Colorado State University (CSU) is a land grant institution and leader in research, service, education, and extension. CSU SW CASC co-PIs have connections with the Warner College of Natural Resources (WCNR) and the Colorado Water Institute. They have strong relationships with Southwest federal, state, and municipal water managers, and a long history of collaboration with agencies such as the Bureau of Reclamation. CSU’s Colorado Climate Center is a strong center for citizen-science programs (e.g., CoCoRaHS monitoring network) and CSU houses the nationally top-ranked Department of Atmospheric Science and the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere. CSU co-PI Erica Fleishman is leading the Recent Warming Initiative (see [...]
