Stood in silence for a minute and enjoyed the light breeze grazing my skin in the hot humid morning. Took in the sound of cars driving past and a variety of bird songs all coming together. I glanced around at the tops of trees hoping...
After a nearly 70 year absence, 41 wolves from Canada and northwest Montana were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park between 1995 and 1997. Predation is a fundamental ecological process, therefore research is most often conducted using large carnivores. Wolf predation has been amongst the best-studied predator-prey...
Leatherback sea turtles are the largest of all living turtles, weighing up to 2000 pounds. They’re also the most pelagic (open ocean dwelling), while other sea turtle species spend most of their lives in neritic (nearshore) environments. Unlike other sea turtle species, leatherbacks lack a...
Hello once again. My time here at Craters of the Moon continues to expose me to new and valuable experiences in the field of conservation. This past week I went on a 5 day hiking trip, aiding the park's wildlife biologist in invasive species removal. The...
This post marks the end of another excellent and fairly short work week, one spent mostly behind a very cool telescope. The solar forecast has been fairly calm over the last four days, so there were very few prominences or sunspots to be observed through the solar...
This week of my Mosaics in Science internship consisted of continued training and learning about the purpose of the aquatic herpetological restoration projects going on throughout Yosemite National Park. There are particular reptile and amphibian focal species of concern in the park including the Sierra...
Hello all, my name is Mauro Hernandez and I will be spending this summer at Craters of the Moon National Monument in Arco, Idaho. I am a recent graduate from the University of California-Santa Cruz with a Bachelors degree in Environmental Studies. I drove out...
[caption id="attachment_1972" align="aligncenter" width="382"] A bridge along Little River, close to home[/caption] Hello World and Welcome to the Smokies! [caption id="attachment_1970" align="alignleft" width="155"] First day on the field, trying the equipment around Twin Creeks.[/caption] I'm Laura C. Del Valle and I’ll be working this summer on Great Smoky...
There is the moment after graduation when you finally realize why you have spent the last four years slaving over a computer in the library for hours until the sun came up, only taking short breaks for espresso and chocolate. This moment may not come...
This week has consisted of a lot of in-office research and learning how to program custom recording schedule using various different configuration software. I can then import the programs I've created onto the Automated Recording Device (ARD) that we will be deploying throughout Everglades National...