangered koloa is important because the bird is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
Warner Family
Center for Protected Area Management's Ryan Finchum Receives NAI President's Award
The National Association for Interpretation (NAI) President Jay Miller recently presented NAI’s President's Award to Ryan Finchum of Colorado State University’s Center for Protected Area Management during a November 16 ceremony at the NAI National Conference in Denver.
Dennis Ojima, longtime CSU professor, named president-elect of the Ecological Society of America
Ojima has been instrumental in the development of many international science programs.
GradShow award winners represent graduate programs throughout CSU
Presentations by nearly 300 graduate students at the 2019 GradShow included live performances, visual arts, and research posters.
Veteran grateful for the hope, support he found at CSU
Stephen Lunt suffered a traumatic brain injury in service to his country. He found support and new hope while earning a degree at CSU.
NREL scientist receives Outstanding Public Leadership Medal from NASA
Evangelista is the lead science advisor of the Fort Collins DEVELOP node, one of three programs that is affiliated with a university.
Warner College In the News
Anthropomorphism Favors Coexistence, Not Deadly Domination
CSU researchers Manfredo and Don Carlos' work on how anthropomorphism is changing the social context of modern wildlife conservation was recently highlighted by Psychology Today. They found that anthropomorphism is strongly associated with increasing mutualist wildlife values which is not aligned with the ethics of traditional wildlife management.
Colorado wolf reintroduction stokes fears, passions of ranchers, ecologists, sportsmen
Highlighting the history of the wolf in Colorado and it's potential reintroduction via ballot 107, HDNR faculty and research are quoted in this article which is centered around interviews that took place with persons from across the spectrum at the recent Pathways: Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management conference in Estes Park.
Center for Protected Area Management hosts 10-day training for women in Latin American conservation
The Center for Protected Area Management at is hosting a 10-day training for women from Latin American countries, which met Friday at Sylvan Dale Ranch in Loveland with female leaders of conservation groups in Colorado to discuss how to strengthen the role of women in the field.
AFWA Recommends 38 Priority Projects for the 2020 Multistate Conservation Grant Cycle
AWFA has awarded researchers in the Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources to ‘Prepare for the future of fish and wildlife management.'
Warner College Events
Anne Frank’s stepsister keynotes Holocaust Awareness Week in November
Eva Schloss will recount her firsthand experiences in Nazi concentration camps during World War II on Nov. 18.
Anthropocene symposium to celebrate ecosystem science and sustainability professor
Professor Dennis Ojima has been active in global environmental change research and assessments for 30 years.
Learn to connect across differences Nov. 8 at Beyond Partisan Politics
Three speakers will engage each other, telling their stories of diminishing the filter bubbles we all naturally inhabit, and the audience will have an opportunity to participate in the conversation.
Author Waterman talks about Chasing Denali Oct. 29
Waterman’s talk begins at 7 p.m. in the Lory Student Center Theatre, and is free and open to the public; no tickets required.
Biodiversity, bluegrass and brews on tap for Sept. 26
The center is teaming up with Intersect, Maxline and Horse & Dragon breweries to create three limited-release beers, inspired by threatened public lands.