Take a look at one of our Alum’s most recent publications! WE are so thrilled to be able to share the great work our students do even after they graduate!

Every four years, the Mountain Partnership - an alliance of partners dedicated to mountain peoples and environments - holds a Global Meeting uniting its members from diverse mountain countries across the globe. While the Global Meeting usually takes place in Rome, Italy, this year, the Global meeting was held in Aspen, Colorado, providing an exciting opportunity for Mountain Partnership members in the Rocky Mountains…

Over this past summer, Dr. Micah Russell of the ENVS faculty was given the opportunity to speak at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL) Summer Speaker Series. With his background in water, and water restoration, it was only natural that his topic of choice reflected that experience. This chance to present provided him with a perfect opportunity for him to highlight himself and his work. However, he had something different in mind…

CJ Gooderham and Maria Agazio were recognized by Forbes magazine. CJ stated “I want to give thanks to the University that made it possible. I would not have been given this honor if it wasn’t for the amazing faculty and staff that supported me during my time at Western.”

In April 2021, the City of Gunnison, CO hired Shannon Hessler and Jenny Nitzky, two Master in Environmental Management students at Western Colorado University to create a sustainability plan.

Western students joined Coldharbour Institute’s Equitable Solar Solutions (ESS) to prepare solar chargers for people in Ukraine and refugees in Poland. This effort was led by ESS’s Rich Strömberg and supported by ESS interns.

The Master in Environmental Management program’s first Telluride Institute cohort is diving into projects in the telluride valley this summer.