Ellen Wohl, a university distinguished professor, focuses on the actions of mountain rivers that form bedrock canyons and other channels. Her current research projects study the effects of logjams and beaver dams on channel complexity, productivity of the river ecosystems, …
George Wittemyer works to develop solutions to biodiversity conservation issues, aimed at lessening human impacts to at-risk wildlife populations, with a focus on elephants in Africa and large herbivores in North America. He studies how the landscape, humans and the …
Sara Rathburn studies rivers and how they shape the landscape, especially after disturbances like fires, floods and mass movements, and how vegetation influences river processes. Her current research focuses on the effects of streamside vegetation on the flow of water …
Mark Paschke focuses on the restoration and ecology of disturbed ecosystems and revegetation science, especially related to energy development. Throughout his career, Paschke has worked across multiple scales, from the molecular to the ecosystem level, and across multiple disciplines with …
Christopher Myrick’s main research areas are the design and evaluation of fish passage structures and fish barriers, to optimize structure designs, and management of invasive aquatic species. In the Fish Physiological Ecology Laboratory, Myrick and his team use applied fish …
Steven Fassnacht focuses on snow hydrology and hydrological modeling, as well as how people perceive snowfall and snow. A professor in the Watershed Science Program, Fassnacht’s work has emphasized how people perceive their environment (in particular snowfall and snow), how …
Dominique David-Chavez leads the Indigenous Land and Data Stewards Lab, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship and an Associate with the Native Nations Institute at the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy at …
An ecosystem ecologist at the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory and associate dean for academic affairs in the Warner College for Natural Resources, Rich Conant focuses on understanding how land use and land management practices impact carbon and nitrogen cycling in …
Tony Cheng is the director of the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute. In this role, he oversees programs to develop, compile and apply current knowledge through collaborative, adaptive management approaches to achieve forest restoration and wildfire hazard reduction goals. His research …
Gillian Bowser focuses on ecological indicators of climate change and nature-based solutions using the frameworks of the United Nations Climate Change Convention. Her work focuses on the application of ecological indicators, such as pollinator insects and biodiversity loss associated with …
