So the insanity of the block continues … 18 days = entire course … this week EV311 went electrofishing on Monument Creek, started their final projects, and learned the power and perils of excel (nutrient uptake metrics and stream metabolism). Monday: Electrofishing in Monument Creek (between Unitah and Cache La …
This past week in EV311 (Stream Ecology) we added biology to the mix and visited Beaver Creek State Wildlife Area near Penrose, Colorado to examine how small scale habitat changes in streams can affect who lives there (i.e. macroinvertebrates). We also collected water for alkalinity and dissolved oxygen measurements – because every good …
Each year during the first week of EV 311 we leave campus for 3 days to explore stream geomorphology and hydrology in the southern portion of the Colorado Front Range. We visit the meandering South Platte (near Fairplay) and a fast moving boulder laden Arkansas River (near Buena Vista) before spending a …
Nitrogen footprints for institutions present a broad picture of campus sustainability because reactive nitrogen contributes to both local and global impacts on ecosystem and human health, from urban smog and eutrophication to global climate change. The Nitrogen Footprint Tool (NFT) estimates the total emissions of reactive nitrogen resulting from institution …
This year in EV 211 | Human Impacts on Biogeochemical Cycles, we are examining the topic through the lense of agriculture. Focusing on how different agricultural practices, especially those practiced in the Western United States, alter the way the soil is storing carbon and nitrogen. We took two field trips …
Last weekend we held our 2nd workshop for undergraduate women interested in earth and environmental sciences #PROGRESS. More than 50 first and second year students from Colorado College, Metro State University, University of Colorado – Boulder, Colorado State University, and University of Wyoming joined us in the YMCA in Estes Park. …
