Shortgrass Steppe Field Station

科罗拉多州立大学获得了一笔赠款，用于在Shortgrass Steppe （SGS）野外站扩建一栋5卧室的房屋，将住房容量增加到30人，该房屋位于一个毗邻新教室/会议设施的小校园内。新的住房，以及最近建成的教学楼，将增加学生和未被充分代表的群体的数量，并支持不断增长的研究项目。短草草原野外站位于科罗拉多州东北部的中原实验范围（CPER）。自1938年以来，一直在中央气候研究中心进行实验，自1960年代以来一直存在着野外观测站。SGS野外研究站的研究被世界公认为是草原生态学新思想和重要成果的最重要来源之一。SGS的研究也对该地区的土地管理产生了重大影响。通过该奖项的增强，短草草原野外站将继续成为短草草原生态系统研究、教育和自然资源解释的多机构卓越中心。

Colorado State University is awarded a grant to expand housing at the Shortgrass Steppe (SGS) Field Station with a 5 bedroom house that will increase housing capacity to 30 individuals, located in a small campus adjacent to a new classroom/meeting facility. The new housing, along with the recently constructed classroom building, will increase the number of students and underrepresented groups visiting the site as well as support a growing research program.The Shortgrass Steppe Field Station is located on the Central Plains Experimental Range (CPER) in northeastern Colorado. Experiments have been conducted on the CPER since 1938, and the Field Station has been in existence since the 1960?s. The research conducted at the SGS Field Station is recognized worldwide as one of the most important sources of new ideas and important results in grassland ecology. Research at SGS has also had major implications for land management in the region. The enhancements through this award enable the Shortgrass Steppe Field Station to remain a multi-institutional center of excellence for research, education, and natural resource interpretation for shortgrass steppe ecosystems.