This week, Heidi Steltzer will embark on an Antarctic voyage as one of the first participants of “Homeward Bound“, a strategic and science initiative for women. Read her blog post here.
Watershed Function SFA Featured in Crested Butte Magazine
The semiannual magazine—popular with both locals and out of town guests—featured a short story about Watershed Function SFA research activities.
Find the article on page 18 (digital page 20) of the Winter 2016/17 edition on the Crested Butte Magazine Website. Or go here for a direct link to the story.
Facebook Page “mountaindaughters” Highlights Heidi Steltzer’s Homeward Bound Experience
Image: Heidi on a peak in Greenland.
The Facebook page serves as a forum for sharing updates on science and adventure in the world’s mountains, including Heidi Steltzer’s upcoming Homeward Bound experience. Through Homeward Bound, Heidi Steltzer will join 76 women with science backgrounds from around the world on a December 2016 voyage to the Antarctic, on which they will gain skills in leadership and strategy towards increasing the impact of science in society. Learn more here, and join the group for updates.
Blog: If You Have Sore Legs, Is It a Mountain?
Image: Christian John, Eric Post, Nell Hermann, and Heidi Steltzer, July 2016, Greenland Ice Sheet
This summer, Heidi Steltzer worked in Greenland with an Arctic colleague, Eric Post, at his long-term study site, providing him with a ‘mountain’ perspective on the landscape and discussing its similarities to those the WF SFA studies in Colorado. Read her blog here.
Blog: Not as Planned – First Five Weeks at RMBL
Image: Vole-chewed cables
In her blog, Heidi Steltzer chronicles the (unexpected) challenges faced in the first five weeks of her 2016 summer field season. Read the full story here.
Two CESD Directors Visit East River
Dr. Gary Geernaert (Director of Climate & Environmental Sciences Division, DOE-BER) and Dr. Bill Collins (Director of Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division, Berkeley Lab) joined Dr. Kenneth H. Williams for a tour of Berkeley Lab’s Watershed Function Science Focus Area (SFA) East River field site near Crested Butte, Colorado on July 28-29, 2016.
The tour gave both directors an opportunity 1) to assess the growing DOE and EESA research footprint at the field site, including visits to both active and planned SFA study plots; 2) to assess available infrastructure, including that supported by the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory; and 3) to meet local stakeholders in the areas of water availability and water quality. Also joining the tour were Dr. Reed Maxwell (Colorado School of Mines) and Dr. Lindsay Bearup (Berkeley Lab) who described hydrological modeling activities ongoing at the field site and their relevance to broader DOE and Berkeley Lab mission areas in hydroclimate research.
