What: Learn how the University of Colorado Boulder Earth Lab is using drones to study and protect the environment.  Dr. Nayani Ilangakoon and Nate Hofford will share how the Earth Lab team developed a drone-based method for detecting young trees regenerating within Front Range burn scars. By applying this approach across multiple past fires, researchers can measure thousands of seedlings to better understand the environmental factors that influence forest recovery. Danyan Leng will discuss how drones can unobtrusively detect wildlife and monitor biodiversity to support conservation decisions. This approach can help researchers locate animals that are difficult to observe using traditional methods such as camera traps and ground-based surveys.

• Details:

  • More information: Earth Lab presentation

• When: Wednesday, August 26th 5:30 - 7:00 PM

• Where: Meadows Meeting Room, Meadows Library