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CEMML Archaeologist Leads Tour of Fort McCoy’s Past

The rich archaeological record at Fort McCoy, which the installation is documenting with the help of CEMML, was showcased to the public this summer with a presentation and tour by CEMML Archaeologist, Alexander Woods. Highlighted in the tour were artifacts found at Fort McCoy over the past 30 years. One of which – a 10,000-year-old […]

June 27, 2017

CEMML’s James Sample Facilitates Range Planning Efforts at Desert National Wildlife Refuge

CEMML’s Range Planning Specialist, James Sample, is managing discussions between the Air Force and local land management agencies about changes to public access at the Desert National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada. A recent Nevada Public Radio articles includes Sample’s perspective and others on the uses of public lands.

February 24, 2017

Announcing Our Outstanding Accomplishment Award Recipients

Each year, CEMML invites its staff and sponsors to nominate employees or teams that warrant recognition for outstanding accomplishments. Nominations submitted in 2016 reflected excellence in information technology and the stewardship of cultural and natural resources. We are pleased to announce that the recipient of this year’s award is the Tomah Field Office Cultural Resources team […]

February 9, 2017

Dynamic Long-Term Wildfire Risk Modeling Presented at AGU’s Fall Meeting

CEMML’s Wildland Fire Support Center, headed by Andrew Beavers, has developed and refined a method for modeling wildfire risk that is particularly useful in military applications. Amy Burzynski, a researcher and data analyst for the Wildland Fire Support Center, presented the method at the 2016 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, one of the largest […]

January 9, 2017

GIS Days 2016 at CSU

CEMML’s Muthukumaran Sampath and his fellow researchers, Emily Campbell, Amy Stuyvesant, and Benjamin Ignac, presented “Monitoring Algal Productivity in Alpine Lakes” at CSU’s GIS Days. The researchers assessed the accuracy of Landsat 8-based estimates of chlorophyll-a levels in alpine lakes. GIS Days is an annual event, sponsored by CSU’s Geospatial Centriod, that features lectures, workshops, […]

November 17, 2016

Associate Director Bob Brozka Retires from CEMML

Bob Brozka, associate director for the Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands, retired recently following a 22-year career at Colorado State University. Brozka came to CEMML with experience in environmental project management from the Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Lab in Illinois. During his tenure, Brozka helped CEMML grow from a modest-sized group of […]

November 4, 2016

Hurricane Matthew Aftermath and CEMML Stories

Hurricane Matthew recently plotted a track along the southeastern U.S. through and near many locations where CEMML staff work and live. Pictures and stories are starting to trickle in. Send yours and we’ll add them to this post. Cape Canaveral  

October 14, 2016

Documentary Showcases CEMML’s Work at Bellows AFS

The Air Force launched a new documentary that showcases its eco-friendly work on the beaches and wetlands of Bellows AFS and it stars . . .drum roll please. . . CEMML’s Craig Gorsuch! An Environmental Program Manager with a mission to revert AF lands to their more natural state, Gorsuch had much help from Kari Bogner, Chase Davenport, plus […]

September 7, 2016

CSU types find each other wherever they go

As part of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Oahu this week, CEMML staffers enjoy dinner with the Assistant Secretary of Air Force Installations, Environment and Energy, herself also a CSU alum.  Go Rams!  

September 7, 2016

Highest Point on Oahu

Reporting from Hawaii, Kris Rex had the pleasure of taking her Joint Base installation biologist and Pacific Region Natural Resources Subject Matter Experts up Mount Ka’ala last week. At a bog immediately adjacent to the USAF 611CES Radar Station, she snapped these photos. Mahalo for sharing your hike with us, Kris!

September 7, 2016

CEMML Helps Fort McCoy Win DoD Environmental Award

The Fort McCoy Natural Resource Branch (NRB) – which includes several CEMML research and field professional – was selected as the “Best Natural Resources Conservation Team” by the Secretary of the Army earlier this year. On the heels of that award, this same team won the top 2016 DoD Secretary of Defense Environmental Award for Natural Resources! CEMML is an integral […]

August 5, 2016

Balancing Culture with the Military Mission

The Federalist newsletter prints news of recent activities of its membership and of important projects and issues affecting federal history programs. Kudos to CEMML’s Alexandra Wallace for a great piece and the lead article, “Balancing Culture with the Military Mission”!

July 25, 2016