March 2026 Newsletter

the power of PLACE

Left to right: Jennifer Rudgers and Stephanie Kivlin harvesting soil at RMBL. Photo provided.

Director’s Letter

March is Women’s History Month, and we are proud to recognize and celebrate the extraordinary women who have shaped, advanced, and sustained science and education at RMBL for nearly a century. …

Ian Billick - Director RMBL

Ian Billick | PhD
Executive Director, RMBL

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sciencestories

‘Bean Pod’ Sprouts a Century of Women in Science

The East River carves a perfect “S” just before it flows between the base of Gothic Mountain and a treehouse named “Bean Pod.” Rocky Mountain Biological Station …

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Alumni Stories – March 2026

Voices of RMBL: Kaysee Arrowsmith

As I prepare for my eighth foray to the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, I’m taking part in my own personal tradition of telling anyone who will listen that this might be my last summer at RMBL. …

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Staff Spotlight – March 2026

Sophia Todorov

Sophia Todorov and the Siren Song of Science at RMBL

When RMBL spatial ecology research technician and winter caretaker Sophia Todorov first arrived at Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL) in the summer of 2020, she had never been to Colorado, done fieldwork, or climbed a peak. …

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