Past Facilitation

Sarah Castle has completed her MSc under Dr. Jason Neff, of the Terrestrial Biogeochemistry Laboratory at the University of Colorado’s Department of Geosciences, investigating the biogechemical effects of desert dusts on alpine ecology. Sarah is seen here installing over-winter soil chemistry samplers in upper Senator Beck Basin.

During the winter of 2005/2006 the CSAS hosted Fort Lewis College Geosciences senior Shane Stradling at the Swamp Angel Study Plot, where he conducted an experiment evaluating the effect of desert dust color on snowmelt rates (see Diary 2005/2006 ).

Nicholas Caselli, Fort Lewis College, conducts his Senior Project at Swamp Angel Study Plot, Investigating Snow Creep Around Melt-Freeze Crusts; Presents Results at 2004 International Snow Science Workshop, Jackson Hole, WY


Nick conducting one of his routine 'baseline conditions' snow profiles at the level Swamp Angel Study Plot	Nick suspended from his Tyrolean Traverse cable to extract snow cores without disturbing the snowpack and then install ping-pong balls for future excavation on his SE-facing study slope