The recent epidemic of Mountain Pine Beetles, which lasted from the late 1990s to about 2012, hit Colorado particularly hard. A …
FREE Lesson Plans about Climate Change in Colorado
The Mountain Studies Institute of the San Juan Mountains has free curriculum to teach kids and teenagers about climate change in …
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Conversations about Conversions: Perspectives of Disturbance-Driven Change
From authors Jill M. Young and Jonathan D. Coop - School of Environment & Sustainability, Western Colorado University:Changing …
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Fire Regimes and Structural Changes in Pine Forests of the Mogollon Highlands Ecoregion: Implications for Ecological Restoration
David W.Huffman, M. Lisa Floyd, Dustin P. Hanna, Joseph E. Crouse, Peter Z. Fulé, Andrew J. Sánchez Meador, Judith D. Springer. …
Webinar: New reforestation practices for post-wildfire landscapes – building early resilience
Presenter: Jens Stevens, PhD, US Geological Survey“This talk summarizes recent research on the conditions under which current …
Taking the Long View: Mountain Pine Beetles as Agents of Change
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:Mountain pine beetles (MPB) are a constant presence in the Rocky Mountain Region, with a …
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From death comes life: Recovery and revolution in the wake of epidemic outbreaks of mountain pine beetle
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:Changing climatic conditions and an abundance of dense, mature pine forests have helped …
Upwardly mobile in the western U.S. desert: Blackbrush shrublands respond to a changing climate
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:Blackbrush (Colegyne ramosissima) is a desert shrubland species that is currently …