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Eric Toman, the head of the Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship at Colorado State University, has successfully completed the LEAD21 leadership training program. LEAD21 is a prestigious initiative designed to develop leaders in land-grant institutions and their strategic partners across the United States.
There is much to learn about the specific impacts we will face, their implications for Earth and human systems, and the innovations needed to transition to a warmer future and a carbon-neutral, more socially equitable economy. As climate change will affect every fiber of society for decades to come, envisioning a climate-resilient future requires moving beyond traditional academic silos for both research and education.
As governments around the world strive to reduce heat-trapping emissions in the atmosphere, they need accurate assessments, innovative solutions and a skilled workforce with the technical know-how to implement those solutions. Colorado State University has been providing the tools needed through intensive study of changes in soil carbon and greenhouse gas emissions for more than 50 years.
A more-than-decadelong effort to thin Front Range forests to reduce fire danger has brought more bees, more flowers and increased resilience to climate change, new research shows.
“We found that if you cut trees and open up the canopy, between three and 10 years later, you see a pretty good response,” said Seth Davis, associate professor of forest and rangeland stewardship at Colorado State University
Dr. Francis is a new Assistant Professor at Colorado State University in the Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship. Her research is focused on understanding how forest disturbances are changing with climate change and past management.
The Colorado State University Society of American Foresters Alpha student chapter has received the 2023 Outstanding SAF Student Chapter Award from the Society of American Foresters. Students were awarded in October at the 2023 National Society of American Foresters convention in Sacramento, California.
Carolina Manriquez, lead forester in the Colorado State Forest Service Steamboat Springs Field Office, has been recognized for her excellence in forestry knowledge with the Presidential Field Forester Award from the Society of American Foresters.
A new online graduate-level certificate at Colorado State University will teach students and professionals concrete skills in climate change adaptation and risk management to bring to their current and future careers in natural resources fields. The Climate Adaptation and Risk Management certificate is nicknamed “CARMA.”
Meet Logan Bell, a new Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship advisor.