

Outreach intern report: Learning about freshwater ecosystems with youth, by Olivia Miller
My name is Olivia Miller and I’m a student at Bozeman High School. In early June of 2019 I got the opportunity to work with the wonderful Rose Vallor studying streams in Bozeman, Montana with the Peaks and Potentials camp at Montana State University.

Small Town STEM supports out-of-school educators
In partnership with the MSU Science Math Resource Center and the Montana Afterschool Alliance, we are pleased to offer support to attend the 2019 Montana Afterschool Alliance annual conference (Aug. 8-9 in Bozeman) to two out-of-school educators from Montana towns of 2,500 and under.
Water Professional Development: How can we help you?
Water professionals: How can we help you? One goal of the Montana NSF EPSCoR CREWS Project is to support Montana professionals who are working in water-related industries, including state agencies, local municipalities, private consultancies, non-profits and other areas. Please help us better understand your professional development needs so that we can assist you!

Montana NSF EPSCoR RII Track-1 CREWS News Release
NSF Awards Montana $20 million to Advance Research and Education in Water Quality. The National Science Foundation has funded a new $20 million research and education project on water quality in Montana. The project, titled the Consortium for Research on Environmental Water Systems, or CREWS, is a partnership between the University of Montana, Montana State University, Montana Technological University, Salish Kootenai College and Little Big Horn College to study Montana water systems and water quality issues.
Careers in STEM: Liddi Meredith, hydrogeologist
Dr. Elizabeth "Liddi" Meredith is a hydrogeologist with the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology at Montana Technological University in Butte. She is a member of the Montana NSF EPSCoR research team and shared information about her career with the Montana Girls STEM Collaborative, an outreach program of Montana NSF EPSCoR. Her interview is reprinted her in its entirety.
Upcoming Events
MSU Campus, Bozeman, MT
SMART FIRES Year 3 All Hands Meeting
SMART FIRES will hold our year 3 all hands meeting on September 8-9, 2025.
MSU Campus, Bozeman, MT
SMART FIRES Year 3 All Hands Meeting
SMART FIRES will hold our year 3 all hands meeting on September 8-9, 2025.