• Hikers on Granite Pass in Rocky Mountain National Park/NPS photo by John Marino

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Research Publications

The Continental Divide Research Learning Center (CDRLC) shares research results through a variety of media including summarizing projects in a one-page format, linking to websites by scientists conducting research in the park, holding research conferences, arranging illustrated talks by park researchers, and writing articles for internal and external audiences.

Information about the CDRLC

Climate

Air and Water

Geology

History and Social Science

Plants

Wildlife

 
 
 
 

Geology

Rocky Mountain National Park Geologic Resource Evaluation Report a forty page summary of the park's geologic setting and issues prepared by the NPS's Geologic Resources Division

Cleaning Up the Eugenia Mine

The Formation of the Never Summer Range

 
 
 

Did You Know?

A photo of a volunteer giving a camera to a visitor for a research project.

Rocky Mountain National Park volunteers give more than 100,000 hours a year to the park. That equals approximately 48 full-time employees. More...