26 June 2020
Bakersfield Cactus Meets OHV: Conflict in Conservation Featured
On a Tuesday afternoon, I chatted over the phone with Ellen Cypher, expert and lover of the endangered Bakersfield cactus, a stem succulent that is endemic to the Bakersfield area of southern California. I was…
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26 June 2020
Conservation in a Biodiversity Hotspot
Buenas yan håfa adai! (Greetings and hello in Chamorro) My name is Laura Gombar and I will be spending my summer working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Guam through the Directorate Fellowship…
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26 June 2020
Project Flyway: An Unconventional Rodent Problem
Every fall, billions of birds take off on an incredible journey to escape the chill of winter. They travel to warmer climates to wait out the cold months, then head back home once spring arrives.…
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25 June 2020
Greater Sage-grouse and West Nile Virus
The greater sage-grouse is an iconic bird of the sagebrush-steppe ecosystem in the western United States that is best known for the males’ dance moves during the spring breeding season (https://youtu.be/cLnbiTkj1TQ). Historically, the sage-grouse occupied…
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25 June 2020
DIrectorate Fellows Program: Bumble Bee Edition
This summer, I am working with wildlife biologists and botanists from the Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office in Northern California. Although due to COVID-19, I am working from home in Denver, CO, my project has…
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19 June 2020
How does a National Historic Site, built in 1759, go virtual?
Turn on laptop. Login. Click to Join Meeting. This year has definitely served as an important time to slow down, reflect, and find ways to make our situations better; that’s exactly what my virtual internship…
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