Guest Scientist: Ian Breckheimer Title: RMBL Principal Research Scientist, Spatial Ecology Program Location: RMBL 365, 615 Teocalli Avenue, Crested Butte, CO 81224 (former Crested Butte Hostel). This winter, RMBL is hosting Après Science, a cozy series of living-room style talks that bring RMBL’s science, research, education, and community together under one roof. These intimate gatherings…
Experience an unforgettable two-day, overnight hut trip to Gothic. You’ll ski alongside RMBL Staff Scientist Ian Breckheimer and get an inside look at the CHESS campaign—the Colorado Headwaters Ecological Spectroscopy Survey. The adventure continues with dinner and conversation with Gothic’s winter caretakers. The following morning, after breakfast, billy barr will join the group to share…
Explore the winter landscape of Snodgrass Mountain with Ken Williams, Senior Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and his field team. Learn how snowpack measurements help predict water availability and spring and summer flow through the East River valley. • Friday, March 6th: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm at the Snodgrass Trailhead • 2.5-hour intermediate…
Discover how RMBL’s Youth Program is introducing students to snow science through hands-on winter exploration with Katie Lawn. Then, hear from RMBL Research Support Specialist, Amanda Henderson, about the CHESS campaign—Colorado Headwaters Ecological Spectroscopy Survey—and how snowpack measurements help drive critical watershed research. • Friday, February 20th: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm at the…
Join us for an afternoon of skiing with RMBL docents and educators at Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR)! Colorado historian Brian Levine—fourth-generation Coloradan, CU graduate, author of six books, and longtime contributor to Crested Butte Magazine—will lead an afternoon on the slopes exploring the geology, mining history, and incredible people of Crested Butte. The group…
Winter Caretaker’s Pick: Lars Mytting – Norwegian Wood Location: RMBL 365, 615 Teocalli Avenue, Crested Butte, CO 81224 (former Crested Butte Hostel). Join us at RMBL 365 for a relaxed and engaging book club gathering alongside co-host Townie Books! RMBL Reads is dedicated to science, place, and the stories that shape our understanding of the…
Winter Caretaker’s Pick: Goodall, Jane – In the Shadow of Man Location: RMBL 365, 615 Teocalli Avenue, Crested Butte, CO 81224 (former Crested Butte Hostel). Join us at RMBL 365 for a relaxed and engaging book club gathering alongside co-host Townie Books! RMBL Reads is dedicated to science, place, and the stories that shape our…
Guest Scientist: Rosemary Carroll Title: Snowpack to streamflow and the importance of groundwater in mountain systems. Location: RMBL 365, 615 Teocalli Avenue, Crested Butte, CO 81224 (former Crested Butte Hostel). This winter, RMBL is hosting Après Science, a cozy series of living-room style talks that bring RMBL’s science, research, education, and community together under one…
Guest Scientist: Dr. David Inouye Title: What do weather stations in Crested Butte and Gothic tell us about how the climate has been changing since 1910? Location: RMBL 365, 615 Teocalli Avenue, Crested Butte, CO 81224 (former Crested Butte Hostel). This winter, RMBL is hosting Après Science, a cozy series of living-room style talks that…
Kids Cook! Recipes from Native Lands Indigenous American food has a complicated history. While delicious, traditional indigenous food systems were systematically erased through government land appropriations–recipes and ecological knowledge remain, but they have been historically repressed. Restoring this knowledge to indigenous and non-native communities is a project in justice as well as reconnecting to the…