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Meltwater research vital to water sustainability
June 26, 2019
Ryan Webb near the Niwot Ridge Long-Term Ecological Research station near Boulder, Colorado
The American West stretches from the sandy shores of the Pacific to the peaks of the Rockies, its diverse landscapes of deserts, foothills, beaches, mesas, grasslands, and mountains boasting of sunshine in the summer and snowpack in the winter. Water is of utmost importance to these diverse landscapes and their delicate ecosystems.