Knowledge Neighborhoods

Connects federal and county-level land use planning frameworks with spatial mapping of mountain landscapes in the Gunnison Basin, linking urbanization pressures, infrastructure coordination, and regional economic development to specific geographic places.

Connects hydrological modeling of reservoir storage and sediment transport with water resource management decisions in the Upper Colorado River Basin, including transmountain diversions and the Aspinall Unit.

Connects Colorado agricultural statistics, livestock production, and crop reporting with adjacent research on hummingbird color vision and regional geology, reflecting the diverse rural economy of the Gunnison Basin.

Examines how livestock grazing practices affect soil conditions, native grass communities, and broader rangeland ecology across Colorado ranch landscapes, connecting field monitoring protocols with sustainable land management guidance.

Maps the intersection of oil shale, oil and gas, and coal development across western Colorado towns and counties, drawing on federal resource assessments and news coverage of extraction impacts.

Connects federal and state environmental review processes with mineral and energy resource development across western landscapes, drawing on mining protocols, regulatory documents, and agency oversight.

Explores the use of constructed wetlands and phytoremediation to treat wastewater, reduce fecal coliform and heavy-metal contamination, and enhance wildlife habitat in aquatic and riparian systems.

Connects fluvial geomorphology research with federal agency technical guidance on stream channel measurement, substrate sampling, and reference site methodology for monitoring and restoring altered river systems.

Combines airborne hyperspectral and lidar data with convolutional neural networks to map and classify shrub and tree species across riparian corridors and alpine treeline zones in western mountain landscapes.

Connects federal grazing policy, wild horse and burro management, and land use regulation on western public lands, drawing on legislative records, agency documents, and advocacy testimony.

Connects historic mining activity, battlefield archaeology, and cultural resource documentation across Colorado landscapes with ties to Ute history and abandoned mine hazards.

Maps and characterizes native cottonwood forest coverage along riparian corridors using GIS analysis and field documentation of Fremont and narrowleaf cottonwood populations.

Connects aeolian sediment monitoring and plot-based field sampling with conservation concerns about biodiversity loss and habitat restoration in western grassland and rangeland ecosystems.

Connects groundwater hydrology and potentiometric monitoring protocols with environmental assessments of hydraulic fracturing impacts on water resources in the Gunnison Basin.

Combines UAV remote sensing methods with population-level infection prevalence and visual ecology concepts to investigate pathogen dynamics and biodiversity patterns in shrubland ecosystems.