HUMANnature is an evolving communications project of the School of Global Environmental Sustainability designed to aggregate and promote environmental science communication across the Colorado State University campus and beyond. The site is designed to provide a platform for students, faculty, research partners, and guests to communicate and discuss the pressing environmental, economic, and societal issues of sustainability and our future.
Can recreation and wildlife conservation coexist?
By Courtney L. Larson, Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Student in the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology In 2016 Rocky Mountain National Park
Statisticians thrive on the secret stories of numbers
By Joshua Hewitt, Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Statistics We’re living in the age of big data, so let’s look at
Dear Ecologists; Treat Landowners and Managers as Collaborators Instead of Red Tape
By Theresa Barosh, Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management Dear Ecologists [and any scientists working outdoors], I
Whose mess is this anyway? Understanding South Korea’s intercontinental air pollution problem
By Michael Link, Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Chemistry Seoul South Korea is the fifth most densely populated megacity in
Uncovering the infamous shroud over biological control
By Dhaval Vyas, Sustainability Leadership Fellow and PhD Candidate in the Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management. The next time you’re peeling an orange, squeezing a lime
Rethinking wood in rivers to ensure ecological health and human safety
By Dan Scott, Sustainability Leadership Fellow and PhD Student in the Department of Geosciences. Picture a healthy river: one that is teeming with life, supporting an array
Surviving Day Zero: What plants can teach us about enduring drought
By Ava Hoffman, Sustainability Leadership Fellow and PhD Candidate in the Department of Biology and Graduate Degree Program in Ecology. Just opposite the Rocky Mountains, the fiery sun paints
Is forest bioenergy really a climate change solution?
By Tony Vorster, Sustainability Leadership Fellow and PhD Candidate in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability and Graduate Degree Program in Ecology. It’s -3°F, yet
Food for thought: Carbon
By Robert Griffin-Nolan, Sustainability Leadership Fellow and PhD Candidate in the Department of Biology and Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Without photosynthesis, humans would not be here. Photosynthesis
The ‘alternative [true] facts’- Reasons even climate change skeptics should support renewable energy development
By Kerry Rippy, Sustainability Leadership Fellow and PhD Candidate in the Department of Chemistry If you’re reading the SoGES Human Nature blog, chances are you’re already a
Everyday experiences with particulate air pollution: Where there’s smoke, there’s…
By Jessica Tryner, Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. It’s Labor Day, and I’m driving home from the grocery store. I blink
Shhh… reducing noise to save the voice of the natural world
By Rachel Buxton, Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology. Imagine yourself in your favorite park, looking
Did climate change cause hurricane Harvey?
By Alexandra Naegele, Sustainability Leadership Fellow and PhD Candidate in the Department of Atmospheric Science. This past summer, Hurricane Harvey rolled into west Texas and stalled, causing disastrous