Voices for Biodiversity – The Specter of Lionfish

The sun shone down on me as I set up my booth at the Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day in Pensacola, Florida. Though I was there to talk about the Emerald Coast’s artificial reef and Gulf to Table program, the day definitely revolved around the invasive species that has taken the Florida coast by storm….

One World, Two Feet – Long Term Ecological Research Sites

First published by the Duke Nicholas School. Many of my childhood memories are centered around the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, a Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. My mom has worked there for as long as I can remember, and during their summer meetings I would often tag…

10000 Birds – Keeping Track of My Birds… for an Entire Year

In November of 2015,  I saw a Northern Mockingbird 20 out of the 30 days. A Brown-headed Nuthatch? 3 of the 30 days. European Starling? 8 days. If you’re a rational person, you’re asking yourself two questions: How does she know that? Why does she care?   Because I like symmetry, I’ll give you two…