The Broader Impacts portion of the NSF proposal studies the analysis of existing data from Arctic terrestrial stations with multi-year measurements of the surface energy budget, clouds, soil temperature profiles, and basic meteorological measurements.

Mysterious Microbes Webinar Series 1 of 3

Learn how and why microbes are the natural secret to green lawns, lush flowers, and abundant produce.  Fierer and Heiland tell the story of their productive partnership to research and develop an innovative process of brewing and distributing a soil-microbe rich compost tea that organically fertilizes almost 98 percent of the CU Boulder campus grounds. This pesticide-free turf plan is the largest known use of its kind in the nation, which supports the university’s sustainability goal.

Mysterious Soil Microbes Workshop

Get down and dirty and explore the secret world of soil microbes. This 2-day, interactive workshop is perfect for formal and informal educators who love good dirt – school & community garden coordinators, science & museum center staff, traditional & non-traditional teachers - anyone who is serious about soil. Join us for a series of hands-on, expert-led sessions to learn about science of soil and how to apply microbe-friendly practices to improve the hidden life that gives health to our soils.

Mysterious Soil Microbes Workshop

Get down and dirty and explore the secret world of soil microbes. This 2-day interactive workshop is perfect for formal and informal educators who love good dirt–school and community garden coordinators, science and museum center staff, traditional and non-traditional teachers–anyone who is serious about soil.

Meet the scientists from the Fierer Lab Group who are doing cutting-edge microbial research and learn about their research work as they seek to answer questions about the hidden life on our planet:

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