Ongoing Projects with a Focus on...

Riparian ecosystems and the saltcedar beetle

Impacts of saltcedar beetle on tamarisk transpiration
Remote-sensing of saltcedar beetle activity along the Colorado and Dolores Rivers

Long-term environmental monitoring of:

Regional atmospheric carbon dioxide levels
Dust on the Colorado Plateau
Water flow of the Dolores River
Water quality of the Dolores River

Assembling biological collections for teaching and research

Plant collections
Insect collections