NREL EcoPress

Nitrogen fertilizer is essential for global food production, but more than half of what is applied to crops is often lost to the environment. These losses contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, water and air pollution, and broader ecosystem impacts.

Researchers at Colorado State University are part of a new international collaboration aimed at reducing agricultural emissions while maintaining crop productivity.

The initiative, known as the Agricultural Nitrogen Use Efficiency Platform, is hosted by Aarhus University and supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. AgNUE will bring together institutions across Europe and the United States to create the first international network dedicated to measuring and understanding how nitrogen moves through agricultural fields.

Learn more: https://www.nrel.colostate.edu/csu-researchers-join-international-effort-to-improve-nitrogen-management-in-agriculture/

Today’s the day!

Join our friends at the School of Global Environmental Sustainability- Colorado State University for "Prairie Fortified: Shelterbelts and Conservation in the Great Plains" at 4 PM in NESB B218 – Swift Conference Room.

Featuring Dr. David Vail (University of Nebraska at Kearney), in discussion with Bill Romme (CSU), attend this event to learn how farmers, scientists, and communities responded to environmental crises starting in the 1930s—using shelterbelts and windbreaks to protect land and build long-term resilience across the Great Plains.

Open to all—join in: https://sustainability.colostate.edu/event/prairie-fortified-shelterbelts-and-conservation-in-the-great-plains/

🌟 INTERNSHIP ALERT! 🌟

White Sands National Park is looking for applicants for two yearlong interpretive internship positions! These 52-week paid internships through American Conservation Experience (ACE) are aimed at those interested in starting a career with the National Park Service and other land management agencies.

As an interpretive intern, you’ll:
✅ Provide orientation, information, and informal interpretation at the visitor center desk.
✅Develop and present formal interpretive programs about the park's natural resources and cultural history.
✅ Develop interpretive programs and products about the ice age era human and mammal fossilized footprints found in the park that date back between 21,000 – 23,000 years ago.
✅ Receive professional training in park operations and Certified Interpretive Guide training.
✅ Earn a $600/week stipend, a monthly $500 housing stipend, a one-time payment of up to $1,000 for relocation expenses, and up to $250 for eligible gear purchases.
✅Receive a Public Lands Corps Hiring Authority upon completion of the internship.

📅 Internship Dates: May 4, 2026 – May 1, 2027

To learn more about and apply for the available interpretive internships, visit: https://usaconservation.applicantpool.com/jobs/1278565



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