Students in GES 4750: Recreation, Tourism, and Environment recently teamed up with Rocky Mountain Field Institute (RMFI) and spent the afternoon performing trail restoration work near the UCCS Lori Cohen Trail adjacent to Austin Bluffs Open Space. A large portion of the afternoon's work was closing off erosion-prone social trails and reseeding them. The work was physically demanding but quite rewarding!

A big GTU welcome to our newest Regional Councilor, Cerian Gibbes from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs! Dr. Gibbes will represent chapters in the Great Plains Rocky Mountain region.

Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU) is an international honor society in geography.

Congratulations to GES's two faculty award winners at the UCCS campus-wide awards ceremony. Dr. Brandon Vogt received the 2023 UCCS Outstanding Teacher Award and Dr. David Havlick was the recipient of this year's Campus Sustainability Award.

The UCCS GeoClub is back in action! The revived club hosted their launch party this week and plans to lead a wide variety of events. Please stay tuned for details of upcoming events. Welcome back, GeoClub!!