Vehicular Safety Training, Lessons from a Proverbial Pencil Pusher
By Marc Oxoby I didn’t crash and I didn’t wreck anything. In truth, there was little chance of either of these things happening under the watchful eye of GBI’s fleet management specialist, Nathan Brown-Silveira, who recently invited GBI staff to participate in a hands-on off-road driver’s training. This event, which started at the Rosewood Nature […]
GIS at Arkansas’ Buffalo National River
As our name implies, Great Basin Institute’s (GBI) work tends to be heavily concentrated in one region of the country. But it’s always exciting when we get to venture outside of the confines of the Great Basin and bring GBI’s good will and expertise to other areas of the country, whether Washington, Alaska, or now […]
The Heart Of Tahoe: The Tallac Historic Site and Taylor Creek Visitor Center
Along the southern shore of Lake Tahoe, there’s a place where history, nature, and people come together in a way that just feels right. The Tallac Historic Site and Taylor Creek Visitor Center are where the past meets presents; old summer estates, preserved architecture, interpretive trails, and the hard working volunteers and partners who preserve […]
Mojave Bat Monitoring with the National Park Service’s Inventory & Monitoring Division
The Inventory & Monitoring (I&M) Division of the National Park Service (NPS) works to collect long-term ecological data intended to provide our national parks with crucial measures of the “vital signs” of the parks. More specifically, GBI has been working with NPS in support of projects for the Mojave National Inventory and Monitoring Network (MOJN) […]
An Encounter with the Institute for Canine Forensics
Karen Supak, program manager of GBI’s Cultural Resource Services program, recently had an exciting experience at the Society for California Archaeology (SCA) Job Fair in March. That Karen is a self-proclaimed lover of dogs made it all the more gratifying that she was given the opportunity to help train some historic human remains detection dogs […]
Carnivore Crew Winter Training
The thing about researching and monitoring wildlife is that the subjects of such pursuit expend no effort to accommodate the comfort of those doing the monitoring. Instead, researchers need to adapt to the conditions in which these animals live in order to develop a complete picture of populations and behaviors. Blistering heat, freezing cold, harsh […]
Vegetation Surveys in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
A GBI vegetation crew recently finished up a field season conducting botanical surveys in areas of Whiskeytown National Recreation Area with unique habitats that have not yet undergone extensive surveying. The crew mapped populations of rare plants, invasive plants, and native plants identified as good candidates for seed collection, working across a variety of terrain, […]
Staff Profile: Matt Reyes and Gaby, Human Resources Team at GBI
At GBI, we believe in celebrating the incredible individuals who make up our team. Their diverse backgrounds, passions, and contributions play an essential role in driving our mission forward. In this staff highlight, we’re excited to introduce two valued members of our Human Resources team: Matt Reyes, HR Manager, and Gaby Davis, HR Coordinator. Each […]
Nevada Conservation Corps: Lassen Trailwork
“We are in the role of Trail Survey Technicians, but we like to think of ourselves as professional hikers.” These are the words of one of the Lassen National Forest Conservation crew leaders. In an effort to assess damage to trails and other hazards left by the catastrophic Dixie Fire of 2021, the lead and […]
Drone Surveys in Umpqua National Forest
The work of conducting environmental surveys and assessments can be tough and physically taxing, involving pushing into areas that are difficult to access. And this kind of boots-on-the-ground labor will likely always be a part of this business. But technology is also changing the way we do things, and this is nowhere more evident than […]