{"id":421,"date":"2026-07-20T13:32:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/ess\/?page_id=421"},"modified":"2026-11-10T09:29:57","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T16:29:57","slug":"extension-outreach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ess\/extension-outreach\/","title":{"rendered":"Extension and outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-wavy-divider has-csu-green-background-color has-background has-bodoni-font-family\"><em>Together, we build thriving communities<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/ess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/ESS00267-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"ESS00267\" class=\"wp-image-833 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/ESS00267-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/ESS00267-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/ESS00267-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/ESS00267-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/ESS00267.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\">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&#8217;s extension and outreach by exploring programs and resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-color has-sunshine-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.colostate.edu\/about-us\/\">CSU\u2019s Office of Engagement and Extension<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center alignwide is-style-wavy-divider\">Areas of involvement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center alignwide has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-203f3c05 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-35-tan-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSU_CNR_VBL-Icons-Green-LL_Microscope-RGB.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-428\" style=\"width:228px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSU_CNR_VBL-Icons-Green-LL_Microscope-RGB.png 600w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSU_CNR_VBL-Icons-Green-LL_Microscope-RGB-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSU_CNR_VBL-Icons-Green-LL_Microscope-RGB-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Citizen Science<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Public involvement in data collection for global collaboration is integral to our work. Some of our Citizen Science projects include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Biodiversity loss and pollinator systems in National Parks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ozone gardens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leave No Trace<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stream tracking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CSU Participatory Science Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CitSci<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-b93223f9 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/citsci.org\/\">Citsci.org<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-35-tan-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSU_CNR_VBL-Icons-Green-LL_Hiker-RGB.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-433\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9984070310354298;object-fit:cover;width:228px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSU_CNR_VBL-Icons-Green-LL_Hiker-RGB.png 601w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSU_CNR_VBL-Icons-Green-LL_Hiker-RGB-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSU_CNR_VBL-Icons-Green-LL_Hiker-RGB-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Field observations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We train students in hands-on monitoring and data collection in the following areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Weather, streamflow, snow, and water quality<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Soil and water sampling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Geospatial data gathering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Species identification<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-35-tan-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSU_CNR_VBL-Icons-Green-LL_Binoculars-RGB.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-429\" style=\"width:228px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSU_CNR_VBL-Icons-Green-LL_Binoculars-RGB.png 601w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSU_CNR_VBL-Icons-Green-LL_Binoculars-RGB-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSU_CNR_VBL-Icons-Green-LL_Binoculars-RGB-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Research and practice<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Involving social actors and partners is integral to our research process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Transboundary River Basin Governance in the Rio Grande\/Bravo and International Basins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Just Social-Ecological Transformations in Latin America Program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-b93223f9 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jset-la.org\/\">JSET<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-203f3c05 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-35-tan-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSU_CNR_VBL-Icons-Green-LL_LaptopWoods-RGB.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-432\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9983957515074404;width:228px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSU_CNR_VBL-Icons-Green-LL_LaptopWoods-RGB.png 601w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSU_CNR_VBL-Icons-Green-LL_LaptopWoods-RGB-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSU_CNR_VBL-Icons-Green-LL_LaptopWoods-RGB-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Student development<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Student research and professional training experiences include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Undergraduates:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CSU Mountain Campus trips<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Internship opportunities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Skills for Undergraduate Participation in Ecological Research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professional development requirement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Education Abroad opportunities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduates:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Research in M.S. or Ph.D. tracks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professional Science Master\u2019s internship opportunities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Field course and work opportunities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-35-tan-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSU_CNR_VBL-Icons-Green-LL_Hand-RGB.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-431\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9983957515074404;width:228px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSU_CNR_VBL-Icons-Green-LL_Hand-RGB.png 600w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSU_CNR_VBL-Icons-Green-LL_Hand-RGB-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSU_CNR_VBL-Icons-Green-LL_Hand-RGB-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Tools and techniques<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We equip students with the skills to use the latest data sources and data analysis strategies in the following subjects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Geospatial Information Science Minor: GIS, remote sensing, GPS, Python programming<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Machine learning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leadership in open data science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Earth system modeling expertise\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Global <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carbon interactions with climate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carbon and nitrogen through food webs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Animals and people<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Climate risk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social science methodology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-35-tan-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSU_CNR_VBL-Icons-Green-LL_People-RGB.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-430\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9983957515074404;width:228px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSU_CNR_VBL-Icons-Green-LL_People-RGB.png 601w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSU_CNR_VBL-Icons-Green-LL_People-RGB-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSU_CNR_VBL-Icons-Green-LL_People-RGB-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>K-12 engagement<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">K-12 educators and students can benefit from our standards-based STEM content:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>River Investigators Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Virtual K-12 Curriculum on Wild Horses and Burros in the Western U.S. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-style-brushstroke-green\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-csu-green-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left alignwide has-gargantuan-font-size\">Contact us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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&nbsp;next generation of sustainability leaders, researchers, and practitioners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Phone:<\/strong>&nbsp;(970) 491-6591<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-ba42ef4a wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:WCNR_ESS_Info@colostate.edu\">Email us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull banner-strip has-energy-green-background-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0.75rem;padding-bottom:0.75rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-30b7ba7f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-horizontal is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-787b7c8f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-normal-font-size\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.2rem;text-transform:uppercase\">develop solutions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/ess\/ess-research\/\">research<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Together, we build thriving communities 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. 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