CSU history professor Jared Orsi named Colorado's new State Historian
Orsi will begin his one-year position as the State Historian and leader of History Colorado’s State Historian’s Council on Aug. 1, Colorado Day.
Tag: "Public Lands History Center"
The legacy of Quitobaquito Springs, a tiny place with a long history
On the border between Mexico and Arizona is the postage stamp-sized oasis of Quitobaquito. But while the pond itself is tiny, what it holds is immense
American West Program hosts guest speaker Yufna Soldier Wolf on Oct. 14
Yufna Soldier Wolf will share her experience successfully repatriating three Northern Arapaho children from the Carlisle Indian School, the United States’ oldest and largest residential school.
History grad students chronicle wilderness preservation and backcountry camping at RMNP
The Public Lands History Center’s Parks as Portals to Learning field workshop celebrates its ninth year.
CSU team to document history of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Alaska
Two researchers from Colorado State University have been commissioned to conduct a two-year, $250,000 project chronicling the recent history of a national park in Alaska and Canada where the Klondike Gold Rush occurred in 1897-88.
A public 'landemic'? CSU center seeks public lands stories from COVID-19 outbreak
The Public Lands History Center is launching an initiative to collect the community’s public lands experiences during the pandemic.
History Day 2020: Connecting college to career with CSU alumni
On March 6, the Public Lands History Center at Colorado State University welcomed 40 high school students from Rocky Mountain High School and Berthoud High School to campus for History Day.
CSU faculty writing history of the modern U.S. Forest Service
Two Colorado State University faculty members have received a four-year, $200,000 grant to write an updated history of the U.S. Forest Service.
CSU centers collaborate on book of student essays about Rocky Mountain National Park
One center at Colorado State University teaches graduate students in English the literary publishing process, from manuscript to final printing, while another challenges history students to apply the tools of the historian to public lands management.