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Science communication has long been a passion of mine, and I am so grateful to have the opportunity to share a bit of my work, my perspective on glacier retreat and its environmental and sociocultural impacts with Seth at the Denver Gazette. While we as hydrologists so often focus on the scientific impacts on glacier melt—be it streamflow reduction, habitat loss, sea level rise, or increasing temperatures—glacier disappearance can also impact a community's sense of place and identity. It was a pleasure to chat with Seth and share what I've learned about how those of us living downstream of glaciers are shaped by these stoic features on our landscape. Whether on family hikes or ski days in basins carved by long-gone glaciers or simply driving west from SEEC on Colorado Ave. and looking up at Arapaho glacier, part of our identity as Colorado residents is shaped by our proximity to ice of past and present. As I shared with Seth, there's a sense of grief and nostalgia that comes from knowing that glaciers we have the pleasure of visiting will soon disappear, and that future generations will only know the mark they left on our landscapes and memories.

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