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News articles, interviews, press releases, and other narratives about RMBL and the Gunnison Basin.
21 stories · Feature · 2020–2029
Students travel the world, sail the seas in HMEI summer internships
From Alaska to the Philippines, Princeton students engaged in cutting-edge research for the High Meadows Environmental Institute over the summer. Their work was part of the Environmental Internship Pr
RMBL research an ‘emergent property’ of family ties
For 55 years, David Inouye has studied hummingbirds at Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL). In that time he has banded up to 300 each year to track their life cycles (including one …
‘Bean Pod’ sprouts century of women in science
The East River carves a perfect “S” just before it flows between the base of Gothic Mountain and a treehouse named “Bean Pod.” Rocky Mountain Biological Field Station (now RMBL) scientists …
Plants and their pollinators are increasingly out of sync
July 30th, 2024 (The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting — Delivered by Newstex) This story was originally published by Grist. For the past four years, plant biologist Elsa Godtfredsen has trek
TAP DANCING ON EVEREST A Young Doctor's Unlikely Adventure
Recollections of a courageous journey. In 1988, Zieman, then a 25-year-old medical student, signed on as the medical officer for a team of climbers aiming to ascend the challenging East Face of Mount
Pigs, Squirrels, and Managing Pain
Access PDF version of this document Over the past several decades, there have been many supporting studies of the health-promoting effects of an optimistic personality. Newer research demonstrates tha
'Spectacular' wildflower season blooms in Colorado; With the backdrop of a two-decade megadrought in the
The siren songs of wildflowers come in blue and orange and red. Electricity runs through roots, it seems, to light each neon face. A year of hearty snow in Colorado has meant a stunning wildflower sea
THREE DAYS IN THE FIELD HELP GRAD STUDENTS BRIDGE OBSERVATIONS AND DATA
The following information was released by the University of Colorado - Boulder: Following the pandemic, CIRES students venture out of the lab and classroom Friday, June 9, 2023 For most PhD students i
Where did the snow go? Researchers probe gap between snowfall, runoff
High in the mountains above Crested Butte, Colo., a team of scientists trudges single file through the whiteout, following a chain of orange flags marking the route. During some portions of the trek,
A Reason Crested Butte Is The `Wildflower Capital Of Colorado `
Painting out in the wild doesn`t always go as planned. But if your models are wildflowers, well, you don`t
Head to the hills for Colorado 's wildflower season in July
Jul 09, 2022( Axios: https://link.axios.com/join/am-signup?source=aci Delivered by Newstex) One of the true delights of living in Colorado is wildflower season. State of the bloom: July is when the hi
"The New York Times": Świstaki interesują naukowców. Nie tylko w Dzień Świstaka
Nowe badania rzucają światło na zachowania społeczne tego popularnego, ale często niezrozumianego
Groundhogs Emerge From the Scientific Shadows
New research aims to shed light on the social habits of the popular, but often misunderstood, animal.
Out From The Shadows
FALMOUTH, Maine -- Groundhog Day may be a tongue-in-cheek holiday, but it remains the one day earmarked in the United States for an animal: Marmota monax, the largest and most widely distributed of th
California Healthline How Billing Turns a Routine Birth Into a ....
Caitlin Wells Salerno knew that some mammals -- like the golden-mantled ground squirrels she studies in the Rocky Mountains -- invest an insane amount of resources in their young. That didn't prepare
The non-profits’ non-profit: The Community Foundation
Corn lilies and one-eyed sheep
A stand of flowering Veratrum californicum, also known as false skunk cabbage or corn lily. David Inouye One of the most abundant plants in the Crested Butte area is Veratrum californicum, also known
The future of mountain meadows The Mountain Town News #ActOnClimate
Sep 17, 2020( Coyote Gulch: http://coyotegulch.net/Delivered by Newstex) https://i1.wp.com/coyotegulch.blog/wpcontent/uploads/2020/09/goingundergroundtounderstandtheyinandyangofcarboninouratmosphereth