CSU to receive $1 million for climate resilience

Colorado State University and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe have received nearly $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop climate-smart drought programming to benefit rangelands and the people who steward them in the western United States. The project will build on programs created and delivered by CSU Extension.

Drought and climate change threaten rangeland livelihoods in the U.S. West, but agricultural producers can take actions to improve their climate resilience. CSU Extension has worked with ranchers and agriculturalists to develop training and outreach on drought preparation and resilience, and the USDA-funded project will expand these efforts.

CSU faculty and Extension professionals will form a community of practice with two USDA Climate Hubs, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and a stakeholder advisory committee. The group, called STEERS for STrengthening Extension and Education in Rangeland Systems for Greater Climate Resilience, will collaboratively design, deliver and evaluate climate-smart rangeland programming for rangeland producers.