Fire forest health Wednesday, June 29, 2022 Forest ecologists and biologists, including Professor Julie Korb and Lecturer Michael Remke, say and fire mitigation in Southwest Colorado’s mixed conifer and ponderosa pine forests.
ARISE board alumna Wednesday, June 29, 2022 Camela Brown (Biology, '20) was appointed to the ARISE (Advancing Research & Innovation in the STEM Education of Preservice Teachers in High-Need Districts) advisory board. This is a where she will provide support and guidance at the national level for high-need school districts.
Earth Day Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Heidi Steltzer, professor of Environment & Sustainability and Biology, and two FLC students visited schools in Ouray and Telluride, Colorado, for Earth Day to .
Dust on snow Wednesday, April 20, 2022 Heidi Steltzer, professor of Environment & Sustainability and Biology, conducted research with Fort Lewis College students around . Dust raises the surface temperature of snow, causing early snowmelt and affecting the water supply in the Four Corners region.
Deer Monday, April 18, 2022 High Country News . Now a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Wyoming, Ortega fondly recalled Jo, a celebrity ungulate whose migration data turned her into an internet sensation.
WildLife Managers Thursday, March 10, 2022 Lucas Clancy (Biology, '19) and Josh Bonar (Biology, '19) recently completed training and earned permanent positions as District Wildlife Managers with Colorado Parks & Wildlife—a competitive job that requires applicants to score at the very top of their cohort on written and oral exams just to be considered for training.
Danny Wednesday, March 9, 2022 Danny Jaques (Biological Science-Natural History, '83), creator of Danny’s Rocket Ranch Space Salsa, and his collaboration with NASA Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, as a junior high school teacher.
Vitamin D Monday, February 14, 2022 Five FLC students are conducting research on the effects of Vitamin D on “long-haul” COVID-19 symptoms. Working with Shere Byrd, professor of Biology,