Posts by David Hill
Announcing mountainsnow.org!
From the beginning, Community Snow Observations (CSO) was focused on collaboration and on the idea that scientists, snow professionals, and snow enthusiasts could work together to improve our knowledge of snow distribution and changes in snow. Thousands of you have jointly submitted over 15,000 snow depth measurements toward this goal and our analysis has shown…
Read MoreFull Circle 2022
The Community Snow Observations (CSO) project relies on a community…it’s in the name. Our community is made up of outdoor enthusiasts and snow professionals. Those involved are motivated by a love for snow, science, or both. When you’re out in the backcountry and look around, really look around, what and who do you see? Is…
Read MoreNASA SNOWEX / CSO Collaboration
Measuring snow depth with a probe may not feel like rocket science, but it helps out NASA, so it actually is.
Read MoreIn the Field with Mountain Studies Institute!
At CSO, we get to develop partnerships with all kinds of interesting and inspiring organizations working to improve snow science and our understanding of mountain environments. The Mountain Studies Institute, in Silverton, CO, does an amazing job of advancing this understanding in western Colorado.
Read MoreStories in the Snow
Stories in the Snow is a citizen science program led by the Desert Research Institute that involves students and community members in taking pictures of freshly-fallen snow crystals.
Read MoreStream Tracker Citizen Science Project
Stream Tracker, like Community Snow Obs, is a community monitoring network. However, instead of snow depths, project members focus their observations on intermittent streams—streams that do not always have flowing water.
Read MoreCitizen Science at the Intersection of Snow and Phenology
The Wildflower Watch program would like your help gathering data on phenology (timing of ecological events) in the area surrounding Jackson, Wyoming.
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