PROJECTS
Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust
Acoustic Survey Specialist – conduct acoustic bat, bird, and amphibian surveys for a number of preserves across the U.S.; analyze acoustic data for species identification; write detailed reports.
GIS Specialist – create maps for preserves using remotely sensed data, GAP layers, and GPS data
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Partner and GIS Specialist - undertake GIS tasks such as georeferencing, Google flybys, and more
Great Basin and Sierra Nevada American Pika Project
GIS Specialist – create maps from data collected in the field for the American pika; identify pika habitat using satellite data; create specialized navigational maps for technicians to use in the field during surveys
Fieldwork – survey for presence of the American pika; retrieve and replace temperature loggers in talus slopes
Nevada Bat Blitz
Fieldwork – put up bat mistnets; transported bats to ID stations; engaged in bat species ID
Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center, Glacier National Park
Fieldwork – conducted surveys for the American pika by navigating in the backcountry to specific GPS locations and photographing evidence of pika presence and collecting scat for analysis; conducted surveys for bighorn sheep and mountain goats by traveling backcountry to specific locations and monitoring slopes with spotting scopes and recording information about populations, including gender and age.