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  • 2024 Summer Courses are posted and taking reservations!
  • 2024 Winter Ecology - registration begins Oct 30th.
  • 2023 Summer Seminar Series now posted and taking reservations for Dinner + Seminar evenings
  • 2023 summer courses now taking reservations!
  • 2023 Winter Ecology course now taking reservations!
  • 2022 Research Application Form is available at /mrs/research-natural-history/research-application-form
  • The in its Data Management Training Program (June 13 – August 19, 2022). They are now requesting applications from undergraduate, graduate and recently graduated students. 
  • Three Indian Peaks Wilderness Alliance, Paddon/Gelhorn Wilderness grants are available for up to $2,000 each. Applications are due by March 13, 2022 and awards will be announced by April 10, 2022. Go to 
  • Summer 2022 field courses - NOW OPEN FOR RESERVATION !
  • Winter Ecology 2022 - registration closed.
  • , follow water from Niwot Ridge to the Missouri River.
  • National Geographic covers , starting around minute 25.
  • Extreme heat, dry summers main cause of tree death in Colorado’s subalpine forests
  • Air quality in Colorado and around the MRS...check here: 
  • Congratulations to Bill Bowman on his retirement after a successful 30 year run as Station Director!  Now welcome our new Station Director Scott Taylor!
  • , (including data from Niwot Ridge Saddle collector) a paper in Science by Janice Brahney (¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ PhD), Margaret Hallerud, Eric Heim, Maura Hahnenberger, Suja Sukumaran
  • MRS receives grant to construct for K-12 visitors.
  • MRS and LTER in the News -
  • LTER and Niwot Ridge in the News -

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