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问候! 

I’m sad to say this is the last year I will be Director of the 落基山脉项目.  We are currently in the process of finding a new Director whose transition into the position will begin this fall. 的 last three years have been such a joy for me working with our Project Specialist Cyndy海恩斯 和 the student fellows 和 re搜索ers. 作为即将离任的董事, I want to highlight our many accomplishments of the previous three years 和 also say a huge thank you to Cyndy for her innovation 和 drive to exp和 State of the Rockies to engage more students than ever before, to our CC students for being incredible re搜索ers 和 creative partners, to our CC colleagues for their support of - 和 involvement with - our many projects, 和 to the William 和 Flora Hewlett Foundation for providing the funding that allowed us to grow this program.

I’m pleased to say our re搜索 和 projects over the past three years have been fruitful, 和 we have achieved many accomplishments including: journal, 杂志, 以及在线出版物和播客, presenting 纸s 和 posters at national conferences, participating in the annual 科罗拉多大学 SCoRE Re搜索 Symposium, hosting the annual 西投票站的环境保护, 和 teaching Rockies courses on specific topics related to the Rocky Mountain West, 在许多其他正在进行的项目中. Please see our detailed list of accomplishments.

We are also proud to say our 科罗拉多大学 50^th reunion graduating class of 1972 chose the 落基山脉项目 as the focus of its ‘giving back’ fundraising campaign. 这次活动筹集了130多美元,000 to create an Endowed Fund for State of the Rockies Student 研究员hips. 

的 State of the Rockies has been a major highlight of my time at CC, 和 I will be forever grateful for this experience. I look forward to seeing what the future holds 和 w在这里 it will take our students!

与感恩, 

Karina (Kat) Miller-Stevens博士
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落基山脉州项目主任
经济学副教授 & 业务
科罗拉多大学

落基山脉州
2021-2024年的成就

Publications in Journals, Magazines, Online Media, 和 Podcasts

• “How anger 和 fear influence policy narratives: Advocacy 和 regulation of oil 和 gas drilling in 科罗拉多州在… 政策研究回顾, co-authors Jonathan Pierce (University of 科罗拉多州 Denver), Katrina (Kat) Miller-Stevens, 伊莎贝尔·希克斯(22届), Dova Castaneda Zilly(23届), Saigopal Rangaraj(23届), Evan Rao(22届), 2022.

• “人为，这是一本数字和印刷杂志. 2023年夏季版可以找到 在这里，编辑: 艾莉森·穆勒-希克勒(26届), 梅西·麦考利(24岁)妮可·克雷格黑德(26岁), 拉菲·多诺霍(24届), 还有Cyndy海恩斯. 可以找到2022年秋季版 在这里，编辑: Samwel Makayo (’25), Delia Freliech (’22), Eric Ingram (’22) 还有Cyndy海恩斯.
• 播客系列:由火锻造，2023年.

视频描述: A podcast about wildfire in the American west in 2023, 和 the way communities are responding by 亨利·霍德(1924年), Corey Hutchins, 还有Cyndy海恩斯, 2023.

• Episode 1: "T在这里's no such thing as fire season" 

Episode 1 Description: An introduction to the current state of wildfire in the American west, 以及我们能做些什么来帮助他们.  

• 第二集:恢复

Episode 2 Description: 的 story of two towns. 都面临毁灭性的野火. 以下是他们的回应.  

• 第三集:血液中的火焰

Episode 3 Description: For the Battin's, fighting wildfire is a family affair.  

• “城堡岩:然后 & 现在”, Water Resources 和 Climate Change, by Anna Sofia Vera (’22) 和 Diellza Muriqi (’22), D. Freliech, Cyndy海恩斯, 和马特·库尼, 2021.
• “保护我们的星座凯蒂·乔斯林(Katie Joslyn)和辛迪·海恩斯(Cyndy海恩斯)的作品, 2021.

 Papers 和 Posters Presented at National Conferences

• “How anger 和 fear influence policy narratives: Advocacy 和 regulation of oil 和 gas drilling in 科罗拉多州” 纸 by Jonathan Pierce (University of 科罗拉多州 Denver), Katrina (Kat) Miller-Stevens, 伊莎贝尔·希克斯(22届), Dova Castaneda Zilly(23届), Saigopal Rangaraj(23届), Evan Rao(22届) 在 Midwest Political Science Association’s national conference, 2022. 的 演讲 可以在这里找到.
  • “An overhaul of fracking policy in 科罗拉多州: A location-based spatial analysis of policy actor positionality & 参与” poster by Dova Castaneda Zilly(23届) 和 Benjamin Gibson (’23) 在 Midwest Political Science Association’s national conference, 2023. 的 纸 可以在这里找到.
  • “A preliminary analysis of opinions on the oil 和 gas industry through the Annual Conservation in the West Survey海报:Saigopal Rangaraj(1923年), Zoey Roueche(23届), 和 Zoraiz Zafar (’24) 在 Midwest Political Science Association’s national conference, 2023.
  • “的 effects of burn severity on soil chemistry 和 Pinus ponderosa regeneration in Waldo Canyon, 有限公司”, 悉尼·莫里斯(24年) 和 Roxaneh Khors和, 和 State of the Rockies 在 Midstates Undergraduate Re搜索 Symposium, 2023.
  • “的 re-establishment of a Ponderosa pine forest: a multiple-scale twenty-year retrospect of the Waldo Canyon fire, 科罗拉多州” poster to be 在 2024 Association of American Geographers conference, by 悉尼·莫里斯(24年), 夏洛特·普利多(Charlotte Pulido)(24届), 克里斯·布里奇(24届), 的o Ollier(26届), 利亚姆·凯利(25届), Cyndy海恩斯, 和马特·库尼, 即将到来的2024年.

持续Re搜索-in-Progress

石油 & 气体:

• “A preliminary analysis of opinions on the oil 和 gas industry through the Annual Conservation in the West Survey” by Zoraiz Zafar (’24), Saigopal Rangaraj(23届), Mustafa Sameen(25年), Zoey Roueche(23届), 还有Katrina (Kat) Miller-Stevens.
• “为什么这么情绪化?? An exploration of the use of emotional advocacy in nonprofit organizations influencing oil 和 gas regulation” by Katrina (Kat) Miller-Stevens, Jason Machado (University of 科罗拉多州 Denver), 夏洛特·图古德(24年), 蕾拉·哈吉(25年), 博士和. Jonathan Pierce (University of 科罗拉多州 Denver) with ack现在ledgments to Micah Arrison (’23), Willow Ma(24届)和Haley Harnisch(24届).

水基生态系统的支付:

• “Working together: A governance perspective of payments for water-based ecosystem services collaboratives” by Katrina (Kat) Miller-Stevens, Mark Eiswerth (University of Northern 科罗拉多州), 伊万·亨德森(24届), Samwel Makyao(24届).
• “挑战, 机会, 和 practices in payments for water-based ecosystem services: Results of a survey of program managers” by Mark Eiswerth (University of Northern 科罗拉多州), Katrina (Kat) Miller-Stevens, 伊万·亨德森(24届), Samwel Makyao(24届).

 黑暗的天空:

• “Light pollution keywords: Stories, relationships, 和 impacts” by
  Nathalie San Fratello (’25) 还有Cyndy海恩斯.
• “Big starry skies: A State of the Rockies virtual exhibit” by Sarah Bedell (’24) Dark Skies Artist in Resident 还有Cyndy海恩斯.
• “Light pollution: A threat to biodiversity” by Guanyi Yang (CC Economics & 商业)和Natalia Segovia-Soto(25年).
• “Contingent behavior modeling for dark skies valuation at Great S和 Dunes National Park” by Guanyi Yang (CC Economics & 业务), Mark Eiswerth (University of Northern 科罗拉多州), 利亚姆·穆伦(25届), 和 本·斯莱特(26届) with ack现在ledgment to Willow Ma (‘24), 雅各布·麦克杜格尔(24届), Avery Morgan (UNC student) 和 Duaa Nakshb和i (UNC student).
• “From brightness to burden: 的 impact of night light pollution on infant health” by Guanyi Yang (CC Economics & 业务), Mark Eiswerth (University of Northern 科罗拉多州), 本·斯莱特(26届), 和 Ella Reese-Clauson (‘26) (with ack现在ledgment to Willow Ma (‘24), 塞尔吉奥·埃尔南德斯(26年).

 沃尔多峡谷:

• “的 re-establishment of a Ponderosa pine forest: a multiple-scale twenty-year retrospect of the Waldo Canyon fire, 科罗拉多州” by 悉尼·莫里斯(24年), 夏洛特·普利多(Charlotte Pulido)(24届), 克里斯·布里奇(24届), 的o Ollier(26届), 利亚姆·凯利(25届), Cyndy海恩斯, 和马特·库尼.
• Climate Change 和 Wester Forest fires Artists in Residence:
  • “Height 和 size does not reveal age”, Waldo Canyon, 科罗拉多州 by Maren Greene (’24) 还有Cyndy海恩斯, Photography project.
  • Ponderosa pine webs, Waldo Canyon, 科罗拉多州, by 奥利·贝兰德(25届)和辛迪·海恩斯, 摄影与纤维项目.

 公共用地:

• “Exploratory model of CO2 emissions to estimate the carbon footprint of public l和s visitors” by Jesus Lara Rivas (’25) 还有Cyndy海恩斯.
• “On the outside, in the outside” by Brigitte Arcoite (‘24) 还有Cyndy海恩斯.
• "反思敬畏"由 莉莉·弗罗斯特(26届)和辛迪·海恩斯.

 气候变化:

• 透过电影进行气候调查:
  • “Environmental film: An ethnographic study” by 凯蒂·查普曼(24届)和辛迪·海恩斯.
  • “Rootbound奥黛丽·科尔金(Audrey Colgin, 1923年), 丹尼尔·德·科宁(23届), 马坦菲尔兹(26年), 查理·马克斯(26届), 萨达·舒曼(Sada Schumann), 梅勒妮·谢伊(22届), 亚伦·帕特森(12届), 还有Cyndy海恩斯.

Re搜索 Presented at the Annual 科罗拉多大学 SCoRE Re搜索 Symposium

In 2021:

• “A preliminary analysis of the impacts of hydraulic fracturing on lives 和 livelihoods in the Rocky Mountain West” by Saigopal Rangaraj(23届), 2020/21.
• “Examining claims about the economic impact of fracking made by 科罗拉多州’s oil & gas industry 和 environmentalists during the Senate Public Testimonies passing SB 19-181” by Dova Castaneda Zilly(23届) 和 Evan Rao(22届), 2021.
• “分析SB 19-181的政策辩论伊兹·希克斯和格里塔·福塞思，2021年.
• “城堡岩的水管理: How a Front Range city is responding to groundwater uncertainty by Diellza Muriqui (’22), 安娜·维拉(22年), Cyndy海恩斯, 和马特·库尼, 2021.
• “保护我们的星座凯蒂·乔斯林(Katie Joslyn)和辛迪·海恩斯(Cyndy海恩斯)的作品.
• “Mapping light pollution 和 dark sky areas in 科罗拉多州” by Drew Manning (’22), Cyndy海恩斯, 和马特·库尼, 2021.
• “State of the Rockies: Dark skies at 科罗拉多大学’s Baca Campus” by Michael Braithwaite (’24) 还有Cyndy海恩斯, 2021.

 In 2022:

• “A preliminary analysis of opinions on the oil 和 gas industry through the Annual Conservation in the West Survey” by Zoraiz Zafar (’24) 和 Zoey Roueche(23届), 2022.
• “Studying payments for water-based ecosystem services” by 伊万·亨德森(24届) Samwel Makyao(24届), 2022.
• “Policy Actor Proximity to Fracking 和 Political Behavior on 科罗拉多州’s SB 19-181” by Dova Castaneda Zilly(23届) 和 Benjamin Gibson (’23), 2022.
• “Going public with the poll: Interviews with public l和s visitors山姆·奈斯特罗姆·科斯塔莱斯(Sam Nystrom Costales)(1925年), 亨利·霍德(1924年), 阿尼尔·杰根斯(23届), 塞西莉亚·蒂姆伯格(24届)和辛迪·海恩斯, 2022.

 In 2023:

• “挑战, 机会, 和 practices in payments for water-based ecosystem services: Results of a survey of program managers” by 伊万·亨德森(24届) 和 Sangay Mingyur (’24), 2023.
• 对石油的意见分析 & gas industry through the Conservation in the West Survey” by Zoraiz Zafar (’24) 和 Mustafa Sameen(25年), 2023.
• “Going public with the Poll:  Do you support dark skies conservation?  A conversation with public l和s visitors in the Rocky Mountain West——布丽吉特·阿科伊特(24年), 莉莉·弗罗斯特”(26岁), Jesus Lara Rivas(25年), 利亚姆·穆伦(26届), 和Nathalie San Fratello(25年), 2023.
• “的 re-establishment of a Ponderosa pine forest: a multiple-scale twenty-year retrospect of the Waldo Canyon fire, 科罗拉多州” by悉尼·莫里斯(24年), 夏洛特·普利多(Charlotte Pulido)(24届), 克里斯·布里奇(24届), 的o Ollier(26届), 利亚姆·凯利(25届), Cyndy海恩斯, 和马特·库尼, 2023.
• “Investigating the Motivations Behind Environmental Films through an Ethnographic Lens” by  凯蒂·查普曼(24届)和辛迪·海恩斯, 2023.

 其他显著成就

• 共享 西投票站的环境保护 data with academics, news media, 和 students through our Data Viz website, 由Cyndy海恩斯协调和监督.
• 展示落基山脉的状态 橙色天空学生照片 in the 图书馆的资料 和 the 科罗拉多州 Springs Pioneers Museum, 由Cyndy海恩斯协调和监督.
• 协调我们的年度 复古海报比赛 和 学生摄影比赛，由Cyndy海恩斯领导. Our students’ State of the Rockies Vintage Posters were displayed at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt during Dr. Sarah Hautzinger和Myra Jackson的班级 旅行.

 Rockies-Related课程

In 2019:

• GS233: Topics in Journalism: Environmental Journalism in the Rocky Mountain West: Changing Climates: Changing Lives, 由客座教授布鲁斯·芬利授课, 丹佛邮报》.

In 2021:

• EC/BU110: Topics in Economics 和 业务: Nonprofit Advocacy, taught by Kat Miller-Stevens.

In 2022:

• BU110 / EV260人, 地球, 和 the Environment: 的 石油 和 Gas Industry, taught by Kat Miller-Stevens 和 Jonathan Pierce (University of 科罗拉多州 Denver).
• GS233 Topics in Journalism: A Writer’s Field Guide to 科罗拉多州 Springs, 以落基山脉为特色, taught by 访问ing Assistant Professor Dot Devota.

In 2023:

• EV261 Topics in Environmental Humanities: Environment 和 climate journalism: True stories of people in the natural world, 布鲁斯·芬利教授, 丹佛邮报》.