Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory Executive Director

Founded in 1928, RMBL is a 501 c3 based in Crested Butte, CO (winter) and Gothic, CO (summer) with the purpose of supporting field research and education in the Gunnison Basin. RMBL’s main facilities are located in Gothic, Colorado which is accessible to vehicular traffic for approximately half the year, with access the remainder of the year through skiing and snowshoeing. RMBL supports access to sites for field research, managing approximately 4,000 research sites, on the approximately 1,000 acres it owns and manages, through special use

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permits on three forest service districts spread across two forests (GMUG and White River), and by permission on property owned by private individuals. Additionally, RMBL provides logistical support for field research by housing up to 180 people at a time in Gothic, providing access to research equipment and laboratory space, and providing food services. RMBL supports collaboration through undergraduate and K-12 programs that it operates. RMBL’s busiest time of the year is summer research season which begins in May and extends through September. RMBL has approximately 14 year-round employees, with seasonal employees bringing the yearly total to 70 .

Universities affiliated / Parent Organization No

Federal, state, or local governmental partners? USFS

Classes Offered Undergraduate, Graduate, K-12, Continuing Education / Informal learning, and Onsite public programs

Terrestrial : Temperate Woodland and Shrubland, Temperate Forest, and Tundra

Mesocosms, plots, stream diversions, or other sets ups for outdoor manipulative experiments Yes

Additional Information

Private nonprofit organization?

Names of Universities affilated 0

Federal, state, or local governmental partners? USFS

Name of partner

Tribal partners / users No

MSI / HBCU users Yes

Community College users Yes

Member of the Virtual Field Yes

Visiting a FS / ML

Open to the Public No

Year round staff 11-20

Seasonal staff

Overnight housing facilities / # of beds 50

Distance to emergency services 41-60 minutes

Library Yes

Hiking trails Yes

Internship employment Yes

Biomes Temperate Woodland and Shrubland, Temperate Forest, and Tundra

Minimum Elevation 1501-3000 meters

Maximum Elevation 3000 meters

Köppen climate classification C (temperate)

Freshwater habitats Yes

Urban or rural

Agricultural fields Yes

Research

REU host station Yes

Dry lab space Yes

Wet Lab space Yes

Research vessels available No

GIS capacity on site Yes

Long term data sets Yes

On site herbarium or voucher species

Formal Data Management Plan Yes

Mesocosms, plots, stream diversions, or other sets ups for outdoor manipulative experiments Yes

8000 County Road 317

Crested Butte, CO 81224

United States

North America

PO Box 519

Latitude 38.95850 Longitude -106.98770

Job PostingsRocky Mountain Biological Laboratory Executive Director

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