During a recent field trip to the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research at CU Boulder, eighth graders transformed long-term data from Niwot Ridge into art.

As temperatures increase and snowpack declines, many alpine plants are at risk of extinction. Though adapted to harsh environments, the rate of change occurring in the mountains is concerning for rese...

If you join Niwot for one of our weekly all-hands meetings, you will likely run into Dr. Will Wieder. A friendly, engaged member of our research community, Dr. Wieder is a Co-PI of the Niwot Ridge LTE...

A beloved feature on Niwot Ridge, the TundraCam is back online after a critical camera replacement. The TundraCam went offline a few months ago, and heavy sleuthing by Niwot lead field technician...

Supported by a recent $1.6M grant from the National Science Foundation, researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and Colorado State University will start exploring how plant-soil interactions...

A subalpine wetland on Niwot Ridge can be stunningly beautiful on a crisp fall day, its golden vegetation framed by dark evergreens and snow-dusted peaks. And yet, recent research out of the Environme...

During much of the last century, moose were apparently rare in Colorado. But lately, encounters with humans are becoming more common as the population increases.

In the shoulder seasons, a day of rain at lower-elevations often means snow up on Niwot Ridge. That was the case this past week when a soggy day in Boulder, CO coincided with a blanket of snow on the ...

Dr. Lauren Shoemaker, an assistant professor at the University of Wyoming and senior investigator with the Niwot Ridge LTER, uses manipulative experiments to better understand how populations and comm...

Deep snow and howling wind. Scientists on skis. These are ingredients for a great day of winter fieldwork on Niwot Ridge. Every Tuesday—snow or shine— our field crew collects data and performs routin...