This monthly roundup keeps our community informed by highlighting the top Warner College news stories and social media posts.

Earthquakes are caused by a sudden release of stress along faults in the earth's crust, not by climate change, but some new studies suggest that melting glaciers and permafrost may influence when, where, and how often seismic activity occurs. Sean Gallen, associate professor in the Department of Geosciences, discusses the study in a BBC podcast episode.

As climate change, drought, and rising visitation strain water supplies in national parks, Warner College researchers Kristen Cognac and Katie Willi are helping the National Park Service identify vulnerable water systems and plan for the future. Their multi-year assessment combines climate data, hydrologic modeling and park-specific “deep dives” to flag risks and recommend solutions such as better monitoring, expanded storage, and more resilient infrastructure.

Scientists and community volunteers are in the process of surveying every plant, animal, and insect across the state. It's a massive undertaking that's entering its third field season. "We still joke that this is an airplane we are building while we are flying it," said David Anderson, director of Colorado Natural Heritage Program.

CSU's Marketing and Communications team put together a package with eight stories from water experts across the university. From snowfall to faucet: How Colorado snow becomes the water you drink and Workforce pipeline: Colorado Water Center trains future water leaders as workforce dries up include experts from the Warner College. 

Originally published in the March 2026 edition of the Society of American Foresters' newsletter, The Forestry Source, forest and rangeland stewardship undergraduate, Lily Perez, share how the Minoritized Genders' Natural Resources Congress came to be at CSU. 

In a recent study published in Conservation Science and Practice, Emily Gross, Ph.D. student in the Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, analyzed barriers and benefits of increasing rock climber participation in bat research. 

Colorado State University alumni Brittany Messinger and Andrew Bowler are harnessing the power of goats to transform California’s wildfire mitigation strategies, replacing resource-intensive and environmentally stressful methods with a regenerative approach.

On Guam’s western side, the National Park Service is treating an infestation of little fire ants with the help of  CEMML. Like the rest of Guam, the park has been invaded by harmful exotic species, including the brown tree snake and the little fire ant. The removal of these ants is key to a multi-agency program to restore native ecosystems and rare forest birds. 

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