Past Fellowship Projects
Native greenback cutthroat trout study
Homeowners fire
education study
Bighorn sheep
population study
Rocky Mountain National Park
Each year the Rocky Mountain Nature Association and Rocky Mountain National Park co-sponsor a research fellowship opportunity for one graduate level student to spend three to four months conducting research in Rocky Mountain National Park.
The Rocky Mountain Research Fellowship is an endowed program funded by the Justine and Leslie Fidel Bailey Trust. It is designed to encourage highly qualified graduate students to apply their talents to conducting research in the national parks. It is also intended to convey the importance of communicating park research to the public.
February 1, annually
Questions?
Contact Nancy Wilson, Program Coordinator
at nancy.wilson@rmna.org
Catherine Driscoll
2005 Fellow
The Role of Genetics in Bighorn Sheep Success in Rocky
Katie’s general research focus is population genetics and she will be spending her summer fellowship studying bighorn sheep herds within Rocky Mountain National Park. Her work will include DNA collection from individuals within herds in order to quantify current genetic diversity. This study will address RMNP concerns about a possible past genetic bottleneck event that could have decreased diversity within herds and therefore affected vitality and recruitment of young.