Together, we build thriving communities
At Colorado State University, we engage with communities throughout Colorado and beyond to learn, collaborate, and build equitable solutions to complex environmental challenges. We share, develop, and apply knowledge aimed at helping you and your community thrive. Discover more about CSU’s extension and outreach by exploring programs and resources.
Areas of involvement
Building on our research expertise and emphases, we aim to investigate interconnected issues that span multiple scales and disciplines, integrating insights from individual behavior to cultural systems.
Citizen Science
Public involvement in data collection for global collaboration is integral to our work. Some of our Citizen Science projects include:
- Biodiversity loss and pollinator systems in National Parks
- Ozone gardens
- Leave No Trace
- Stream tracking
- CSU Participatory Science Center
- CitSci
Field observations
We train students in hands-on monitoring and data collection in the following areas:
- Weather, streamflow, snow, and water quality
- Soil and water sampling
- Geospatial data gathering
- Species identification
Research and practice
Involving social actors and partners is integral to our research process:
- Transboundary River Basin Governance in the Rio Grande/Bravo and International Basins
- Just Social-Ecological Transformations in Latin America Program
Student development
Student research and professional training experiences include:
- Undergraduates:
- CSU Mountain Campus trips
- Internship opportunities
- Skills for Undergraduate Participation in Ecological Research
- Professional development requirement
- Education Abroad opportunities
- Graduates:
- Research in M.S. or Ph.D. tracks
- Professional Science Master’s internship opportunities
- Field course and work opportunities
Tools and techniques
We equip students with the skills to use the latest data sources and data analysis strategies in the following subjects:
- Geospatial Information Science Minor: GIS, remote sensing, GPS, Python programming
- Machine learning
- Leadership in open data science
- Earth system modeling expertise
- Global
- Carbon interactions with climate
- Carbon and nitrogen through food webs
- Animals and people
- Climate risk
- Social science methodology
K-12 engagement
K-12 educators and students can benefit from our standards-based STEM content:
- River Investigators Program
- Virtual K-12 Curriculum on Wild Horses and Burros in the Western U.S.
Contact us
Our mission of empowering people to explore and sustain the natural world begins with you. Contact us to be a part of learning and discovery to train the next generation of sustainability leaders, researchers, and practitioners.
Phone: (970) 491-6591