Volunteering for Earth Day 2022
For Earth Day, I volunteered with the University of Nevada, Reno Natural History Museum, communicating the importance of invertebrate...
Herbivore Survival in Changing Environments
Biotic and abiotic stressors play a pivotal role in shaping herbivore population dynamics, but their impact is far from isolated....
Drought Influences Monarch Host Plant Selection
Butterflies (Lepidoptera) use many chemical cues to select their host plants. In plants within the Asclepias genus (milkweeds) the...
Nevada Milkweed Surveys
To investigate the factors influencing the use of milkweed (Asclepias spp.) populations by monarch butterflies for breeding behaviors in...
Plant Trait Responses to Drought and Herbivory
To investigate the interacting effects of herbivory and drought on the above-ground chemistry and physical characteristics of narrowleaf...
Researching Western Monarch Larvae Development
After 3 months of rearing over 100 monarch larvae on three species of Asclepias L. (milkweed) I am proud to be presenting my preliminary...
Supporting Urban Ecosystem Research
The 14th Annual Urban Ecology and Conservation Symposium was hosted by Portland State University today. Speakers from all over the world...
Surveying for Kincaid's Lupine
Native prairie habitats across Willamette Valley have been decimated and the patches of remaining habitats are highly fragmented. This...
Leading a Habitat Restoration Event
After designing a planting-plan for this small parcel of riparian habitat with the Tryon Creek Watershed Council, I have organized and...