Latest · Dec 2025
Here’s an interesting fact about marmots. They’re surprisingly strong. That’s what McKenna Sanchez discovered when she came to RMBL in 2022 through the NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program…
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Oct 2025
Two students from Western Colorado University helped scientists collect data for the Colorado Headwaters Ecological Spectroscopy Study (CHESS) this summer. Conducted at RMBL in 2018 and 2025, it is designed to see how plants and ecosystems in the Upper Colorado River system are faring…
Aug 2025
“What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing.” – Aristotle This summer at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL) has shown, more than ever, that learning is not confined to a classroom; it happens best when people are immersed in the environment and actively engage with science. Thousands of visitors traveled to Gothic in 2025, each bringing their curiosity and leaving with a deeper understanding of high-altitude ecosystems. Thanks to our Visitor Center team and docents, those moments of discovery became lasting connections…
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