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Mountains are essential to the water resources, biodiversity, and recreational opportunities that make the Rocky Mountains such a phenomenal place to live, work, and play. The Niwot Ridge LTER is honored to be a part of the broader Front Range community. Please reach out to connect, ask questions, or schedule a visit to one of our research sites.

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Tundra Warming Experiment Begins!
Tundra Warming Experiment Begins!
Data literacy through art at the Denver Botanic Gardens
Data literacy through art at the Denver Botanic Gardens
High school student to the rescue!
High school student to the rescue!
Welcome RJ to the team!
Welcome RJ to the team!
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Spring is starting to melt away subalpine snow. Conditions still pretty snowy up high (videos by @sanderaplet). . . . #climatescience #mountainresearch #mountainresearchstation #niwotridge @lter_community
Spring conditions are still very snowy in the green lakes valley! Please continue to respect our facilities closures, we are working to develop protocols that minimize COVID19 spread. . . . #fieldwork #alpine #limnology #climatescience #mountainresea
We are currently hiring a new full time limnology technician to lead our monitoring of aquatic ecology in the Green Lake Valley. Check out our website for job the job applications and details!
Update: the CU Mountain Research Station is temporarily closed in keeping with other campus closures due to COVID-19. We will be updating information on our website. (Link to website in our bio). #niwotridge #mountainresearchstation #indianpeakswilde
Outreach even with Niwot grad students and staff and Thornton Elementary School Students learning about #watershedscience at @museumofboulder ‘s Living Landscape exhibit @alexandraprose @bouldercreek_czo . . . #scienceoutreach #climatescience #
2020 summer field technician positions now open! Check out the link in bio for application instructions and position details. #niwotridge #alpinescience #fieldwork #mountainresearchstation @lter_community
@outsidemagazine featured #snowscience insight from #niwotridge CO-PI Noah Molotch: “As the climate warms, Colorado may see fewer days of this light powder and more of the heavy, moist stuff, according to Noah Molotch, a professor of snow hydro
Repost from @beccatbarnes: #EV128 invades the #mountainresearchstation for three days of thinking about #climatechange. So grateful to @nwtlter folks and Merritt Tureksky (#queenofpeat & director of INSTAAR) for sharing their time and knowledge