My research interests center around understanding climate and anthropogenic impacts on ecosystem services through combining empirical measurements and modeling. 

I’m working with Keith Musselman on the Front Range Ecosystem Resilience Project. The project collects and integrates data regarding socio-cultural values, ecosystem processes, and land management considerations to identify and project climate change refugia related to montane regions along urban-wildland interfaces. The project is funded by the National Science Foundation’s Growing Convergence Research program.

I’m from the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado. I completed my undergraduate degree in Geography from the University of Denver, and my Master’s in Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science at Lund University, Sweden, in 2022. While there, I developed a novel composite indicator representing the impact of modeled forest management practices on ecosystem services. My hobbies include spending time outdoors, performance art, and playing board games with friends.

https://www.colorado.edu/instaar/nicolas-tarasewicz