Spring SnowSchool: Students Track Changing Mountain Snow
Using decades of historical snowpack data students calculate averages and analyze recent precipitation trends in their local watershed…
Entries by Kerry McClay
Dust Bust: SnowSchool Explores the Gritty Details of Climate Science
To help K-12 students explore how dust accelerates the melting of mountain snow WWA collaborated with The University of Colorado’s Niwot Ridge Long-Term Ecological Research site.
Field Update: Central Idaho Gets SnowSchooled!
Winter in central Idaho was a bit slow to arrive this year. A strong La Nina pattern sent its polar jet stream with cold temperatures and precipitation in abundance to Montana and Idaho’s Panhandle. Meanwhile, the mountains to the south waited in earnest…
SnowBall for SnowSchool Galvanizes Education, Recreation and Science Communities
As part of our annual SnowSchool Support Week WWA threw two SnowBall benefit concerts in Boulder CO and Boise ID in Feburary. These winter themed galas included bluegrass music, dancing, libations, ski-flare costumes, Arctic Theater Royale, and many awesome raffle/auction items! Not only did these fundraisers support our work of getting thousands of underserved kids across the […]
