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  • Sunsetting SPRUCE

    December 23, 2025

    At the end of December, we’re saying goodbye to a project that has long been part of the work of many researchers in the Department of Soil, Water, and Climate: the SPRUCE experiment. Read on for more on this decade-long collaborative endeavor at the Marcell Experimental Forest.

  • Sabbatical Dispatch: A Visit to Kazakhstan

    October 22, 2025

    SWAC Professor Fabian Fernandez reports from his visit to Kazakhstan during his sabbatical travels.

  • Celebrating 65 Years of the St. Paul Campus Climate Observatory

    October 8, 2025

    Established by SWAC faculty member Dr. Don Baker in 1960, the St. Paul Campus Climate Observatory has been an ongoing source of climate data for 65 years.

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