Hi folks! It’s Ally here, checking in from Bozeman, MT with the Greater Yellowstone Inventory and Monitoring Network (GRYN). I’m over halfway done with my internship, which is crazy! In the past few weeks, I’ve spent most of my time working on my computer to analyze water quality data from the Yellowstone River. Some days …
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After 12 weeks living in St. Croix, I have learned a lot about the various reptiles that call the US Virgin Islands home! Specifically, I have spent a lot of time with the St. Croix ground lizard, an endemic species that was extirpated from St. Croix because of land use changes and the introduction of …
Ah the sweet sounds of nature, birds chirping, leaves rustling, wind blowing, and people talking. Wait that doesn’t sound right. People talking? Not the experience many visitors want to have while exploring a national park, particularly as they explore away from developed roads and hike along long trail corridors. With the general trend of visitation …
Brent Wilder here again logging on for the last time! Taro Katayama and I arrived at Cabrillo National Monument on May 16th, 2022 with the goal of establishing a long-term monitoring program to assess the duration and intensity of fog across the park. Natural resource scientists at the park are interested in understanding the spatial …
Traditionally, insect community sampling requires killing insects to examine them under a microscope for identification or genetic identification. For our pollinator surveys in Yosemite National Park, we have been using macrophotography as a noninvasive sampling technique. Macrophotography is a great tool that can be used for species that can be identified my morphological characteristics. This …
Lo prometido es deuda! Estoy de regreso para exponerles las historias y experiencias de la gente a raíz del cambio climático. En mi travesía en Florida, he encontrado personas de todos los orígenes y niveles socioeconómicos. Lo hermoso de una ciudad tan diversa como Miami es que te encuentras todas las historias y …
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Hello! My name is Elizabeth (Lizzie) Rush and I am the SIP Fellow at Yosemite National Park. I am a second-year master’s student at George Mason University studying environmental science and policy and conservation biology. My time at Yosemite has been spent leading a crew conduct ing pollinator surveys to create an inventory list for …
My 3:15 AM alarm rings, and my eyes begin to adjust to the light in the small studio cabin at the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. I begin to slowly pack my final belongings, brush my teeth, and start cold soaking some prepared oats to give me some energy for the long journey …
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Hello again, Brent here checking in at Cabrillo National Monument. For my second blog post I have decided to present my work in the form of an ArcGIS StoryMap. Enjoy! Stay tuned for my final post as I prepare for the ESA Annual Conference in Montreal next month!
Hi there! It’s been about a month since I arrived at beautiful Shenandoah National Park, and I am loving it! My name is Rowan Fay, and I am an undergraduate student at Oregon State University. I am studying ecological engineering and sustainability and hope to someday pursue a graduate degree in water resource engineering. Ultimately, …
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