Title: A Community-Engaged Weather and Soil Moisture Monitoring Network in the Roaring Fork Catchment of the Colorado River Headwaters

Running Title: A Community-Engaged Weather and Soil Moisture Network

Authors:

Elise C. Osenga, Julie Vano, James C. Arnott

Author Institutional Affiliations:

Aspen Global Change Institute (all authors)

104 Midland Ave., Suite 205

Basalt, CO 81621

Acknowledgements:

This network was installed with local community support. We would like to extend special thanks to Pitkin County Open Space and Trails, City of Aspen, Aspen Community Foundation, Pitkin County Healthy Rivers and Streams, City of Glenwood Springs, Colorado Mountain College, and the Colorado Natural Heritage Program.

We would also like to thank the field technicians, interns, and volunteers who have assisted in the establishment and ongoing maintenance of this network: Asa DeHaan, Andrea Sanchez, Isabella Nevin, Hunter Brown, Hadley Heibert, Adam Korenblat, Michael Schuster, and Jeffrey Schnissel.