Great op ed on the impact of alpine ecosystem research by @ncemery.bsky.social (INSTAAR, EBIO, & Director of @niwotridgelter.bsky.social) ⬇️

On his tour of the Mountain Research Station & the Tundra Lab at Niwot Ridge, VC Mayock met with a number of INSTAAR faculty & staff including Nikki Lovenduski, @ncemery.bsky.social, @drscottataylor.bsky.social, Albert Kettner, & Austin Wilbern

⛰️ Rock glaciers everywhere — at least in the Colorado Rockies. New research from Robert and Suzanne Anderson (both INSTAAR + @cubouldearth.bsky.social) investigates how they formed, and what benefits they might provide for alpine ecosystems www.colorado.edu/instaar/2025...

@mprnews.org covered critical MSP LTER research being conducted by Co-Director Emilie Snell-Rood and postdoc Lindsey Kemmerling that explores the negative impact lead pollution has on the health of pollinators like butterflies #heavymetals #pollution #pollinators z.umn.edu/MPR-lead-butterflies

Ornithologists & amateur birders alike are flocking to a pond on 95th street to catch a rare glimpse of a tropical anhinga in Boulder. INSTAAR fellow and Mountain Research Station director @drscottataylor.bsky.social was interviewed for this piece in CPR News www.cpr.org/2025/06/17/a...

🏔️ The Mountain Research Station @colorado.edu hosts the Guild of Rocky Mountain Ecologists & Evolutionary Biologists (GREEBs) on Sept 26-28 • Low-stress & inclusive mtg • Talks do NOT need to be about Rocky Mtns • Accommodation & meal options Info & register www.colorado.edu/conference/g...

#PlanktonInOurMidst #artsience now @mblscience.bsky.social exhibit center-gift shop, celebrating plankton through art by Krisanne Baker, plus slide show and science panels from Liz Cunningham, OceanFluxProgram, BLE-LTER, us, and others from MBL Ecosystems Center www.lizcunningham.net/plankton-in-...

We've been teaching students across the network synthesis science for the past year, and they've used their skills to do actual synthesis science in four group projects. Next Thursday, they present their work! Tune in to the SSECR Final Symposium on May 22 at 10am PT/1 ET. Register below!

From @standupforscience.bsky.social: ☀️THE SUMMER FIGHT FOR SCIENCE☀️ 🏖️ Now until Sept 30th Share science with your neighbors & leaders and tell them about the impact of proposed budget cuts. 🔬 WHY: The 9/30 budget vote will determine the future of science in America. 🧪

I credit my career path to being a 2015 PLANTS grant recipient and have volunteered as a mentor almost every year since. I cannot imagine BSA or the field of botany without it. Please consider donating to the BSA Human Diversity Fund to support future generations: crm.botany.org/makeadonation

🗓️ In the Boulder area this summer? Mark your calendar for Wednesdays 7pm starting June 11th 11 SUMMER SEMINARS at the @colorado.edu 🏔️ Mountain Research Station: Carnivorous plants, fireflies, avalanches, trout, water quality, bison, & more! Free & open to the public. See bit.ly/mrs-summer-s...

🌎 Happy #EarthDay! We study Earth & environmental systems at CU Boulder. Our name = cold/high places, but we work worldwide: 🧊 Cold regions ⌛ Past climate 🏔️ Earth surface processes 💨 Atmospheric gases 🌱 Ecological change & lots more! Explore our science: www.colorado.edu/instaar/rese...

If the warmer weather of early spring has you nostalgic for the chill of winter, take a virtual trip with our field technicians as they conduct fieldwork on Niwot Ridge! nwt.lternet.edu/news/this-is...