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Latin American natural resource managers participate in training

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For the past five weeks, 18 natural resource management professionals from 10 Latin American countries have participated in Colorado State University's Management of Wildlands and Protected Areas program. The training, given in Spanish, is celebrating its 20th year.  

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  • Scientist creates first map of global forest heights from NASA data

    Scientists have produced a first-of-its kind map of the height of the world's forests by combining data from three NASA satellites. The map will help scientists build an inventory of how much carbon the world's forests store and how fast that carbon cycles through ecosystems and back into the atmosphere.  

  • Study shows bears in Aspen don't have preference for trash

    Turns out that trash isn't one of the bear necessities in the Aspen area, according to a new study by Colorado State University. The study was conducted by ecology doctoral candidate Sharon Baruch-Mordo and suggests that bears actually prefer to eat wild berries and oak acorns.