Niwot Ridge LTER is welcoming some exciting new additions to our NWT team this summer! We will be posting introductions/welcomes to each new researcher in the upcoming weeks. This week we would like to welcome Dr. Warren Sconiers who will be joining our team with an NSF ROA award.
Read MoreNiwot Ridge LTER risk mitigation plan addressing concerns around COVID-19 restrictions with conducting summer field work on Niwot Ridge.
Read MoreAs part of the Niwot Ridge Risk Mitigation Plan for COVID-19, we are implementing a scheduling system to help manage the density and distribution of NWT researchers on the ridge this summer.
Read MoreNiwot graduate students and staff spent two days at the Museum of Boulder teaching local elementary school kids about the Boulder Creek Watershed and what they can do to protect these ecosystems.
Read MoreNiwot graduate students and staff spent two days at the Museum of Boulder teaching local elementary school kids about the Boulder Creek Watershed and what they can do to protect these ecosystems.
Read MoreAny faculty member or group of faculty members involved with the Niwot Ridge LTER program is eligible to apply as PI (any faculty member can become involved with the NWT program by sending your name and address to the NWT LTER coordinator (anna.t.wright@colorado.edu or niwotridgelter@gmail.com) and attending science meetings).
Read MoreCU Boulder Today recently sat down with 2019 Hazel Barnes Prize winner Pieter Johnson to get his reaction to receiving the largest and most prestigious single faculty award CU Boulder bestows. We also heard about his teaching philosophies and the importance of student involvement in high-impact research.
Read MoreNWT’s climate technician Jen Morse conducts weekly air sampling on Niwot Ridge for NOAA in Boulder. A new article in Nature looks at the researchers who tracked down mysterious sources of ozone-destroying chemicals in China and guard the planet against future illicit emissions.
Read MoreGraduate student and citizen science involvement in 2020 SnowEx
Read MoreWeb of Science recognizes the world's most influential researchers of the past decade, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science.
Read MoreThe Research & Innovation Office today announced the 2020 RIO Faculty Fellows cohort, which is comprised of 13 of CU Boulder’s most promising faculty. The group of professors reflects the diversity of expertise, research, scholarship and creative works taking place across campus.
Read MoreThe Niwot Ridge LTER is looking for a part-time winter field technician to assist the field staff with a number of climate, snow and surface water sampling duties.
Read MoreeMammal project (North Carolina State University) in association with NEON set up 50 motion-activated trail cameras near the Mountain Research Station this summer. Here is a collection of the best photos from this camera trapping effort.
Read MoreThe Niwot Ridge LTER and our partner in pika citizen science--the Front Range Pika Project--teamed with many researchers across the US to compile the dataset needed to support this analysis, led by Adam B. Smith at the Missouri Botanical Garden and published today in Nature Climate Change.
Read MoreScience Friday came to Boulder last week, and featured NWT PI Katharine Suding discussing her Boulder Apple Tree project, as well as NWT investigator Chris Ray talking about how climate change impacts Pikas.
Read MoreNiwot Snow Science Featured in the Daily Camera
Read MoreNWT Research Assistant Tyler Lampard and Kris Hess hosted 50 students from Holy Trinity Catholic School in Denver on May 30th. Students hiked to C1 with their teachers and chaperones to learn about the climate data we collect. Tyler and Kris lead discussions about natural history and outdoor etiquette along the way, creating an impactful and fun experience for all.
Read MoreQuick look at a new remote sensing technique for mapping environmental parameters.
Read MoreCongratulations to Timothy Seastedt for winning the 2019 Chase Faculty Community Service Award!
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