Mountain Studies Institute (MSI) is hosting the inaugural San Juan Resilience Youth Summit at the La Plata County Fairgrounds in Durango, CO on April 18, 2019 from 9 am – 1:00 pm. Students from Silverton School, Durango High School, Big Picture High School, and Escalante Middle School will present their research on topics related to the theme Resilience in the Face of Wildfire. This event is open to the public.
Join us for a Best of the 2018 Fest screening of Bears of Durango, the 2018 Audience Award winning documentary film. Director Dusty Hulet and Mountain Studies Institute, will be present for the screening and subsequent Q&A.
Buy discounted lift tickets to Purgatory at least 48 hours in advance and a portion of each ticket sale will go to Mountain Studies Institute to support our inaugural San Juan Resilience Youth Summit. The SJRYS will provide an opportunity for students to present their learning about resilience of San Jaun Mountain watersheds, forests, and air quality in the face of wildfire.
Join us to explore the connections between forests, fire, recreation, and community resilience. Between a Community Foundation fundraiser, film screening, and fireside chat with recreation and conservation leaders, you'll leave with inspiration and understanding of how to get outdoors while helping to restore the forest.
Come and celebrate National Public Lands Day with a service project for fen restoration! We will be doing re-vegetation at Chattanooga Fen. Don’t forget your rubber boots!
Take a guided tour through the stunning San Juan Mountains.
Contact priscilla@mountainstudies.org with any questions. Hope to see you there!
Tour the 416 and Missionary Ridge burn areas, plant trees, and view vegetation regeneration across burn severities and forest types with fire ecologists and foresters: Dr. Julie Korb (FLC), Gretchen Fitzgerald (SJNF) & Aaron Kimple (MSI).
Whether you’re interested in water quality and fish, protecting your home from fires & floods, trail access, or how you can help monitor and restore the forest, we’ll be there to answer your questions and brainstorm solutions.
Join us for an evening of free beer, food and conversation on September 7th, and a full day tour around the Million and West Fork fire scars on September 8th.
Mountain Studies Institute is proud to host the second annual Silverton Innovation Expo. Join us to re-envision and revitalize the future of mining and reclamation!
Join us for a day in the field for a plant walk with the Colorado Native Plant Society to learn about diverse wetland plants. Stay for an opportunity to help with restoring an ancient alpine fen!
Join MSI aquatic ecologists to learn more about critters in the river and what they tell us about river health!
MSI's MOUNTAIN WETLAND PROGRAM has several components aimed at improving the understanding of alpine wetlands (fens). Join us for a day in the field restoring these ancient alpine fens!
Learn about the impacts of spruce beetle kill in and around Silverton. Come help monitor forest health!
Join the Xerces Society, the Southwest Monarch Study, and Mountain Studies Institute for a workshop to learn more about western monarchs, milkweed, and how you can get involved in current conservation efforts.
Enjoy a beautiful day in the mountains learning, restoring, conserving.
Contact priscilla@mountainstudies.org with any questions. Hope you can join us!
Saturday (July 1) is the last day to get early-bird pricing!
Youth (under 18) are invited to participate before free.
Works received by July 1 will receive personalized feedback from Jonathan and Kirsten. Register now to receive the prompt!
Join us for music, drinks, food, and community support for 10 La Plata nonprofits.
$10 donation requested. Cash for cover charge and bar/food.
Join us for music, drinks, food, views, and community support of six nonprofits.
$10 donations requested. Kids 10 & under are free!
Bring blankets, chairs and dancing shoes.
Join us for a free volunteer training. Learn how YOU can contribute to science and sustainability this summer while you are out hiking.
Contact jeremy@mountainstudies.org with any questions. Hope you can join us!
Join us for a luncheon talk hosted by the The Club - La Plata Dems on the Move. See the FaceBook page for more info.
Jeremy May will present on Climate Change and Drought in the San Juan Mountains at the Doubletree Hotel in Durango.
Contact jeremy@mountainstudies.org with any questions.
Join us for an opportunity to collaborate, partner and share resources to accomplish common conservation goals.
In celebration of Wildfire Community Preparedness Day, several Pagosa Springs partners are hosting a public forestry workshop to improve local forest health and protect local communities from wildfire.
Russian Olive Removal and Restoration of the Animas Watershed will be the next topic in a free series of talks on April 24, Tuesday evening at 6:30, at the Animas Valley Grange Hall, 7271 County Road 203 just north of Durango. This topic will be presented by Amanda Kuenzi who is the Community Science Director of the Mountain Studies Institute. She will talk about a grant- funded project to remove Russian Olive trees from Bakers Bridge to the New Mexico line. Amanda leads MSI’s programs for citizen science and ecology field projects.
The Grange is sponsoring a series of informative talks by various local experts, and the talks will occur once each month. Refreshments will be provided.
For further information, please call 385-5298. See Facebook.
If you come, please consider bringing a non-perishable food or some toiletry items (tooth paste, shampoo, soap, etc.) for our Children's Back Pack and Pantry program in cooperation with the Animas Valley Elementary School. The school children will appreciate it.
Local managers will delve into collaborative management strategies, shifting forest ecology, and economic opportunities to improve future forests.
Join us for a panel discussion about current forest conditions from the managers that address them.
Click here to learn about our Federal Lands Internship Program for college students and recent graduates.