Colorado State University

As the climate warms, tree species distributions are shifting, and managers are considering whether to promote the same tree species that previously existed at a site or more climate-adapted trees. Will long-lived tree species migrate on their own as fast as the climate is changing? Recently published work by Rocky Mountain Research Station research forester Mike Battaglia, Colorado State University’s Katie Nigro, Miranda Redmond, and Monique Rocca, and Western Colorado University’s Jonathan Coop addressed this question.

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Research from CSU and the USDA show that vaccines and social distancing are effective at limiting the spread of COVID-19 within and between wildland fire incidents, as well as reducing its impact on the wildland firefighting workforce.

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The burn scar spread over four counties and may never be what it once was. But it remains the poster child for the new norm.

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A team of Colorado State University researchers is pioneering the use of drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, and data modeling to create significant efficiency in evaluating post-fire impacts and give accurate predictions of post-fire tree health, enabling land managers’ decision making for post-fire recovery.   

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Dr. A. Alonso Aguirre will be the next dean of the Warner College of Natural Resources.

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At Colorado State University, Hannah Hatheway found a place to explore a career in natural resources and make a difference.

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A Q&A with WCNR outstanding graduate Susan Baden, Forest and Rangeland Stewardship department.

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“When I joined the Army, I told them I would go to college. My parents came here to the United States from poverty in Mexico so they could have a better life for themselves and their kids could live the American dream.”

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The annual Warner College’s All-College Awards banquet for the academic year 2021-2022 was held on April 18 at the Lory Student Center Theater.

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Celebrate Earth Week with Sarah Hart, assistant professor in the Forest and Rangeland Stewardship department at Warner College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University, who details our Earth's need for forests.

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