Addressing the Impacts of Wildfire on Water Resources
Mentors: John Sanderson, Rob Addington, Kerri Rollins, Mark Platten
Intern: Kristin Leger, Warner College
Location(s): Northern Front Range
Characterizing Melon Quality
Mentors: Sastry Jayant, Michael Bartolo, Marvin Reynolds
Intern: Connor Henderson, College of Engineering
Location(s): San Luis Valley and Rocky Ford Research Centers
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
Mentor: Susan Baker
Intern: Amy Blom, College of health and human sciences
Location: Front Range
Reducing Wildfire Risk to Colorado Homeowners
Mentors: Jude Bayham, Robin Young
Intern: Christine Dimke, College of Ag Sciences
Location(s): Throughout Colorado in communities partnering with the Wildfire Research (WiRe) Team: Grand, Montezuma, La Plata, Archuleta, Delta, Gunnison, Montrose, Ouray, San Miguel
Ute Learning and Ethnobotany Garden
Mentor: Susan Carter, Doreen Martinez
Intern: Anthony Bellucci, College of Ag Sciences
Location: Grand Junction, Colorado
Community Asset Mapping
Mentors: Jenia Hooper, Merielle Stamm and Cary Weiner
Intern: Tara Atwood, Warner College
Location: Denver
Building the Civic Capacity of Colorado Communities for Community Driven Change
Mentors: Patti Schmitt, David MacPhee, Paula Yuma
Intern: Virginia Smith, College of health and human sciences
Location: Fort Collins (with limited travel around the state)
T.R.A.C. – Total Ranch Analysis for Colorado
Mentors: Ryan D. Rhoades, Logan Hoffman, Bruce Fickenscher, Travis Taylor, Todd Hagenbuch
Intern: Samantha Hamilton,College of Ag Sciences
Location: Fort Collins with statewide ranch visits
Quantifying Weed Management and Water Usage by Diversified Vegetable Farming Operations in Colorado for Stakeholders and Policy Makers
Mentors: Mark Uchanski, Adrian Card
Intern: Tyler Mason, College of Ag Sciences
Location: Longmont, CO (Boulder County)
Wild Horse History and Management
Mentors: Leisl Carr Chiders, Retta Brugger, Dessa Watson, Linda Masters
Intern: Hailey Doucette, College of Liberal Arts
Locations: Fort Collins with some travel to Grand Junction and Meeker
Holistic Grazing Business Model
Mentors: Robin Young, Paul Evangelista, Ethan Proud
Intern: Pratyoosh Kashyap, College of Ag Sciences
Location: Archuleta County
Integrated pest management strategies in organic sweet corn
Mentors: Frank Stonaker, Whitney Cranshaw, Meredith Shrader
Intern: James Mullet, Warner College
Location: Organic Agriculture Research Station at Rogers Mesa, Hotchkiss
Understanding historical and future development in Denver
Mentors: Greg Dickinson, Dan Goldhamer, Erika Sandoval
Intern: Jordin Clark, College of Liberal Arts
Location: Denver
Produce Safety
Mentors: Cristy Dice, Martha Sullins, Marisa Bunning, Jeannine Riess
Intern: Chelsea Didinger, College of health and human sciences
Location: Front Range (with opportunity for statewide travel)
Strengthening collaboration around wildfire mitigation
Mentors: Libby Christensen, Seth Davis
Intern: Spencer Varga, Warner College
Location: Routt County
Designing and delivering youth agricultural education programs
Mentors: Dennis Kaan, Mike Martin, Sam Lowry
Intern: Modesta Everett , College of Ag
Location: Golden Plains Area
Long-Term Viability and Health Assessment for small-scale, direct-market producers in SW Colorado
Mentors: Darrin Parmenter, Becca Jablonski
Intern: Shelia Prentice, College of Ag Sciences
Location: La Plata and Montezuma counties
Industrial Hemp Production Systems
Mentors: Kathleen Russell, Greg Felsen, Gus Westerman, Mark Uchanski
Intern: Joseph Breen, Warner College
Location: Southwestern Colorado Research Center, Yellow Jacket, CO
Evaluating youth education programming
Mentors: Merielle Stamm, Jenia Hooper, Mike Martin, Jean Glowacki , Wade Ingle
Intern: Taylor Ellis, Liberal Arts
Location: Denver
Pollinator Citizen Science Outreach
Mentors: Lisa Mason, Tim Aston, Boris Kondratieff, Jill Zarletsky
Intern: Sarah Viders, Warner College
Location: Arapahoe County, and Fort Collins
Planning Implementing and Evaluating Youth Programming with Buckley Air Force Base and the CO National Guard
Mentors: Claudia Meeks, Tim Aston, Frederique Grim
Intern: Daniela Martinez, College of Ag Sciences
Location: Arapahoe County
Social and environmental dimensions of prison agriculture
Mentors: Josh Sbicca, Brian Kailey, Kurt Jones
Intern: Becca Clark-Hardgreaves, Liberal Arts
Location: Fort Collins, Chaffee, Logan and Freemont Counties
Ranch Financial Benchmarking and Education
Mentors: Daniel Mooney, Logan Hoffman, Jenny Biermann
Intern: Michelle Spencer, College of Ag Sciences
Location: Fort Collins, CO (with opportunity for travel)
Designing new, more effective education materials for Range Management and Soil Health
Mentors: Annie Overlin, Kevin Jablonski
Intern: Katherine Denune, Warner College
Location: Fort Collins (with travel to Peaks and Plains Region)
Low-Cost Soil Moisture Sensing and Database Integration
Mentors: Allan Andales, Reagan Waskom, Jay Ham, Ansley Brown, Joel Schneekloth
Intern: Rustin Jensen, College of Engineering
Intern: Luke Stark, College of Engineering
Location: Fort Collins, CO
Ecosystem Stewardship and Adaptive Management on Western Ranches
Mentors: Robin Young, Paul Evangelista
Intern: Kyle Wallace, Warner College
Location: Archuleta County
Avian Health
Mentors: Heather Reider, Ragan Adams
Intern: Taylor Reiter, DVM Class of 2023
Location: Statewide
Disaster Animal Preparedness
Mentor: Ragan Adams
Intern: Caroline Wollman, DVM Class of 2023
Location: Statewide
Range Cow/Range Metrics
Mentor: Frank Garry
Intern: Cody Petro-Sakuma, DVM Class of 2023
Location: Statewide
