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The Yellowstone River Research Center (YRRC) is a multidisciplinary research institute composed of geologists, ecologists, wildlife biologists, geographers, and social scientists at Rocky Mountain College (Billings, MT).
The center is positioned in an area that is a microcosm of the northern Rocky Mountain region, where some of the nation’s most pristine environments coincide with ongoing processes of resource extraction, agriculture, industrial activity and increasing human settlement.
A unique feature of the YRRC is the strong emphasis that we place on involving undergraduate students in our projects to better understand these dynamics.
The center is positioned in an area that is a microcosm of the northern Rocky Mountain region, where some of the nation’s most pristine environments coincide with ongoing processes of resource extraction, agriculture, industrial activity and increasing human settlement.
A unique feature of the YRRC is the strong emphasis that we place on involving undergraduate students in our projects to better understand these dynamics.
Kayhan Ostovar, Associate Professor of Environmental Science at Rocky Mountain College, is the YRRC director
kayhan.ostovar@rocky.edu
Below: Kayhan and Sage on the Yellowstone. Artwork by the Ward family.
YRRC MISSION
The YRRC’s research programs aim to deepen understandings of the natural,
physical and social processes that shape our region.
Working with our diverse team of faculty and students at Rocky Mountain College as well as the experts from the private and public sector who make up our steering committee, we hope to further develop partnerships to expand the scope of our work and opportunities for undergraduate research.
Working with our diverse team of faculty and students at Rocky Mountain College as well as the experts from the private and public sector who make up our steering committee, we hope to further develop partnerships to expand the scope of our work and opportunities for undergraduate research.
YRRC GOALS
- Promote field-based research for undergraduates, with a particular emphasis on support for underrepresented student scholars
- Foster collaborative, multidisciplinary research
- Improve and maintain YRRC’s research capabilities with appropriate facilities and equipment
- Develop cooperative agreements and partnerships with external institutions, government agencies, tribal nations and the greater community
- Support service learning opportunities and outreach between students and the community
- Maintain and expand monitoring programs that document ecosystem and geological change
Mike Penfold (Our Montana), Luke Ward (RMC), and Harold Silkwood (Yellowstone Paddlers) planning the Yellowstone River Island Mapping Project (click image for more info)
Yellowstone River Research Center, Rocky Mountain College
1511 Poly Avenue, Tyler Hall, Billings, MT
1511 Poly Avenue, Tyler Hall, Billings, MT
