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MOUNTAIN STUDIES INSITUTE CONNECTS SCIENTISTS AND STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN REGION TO GO BEYOND SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY TO THE MEANINGFUL APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE FOR THE QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT. TOWARDS THAT END IN 2011, WE COMPLETED AND FACILITATED RESEARCH EXPLORING SOLUTIONS TO NATURAL RESOURCE ISSUES SPECIFICALLY TO ENHANCE AND PROTECT AIR AND WATER QUALITY, UNDERSTAND CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE, TRACK CHANGES IN BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, AND ASSIST MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES IN TRANSITION FROM EXTRACTION ECONOMIES. MSI PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR RESEARCHERS AND COLLEGE COURSES FOR STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, MSI WORKED WITH MOVE THAN 35 PARTNER AGENCIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. 65074 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. MSI SPONSORS SEMINARS AND FIELD TRIPS BY RESEARCHERS AND PRACTICITIONERS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS RANGING FROM CLIMATE CHANGE TO WATER QUALITY. THESE TALKS AND TRIPS ARE DESIGNED TO BE ASSESSABLE TO CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES SHARING CUTTING EDGE INFORMATION FOR NON-TECHNICAL PEOPLE. WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATION SERIES ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC WHENEVER POSSIBLE. 35040 FACILITIES. THE USE OF THE FACILITIES ENABLED RESEARCHERS, STUDENTS, AND THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY HIGH QUALITY, SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND PROVIDED SUPPORT TO MORE THAN 33 RESEARCHERS IN THE REGION. MSI PROVIDED AFFORDABLE LODGING FOR EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND NON-PROFIT USERS FOR MORE THAN 1500 USER NIGHTS. THROUGH THE OFFERING OF AFFORDABLE LABORATORY, HOUSING AND MEETING FACILITIES, THESE GROUPS PROVIDE A DIVERSIFICATION TO THE REGIONAL ECONOMY THROUGH A DIFFERENT FORM OF TOURISM. 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