CSU officials, students, alumni celebrate Michael Smith Natural Resources Building
Donors, students and alumni celebrated the Michael Smith addition to the Warner College of Resources.
Author Archives: Mary Guiden
Warner College welcomes Kathryn Stoner as head of Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
Professor Kathryn Stoner is the new head of the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology.
Conservation biologist goes to ends of the earth to save little-known species
Joel Berger’s latest travels took him to the Patagonia Ice Fields, where he tracked the huemul, Chile’s national mammal.
Weathering rates for mined lands exponentially higher than unmined sites
A new study led by watershed scientist Matthew Ross found a dramatic increase in the chemical weathering rates of mined landscapes.
New analysis of snowpack trends around Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado
In a new study, researchers have uncovered intriguing changes in snowfall and warming winter temperatures along the Rocky Mountains.
On the origins of agriculture, researchers uncover new clues
HDNR researcher Michael Gavin, and others, have uncovered evidence that agriculture arose when environmental conditions were improving, and populations lived in greater densities.
Landscape evolution intrinsic to ancient mountain settings
New research helps explain why the structure of some mountains continues to evolve long after the tectonic forces that formed them cease.
Orphaned elephants change where they live in response to poaching
Young elephants who have lost either their mothers or the matriarchs of their herd change where they live in response to the loss.
Measuring snow persistence can help predict streamflow
In a new study, researchers found that snow persistence can be used to map patterns of annual streamflow in dry parts of the western U.S.
CSU expands global reach of tourism graduate studies
The Dept. of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources has signed an agreement with the University of Andorra to offer courses in ski area management.