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Kaleb Rounsevel.
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A former Network Engineer, now most of the way through his water degree, excited to find somewhere to make a difference.
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October 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Gotta love the random photos that turn out to be near perfection!
A gray patchy cat "tortie" faces the camera in perfect headshot style, peeking from behind bright red geraniums and in front of a pleasant, fall colored bush
October 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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I was able to run the collected samples for nitrogen last week, and the initial results seem to support my hypothesis that the area that was logged in 2022 will have the highest discharged N levels. I am really excited to see if this trend continues as I collect more data. This is so much fun!! [3]
A dude in waders clambers through a stream-bed through fallen logs and brush. He holds a wading rod and carries a large bag. I really enjoy walking through these areas as an adult. I have been walking through these areas since I was a child. It is so cool to be getting a better idea of the intricate processes in my own backyard.
April 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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My watershed study compares 8 sites across three land-uses: undisturbed 30-40yr forest, 2013 clear-cut, and 2023 clear-cut. I've collected water samples plus pH, EC, and discharge measurements. Previous research shows logged areas release elevated nitrogen for ~7 years post-harvest. [2]
a dude in waders writes down collected data into a notebook standing in front of the sample site. An old, very good girl, Maya dog observes. Some data collection equipment is on the ground; bucket, backpack, flow meter.
April 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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For a class project, I'm collecting and analyzing water samples from tributaries in my local watershed that flow from logging clear-cuts of various ages. I'm specifically measuring nitrogen levels to determine if recently logged sections show higher concentrations. I'll share some photos.[1]
A dude in waders straddling a small stream, holding a bucket waiting for my colleague to time how long it takes for water discharging from a culvert to fill the bucket. A dude in waders with a large framed backpack, carrying a wading rod, looks across a recently clear cut forest. This is some of the area we are taking samples for. a dude in waders holding a graduated wading rod with an attached flow meter. Explaining to my colleagues how the wading rod is used to capture the total stream discharge. A dude in waders stands in a small creek. He is pointing to a tape measure that is stretched across the creek and is holding a wading rod and flow-meter. This is how a discharge measurement is taken for wadeable streams.
April 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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My house panther is all legs!
January 26, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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Katniss was insistent on helping me repair the wiring on old orange a while back. Such an impressive worker, I am truly fortunate to have her help.

#cat #absurd #"helping"
November 20, 2024 at 8:11 PM
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A sad reality it seems
One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds. Much of the damage inflicted on the land is quite invisible to laymen. An ecologist mus either harden his shell and make believe that the consequences of science are none of his business, or he must be the doctor who sees the marks of death in a community that believes itself well and does not want to be told otherwise. Aldo Leopold
November 20, 2024 at 8:08 PM
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Just to pay the cat tax, I present her majestic self, Katniss.
November 17, 2024 at 12:09 AM