
September 2026 Newsletter
Director’s Letters ·
Sep 2026
· Jeni Blacklock
In her September letter, Executive Director Jeni Blacklock, PhD, reflects on a strange and revealing year for science at RMBL and asks our community to help bring RMBL 365 — RMBL’s year-round “front porch” in Crested Butte — home for good.
Science Stories ·
Sep 2026
This summer’s drought is taking a toll on Gothic’s aspens, and the damage won’t fully show for years. RMBL scientist Benjamin Wong Blonder, PhD, an associate professor at UC Berkeley, unpacks why.
Staff Spotlight ·
Sep 2026
Mallory Wright moved to Crested Butte in 2021 and now manages RMBL 365. She sat down with Communications Manager Suzanne Ennis to talk about what makes 365 feel like home, its connection to RMBL’s mission in Gothic, and the unexpected role RMBL 365’s laundromat has played.
Voices of RMBL ·
Sep 2026
For nearly five decades, Doug La Follette, PhD, has been a scientist, friend, and steadfast supporter of RMBL. In this month’s Voices of RMBL, he reflects on the people, the place, and the causes that keep him coming back.




