Report: What Colorado needs to do after historic wildfires
Forest management to reduce wildfire risk is not happening fast enough, according to the Colorado State Forest Service.
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HDNR professor recognized at Faculty Institute for Inclusive Excellence
On February 22, the 2020-2021 cohort for Faculty Institute for Inclusive Excellence (FIIE) hosted the sixth annual presentation and award ceremony for faculty across all colleges and recognized Anna Lavoie, an assistant professor in the Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources for practicing inclusive excellence in her classroom.
Horton leads NASA project to study impact of artificial light on migratory birds
The new project will focus on urban areas in the Central Flyway, primarily in the Great Plains.
Aerial survey: Spruce beetle remains most damaging forest pest
Forest managers are working together to address continued outbreaks of insects and disease in Colorado’s forests, including the spruce beetle, which remains the most damaging forest pest in the state for the ninth consecutive year, based on a 2020 aerial detection survey led by the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region, and Colorado State Forest Service.
Postdoc wins prestigious award for metals research
Postdoctoral researcher Christopher Kotalik of the Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology department, was awarded the SETAC/ICA Chris Lee Award for Metals Research to recognize his dissertation work, which used a combination of mesocosm and field experiments, and biomonitoring of impacted streams to estimate sensitivity of stream communities to metals.
Video: Colorado State Forest Service Nursery helps restore state forests
Nursery staff – with help from CSU students – grow up to 100,000 seedlings each year.
Sustainability students answer Greta Thunberg’s carbon challenge with LED lights
It is not every day that an assignment in a college course has a tangible outcome in the real world, but that was the case for Colorado State University students participating in the Spring 2020 Practicing Sustainability course when their recommendations for lessening carbon emissions were instated by the Colorado Natural Heritage Program.
Professor Tony Cheng helps shape Western Climate Resilience project led by U.S. Sen. Bennet
Sen. Bennet praised the “terrific work” by the roundtable members to reimagine climate policy.
NSF awards CSU researchers grant to study wildfire protection planning, community risk
The National Science Foundation has granted over $700,000 to a team of scientists at Colorado State University to study the decision-making process involving community wildfire protection, the efficacy of risk mitigation and the relationships between local, state and federal actors in wildfire management across Colorado.
Center for Collaborative Conservation announces fellows
The Center for Collaborative Conservation (CCC) has announced its eleventh cohort in their Conservation Fellows Program. In partnership with the Warner College of Natural Resources Diversity and Inclusion Program, the 2021 request for proposals encouraged participation from underrepresented groups and projects that engage marginalized communities that are typical underserved.