Niwot Ridge Long Term Ecological Research - NWT LTER site

Enthusiasm abounds for monitoring National Park resources in collaboration with the LTER!

Pika enthusiasts unite under a common theme At the Niwot Ridge LTER, community scientists expand the reach of pika research initiatives to understand climate change.

Let's hear it for community science! National Geographic highlights the Colorado Pika Project, a partner in NWT LTER research on pika trends in the Rockies, including 400 volunteers organized by project leaders Megan Mueller (Rocky Mountain Wild) and Alex Wells (Denver Zoo) in collaboration with Chris Ray (NWT LTER).

This adorable rabbit relative sounds an alarm for global warming Each summer, the volunteer Pika Patrol is roaming the Rockies in service to the tiny, climate-threatened animal.