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
North American Pika Consortium
Fieldwork – conduct surveys for the American pika by navigating in the backcountry to specific GPS locations, photograph evidence of pika presence, collect scat for analysis, and collect data loggers in remote, rugged boulder fields. Process data off temp loggers stored in talus slopes.
GIS Specialist – create navigational maps for field technicians to use in the field when collecting and replacing temperature loggers placed in remote 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.