News
Warm-Season Rainfall in the Northern Great Plains
The Northern Great Plains (NGP), spanning Montana, Wyoming, the Dakotas, and Nebraska, is more than just America’s agricultural heartland. This vast region produces two-thirds of U.S. wheat and over half its beef, while its unique "pothole" wetlands support 50% of North America’s waterfowl.
Fighting Fire with Fire: Why We’re Not Ready for Wildfire Season
As another fire season begins across the western U.S., one of the most effective tools for reducing catastrophic wildfire remains underused: controlled burns. When executed correctly, they can prevent a smoldering forest floor from becoming a catastrophic inferno.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
The 2025 CIRES Science Summit
The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) hosted its inaugural Science Summit on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Sustainability, Energy and Environment Community (SEEC) auditorium at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña