About Learning from the Land
Learning from the Land (2013-2016) was a project that took a collaborative approach to research at Colorado State University. Learn more in our short video!
Topics covered in the research
- Landscape change and potential in Moffat County, CO
- Nitrogen cycling, and limitations on grass re-establishment in sagebrush
- Thesis by Crystal Tipton
- Tipton, C. Y., Ocheltree, T. W., Mueller, K. E., Turk, P., & Fernández‐Giménez, M. E. (2018). Revision of a state‐and‐transition model to include descriptions of state functional attributes. Ecosphere, 9(5), e02201.
- Songbird and sage-grouse use of habitats in northwestern Colorado
- Studies on aspen decline in western Colorado
- STATES AND TRANSITIONS IN ASPEN DOMINATED ECOSYSTEMS IN WESTERN
COLORADO – Thesis
- STATES AND TRANSITIONS IN ASPEN DOMINATED ECOSYSTEMS IN WESTERN
- Insects in sage-grouse habitat (pending)
- Success of re-seeding after white-top treatment (pending)
- Resources for engaging stakeholders in research processes
- The Handbook for Collaborative State-and-Transition Model Development has practical advice on how to apply collaborative processes in research, and how to meaningfully engage stakeholders. Includes example agendas, meeting facilitation ideas, and more.
- Multistakeholder Development of State-and-Transition Models: A Case Study from Northwestern Colorado – a meta-analysis of the benefits, challenges, and efficacy of using a collaborative process for this research project.
