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Rocky Mountains

A sketch of a blue lake in the mid ground with a brown dock in the foreground. In the background, cliff faces of the gray Canadian Rockies repose under a blue sky with white clouds.
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Rocky Voices: A Q&A with Eva Enkelmann

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 15 May 202315 May 2023

A new book aimed at young adults explores the construction of the Canadian Rockies from the perspective of the minerals, fossils, and waterdrops that make and shape the landscape.

A dog sits next to a backpack on a dirt road in a desert landscape.
Posted inFeatures

Incredible Journeys on the Crown of the Continent

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 15 April 202215 April 2022

Living in Geologic Time: The making, breaking, and backpacking of North America’s Continental Divide.

This junction in Colorado’s Snake River is tinged with orange due to acid rock drainage.
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New Contamination Concern for Colorado Streams

by Nancy Averett 14 October 202129 March 2023

Abandoned hardrock mines and climate change cause metals and other elements to leach into streams. They also put rare earth elements into the water, a new study finds.

SAIL site in Gothic, Colo..
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Collaboration in the Rockies Aims to Model Mountain Watersheds Worldwide

by Saima May Sidik 21 September 202129 March 2023

As Earth’s climate changes at an unprecedented rate, the Surface Atmosphere Integrated Field Laboratory is studying precipitation on an unprecedented scale.

A hilltop in the Crowsnest Forest Reserve, Alberta, Canada
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Canada’s Rocky Mountain Forests Are on the Move

Mara Johnson-Groh, Science Writer by Mara Johnson-Groh 7 August 202031 March 2023

Using century-old surveying photos, scientists have mapped 100 years of change in the Canadian Rockies to document the climate-altered landscape.

Photograph of bulk deposition collectors capturing atmospheric dust at Four Pines, Colorado
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Dust in the Wind: Human Impacts to the Colorado Front Range

by Amy E. East 1 July 202010 March 2023

A recent increase in airborne dust has been attributed to both climate and land use, with human activity playing a substantial role, especially in summertime at low elevations.

Snow-covered trees affected by the spruce beetle
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Spruce Beetle Slows Snow Sublimation in Wyoming’s Mountains

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 2 April 201910 March 2023

A new study investigates changing water dynamics after a pest infestation in the Rocky Mountains.

Student volunteers from Colorado State University at a local research hub in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Connecting Students and Mentors Through Local Research Hubs

by S. L. Rathburn and J. M. Putman 10 July 201810 March 2023

An online database can help connect prospective student researchers with university faculty members and collaborative projects that need their help. Could this model work at your university?

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Climate Change Freezes Mountain Wildflower Reproduction

Cody Sullivan by C. Sullivan 22 February 20164 November 2022

New research provides evidence that plants that flower earlier in the year because of climate warming experience more frost damage and have less reproductive success.

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