Knowledge Neighborhoods

Connects interstate water law, snowpack trends, and drought projections to the ecological and regulatory pressures facing the Colorado River Basin and its tributaries.

Integrates computational hydrological modeling, stable isotope analysis, and multi-site watershed datasets to understand groundwater storage dynamics and water budgets across elevation-stratified mountain catchments.

Maps the geographic landscape of western Colorado communities and landscapes where energy extraction activities, including coal leasing and in-situ processing, intersect with recreational use and wildlife presence.

Integrates species distribution modeling, field validation, and habitat quality assessment to understand what drives Gunnison and greater sage-grouse persistence across sagebrush ecosystems.

Connects rare dragonfly species and Sphagnum-dominated peatlands in the high-elevation wetlands near Crested Butte with natural areas documentation and local land-use context.

Connects Colorado water law proceedings, hydropower generation, and conservation payment mechanisms across a dense network of named streams, reservoirs, and municipalities in the Gunnison Basin region.

Connects Indigenous Ute history, historic site documentation, and cultural landscape preservation across the valleys and peaks of the Crested Butte area, drawing on archaeology, GNSS mapping, and National Register frameworks.

Maps the geographic distribution of cold-adapted species — including salmonids and wolverine — across Gunnison Basin localities in relation to climate inversion patterns.

Maps the geographic distribution of two regionally notable species — a rare saxifrage and the longnose dace — across a network of alpine lakes and stream sites spanning 2800–3453m elevation in the East River watershed.

Connects the spread and ecological impact of whirling disease across key western Colorado watersheds, including the Gunnison and Yampa river basins.

Connects towns, protected lands, and operational concepts across western Colorado's plateau region, touching on water management, extractive industry logistics, and transportation practices.

Connects broad-tailed hummingbird occurrence and conservation priorities with agricultural reseeding practices across streams, peaks, and county lands in the Gunnison Basin region.

Connects water resource projects like the Collegiate Range Aurora Project to irrigation, pasture land management, and broader watershed systems including the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

Connects the southwestern willow flycatcher's presence across western Colorado wetlands and national forests with land-use considerations tied to Indian Trust Asset obligations.