Just chillen with my pollinator garden buddies like this Mojavia achemonalis - we all need to just take a step back and take a breath.

Phidippus californicus from my pollinator garden ... just sharing since he is such a cutie!

Join the fun and help document California's Biodiversity: www.inaturalist.org/projects/fin...

A Day in the Life of a WISDOM (Women in Science Discovering Our Mojave) - really neat video! www.facebook.com/mojavedesert...

Internships are now open for Spring 2025 if you are interested in working in the Mojave Desert. See details at the link above.

This little New Mexico Carpet Moth (Archirhoe neomexicana) showed up a couple of days ago in my back yard - what a beauty!

Found this Ornate Tree Lizard (Urosaurus ornatus) in my yard today. Thought I would share just because he is such a cutie.

Another project I participate in is Notes from Nature - Big Bee Bonanza. This project allows Citizen Scientists help transcribe historical museum specimens to make them more accessible to researchers. Focuses mostly on bees of California. www.zooniverse.org/projects/md6... 🌎

One of my favorite places to work (and play) is the Amargosa River in the Mojave Desert. Here is a video which talks a bit about this special place produced by one of the conservation partners I work with in the area: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyUa...

Nice little cutie I ran across yesterday while exploring in the Mojave Desert - Desert Tarantula (Aphonopelma iodius)

In my free time I work on a Citizen Science project called iNaturalist www.inaturalist.org Thought some of you might want to check it out. The project could really use the assistance of additional expert identifiers of species from photos submitted. #citizenscience

Another exciting project that I have been working on over the last six years is the WISDOM (Women in Science Discovering our Mojave) program. This program provides STEM opportunities to underserved women. So far over 40 interns have participated in the program! www.blm.gov/blog/2023-05...

One of the fulfilling parts of my job is doing restoration work on the Amargosa River in the Mojave Desert. He is a short blog post on a fun project I am working on: www.blm.gov/blog/2023-04...

One of the species I work with is the Amargosa Vole - I have been working with many partners over the last 13 years to keep it from becoming extinct. You can read more regarding our recovery efforts here: www.blm.gov/blog/2022-09...