The University of Colorado Boulder has received a momentous 476-acre land gift, the Spruce Gulch Wildlife and Research Reserve, along with endowment funds to support ecological and academic work at the site, the university announced in a statement Tuesday.

The combined total value between the land gift and endowment given from CU alumna Linda Holubar Sanabria is $10.4 million, the university said.

According to the university, faculty and students at the university’s Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research ( INSTAAR ) have conducted research at Spruce Gulch for almost 25 years, and the gifts will support current and future on-site studies.

“The Spruce Gulch property has had a real impact on CU Boulder research studies over the years, and it’s inspiring to consider the ways in which thi

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