GBI Media Contest August 2024 Submissions
In August, we challenged our field personnel to capture “The Golden Glow,” however they might interpret it. As usual, they came through magnificently, as the gallery below demonstrates. Our winning submission, topping this page, comes from Research Associate Amandine Barre who is serving as biological technician at Camas National Wildlife Refuge. It shows, in Amandine’s […]
For the Plot: Soil Samples, Plant Surveys, and New Adventures
by Alex Williams From the arid desert valleys of Eastern Nevada to the High Sierras, the Great Basin Institute’s Ecological Monitoring Program (EM) comes afoot. This program plays a pivotal role in collecting and tracking changes in the area’s natural resources, with a sharp focus on providing essential data on the region’s ecological dynamics. With […]
Research Associate Profile: Valerie Wilke
Valerie Wilke is a GBI Research Associate currently serving as an administrative intern at the Bureau of Reclamation’s Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility (BGNDRF). This is unique position at a facility that engages in important, innovative work. Valerie kindly provided a detailed overview of her work. From the moment I stepped into my role […]
GBI Media Contest July 2024 Submissions
The theme for our July media contest was “the Dog Days of Summer.” Those working in the West also know these days as “fire season,” which is illustrated in the winning image above. It comes to us from Shelby Blair, a GBI Research Associate working as a biological technician at Lakeview, OR. The additional wonderful […]
GBI Media Contest June 2024 Submissions
Artists frequently seek to capture nature in their work. And sometimes, nature does a pretty good job of creating its own art. Or so it seems, especially when we challenge our field personnel to find “Abstracts Shaped by Nature,” which was the theme of June’s media contest. Take for example our winner, Rosemary Austin, whose […]
Assessing Historic and Prehistoric Sites in Stanislaus National Forest
In cooperation with the United States Forest Service, GBI has deployed an archaeology crew, consisting of Alex Pugh, Makena Lurie, William Johnson, and Abigail Ha, to support the USFS’s efforts to protect historic and prehistoric sites within the boundaries of Stanislaus National Forest. The crew just started their training on June 1st, and they are […]
Press Release: Great Basin Institute Enhances Recruitment with Paycom’s Applicant Tracking System
We are pleased to announce that Great Basin Institute has implemented a new job application platform, Paycom’s ATS (applicant tracking system). With the considerable growth that GBI has undergone in recent years, the migration from our previous platform to Paycom ATS promises to create a more optimized way of managing applicants and new hires. GBI […]
GBI Staff Profile: Marina McCreary
“I work as the Logistics Manager with GBI,” says Marina McCreary. “I’m your ‘things and stuff’ gal! I help manage physical inventory and tracking for programs, coordinate various training sessions for field crew members, and support acquisition of field gear and supplies.” It sounds simple enough, but the logistical requirements of fielding the number and variety […]
NCC’s Leadership Development Program Graduates Seven New Crew Leads
The Nevada Conservation Corps (NCC) conducts important hands-on crew work ranging from trail construction and maintenance, hazardous fuels reduction, habitat restoration, and more. But the NCC is also committed to encouraging professional development, helping participants evolve from crew members to leaders in the field. To this end, the NCC’s Leadership Development Program (LDP) nurtures professional […]
GBI Staff Coordinate Regional Convening for Tahoe-Central Sierra Initiative
In mid-April, GBI’s Research Associate Amanda Milici organized the Tahoe-Central Sierra Initiative’s inaugural Forest Health Collaborative Convening. The Tahoe-Central Sierra Initiative (TCSI) is a partnership focused on enhancing forest resilience, promoting biodiversity, and reducing wildfire risk across 2.4 million acres of Sierra Nevada forested watersheds through innovation and collaboration across landownerships. Led by state, federal, […]
