Skip to Main Content
  • Français
  • English
Sciences en relief Sciences en relief

LE BLOG du CREA Mont-Blanc
Prenez de l'altitude avec la recherche scientifique en montagne

  • Research
  • Uncategorized
  • Citizen science
  • Testimonials
  • Life of CREA

Uncategorized

Read our 2019 Annual Report
15 Jun 2020

Read our 2019 Annual Report

by Hillary Gerardi | posted in: Life of CREA, Uncategorized, Uncategorized, Life of CREA | 0

CREA Mont-Blanc’s 2019 Annual Report, which was published in advance of the annual general assembly, gives an overview of the projects that the organization focused on in the last year.  Though it was only published in French, it is available … Continued

The relationship between mountain sports and emblematic wildlife
4 Mar 2019

The relationship between mountain sports and emblematic wildlife

by Hillary Gerardi | posted in: Life of CREA, Uncategorized, Research, Uncategorized | 0

At CREA Mont-Blanc’s last Science Sandwich, Léna Gruas presented the initial results of her PhD on the interactions between recreational mountain users and emblematic fauna.  Her multidisciplinary study combines sociology and ecology, and sheds new light on our relationship with … Continued

Alpes - en, Alpes - en
High-elevation plants and unexpected adaptability
30 Jan 2019

High-elevation plants and unexpected adaptability

by Hillary Gerardi | posted in: Research, Uncategorized | 0

At CREA-Mont-Blanc’s last Science Sandwich, Christophe Randin, ecologist at the Université de Lausanne and curator at the Vaud Canton’s Museum and Botanical Gardens, presented the Alp’s “warrior” plants and their impressive capacity for adaptation.  Thanks to refuges in the unique … Continued

Franklin University Switzerland visit: a study in contrasts
5 Dec 2018

Franklin University Switzerland visit: a study in contrasts

by Hillary Gerardi | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

During their October visit to Chamonix during their “Climate Change in the Alps” course, Franklin University Switzerland students got to experience firsthand how quickly conditions can change in mountain environments. The sun sets over the Chamonix Valley after the first … Continued

July Science Sandwich:  Zero Waste and the power of student campus initiatives
13 Aug 2018

July Science Sandwich: Zero Waste and the power of student campus initiatives

by Hillary Gerardi | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

In July, CREA Mont-Blanc hosted Professor Courtney Carlson and a group of her students from the University of Wyoming’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources for a science-based study abroad experience.  The CREA Mont-Blanc team shared their scientific know-how … Continued

2017 : A Successful Year for CREA Mont-Blanc
22 May 2018

2017 : A Successful Year for CREA Mont-Blanc

by Hillary Gerardi | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

As spring weather was beginning to get a foothold in the Chamonix Valley, the CREA Mont-Blanc was joined by members, partners and friends for its annual meeting at the Mont-Blanc Base Camp.  Around 40 people were present to celebrate 2017’s … Continued

Climate in the Alps: past, present and future
18 May 2018

Climate in the Alps: past, present and future

by Hillary Gerardi | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

It’s Paleoclimatology Tuesday! Our last Science Sandwich was focused again on climate, but this time exploring how scientists can use the climate of the past to help them predict the climate in the future.  Anne Kress, professor and researcher at … Continued

Alpes - en, Climate, Climatology
Science Sandwich – 2018 program
7 Mar 2018

Science Sandwich – 2018 program

by Hillary Gerardi | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

CREA Mont-Blanc has launched a series of scientific seminars open to the public.  On the third Tuesday of every month this year, you are invited to the Mont Blanc Observatory, home of CREA Mont-Blanc, to meet researchers studying issues that … Continued

Winter makes a grand entrance in Chamonix
13 Dec 2017

Winter makes a grand entrance in Chamonix

by Hillary Gerardi | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

After a particularly dry fall, winter 2017-2018 is off to an impressive start in the Chamonix Valley with more than half a meter of fresh snow on the ground in early December.  Should we be expecting a snowy 2018 season?

Climatology

Programme science sandwich 2020

Cliquez ici !

Recent Posts

  • Wild Mont-Blanc Season 2 – In the starting blocks and out of the gate!
  • Camera traps: the contribution of artificial intelligence and the general public to our research
  • How Camera Traps Significantly Increase our Means of Observation
  • Citizen scientists share what they observed this summer around their Phénoclim sites
  • Phenoclim’s 16th spring season: a look at the findings

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Categories

  • Citizen science
  • Life of CREA
  • Research
  • Testimonials
  • Uncategorized

Recent Comments

    © 2021 Sciences en relief - WordPress Theme by Kadence WP