Our monthly media contest provided us with a strong finish to what has again been a challenging year. And we’re particularly pleased to present the unbridled good cheer evident in the winning entry pictured above. This was submitted by Research Associate Rebecca Finnigan, serving as Compliance Archivist at Zion National Park. Here’s what she has to say about this photo:…

This is the policy status update for December 23, 2021. As of December 21, 2021, GBI now requires booster shots to maintain Fully Vaccinated status. All GBI employees are expected to be fully vaccinated by Jan. 16, 2022. All individuals are eligible to receive booster shots six months after the second dose of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and two months…

If you fear heights, you might not have guessed from AmeriCorps member Sierra Martin’s winning photo above that the theme of November’s media contest was “gratefulness”. Sierra, who works as a California Condor Monitoring Technician with The Peregrine Fund, however, expresses her appreciation of the experience well: “I am so thankful to be working with these amazing birds in this…

One of the things we love most is hearing about exciting and fulfilling activities directly from our field personnel. So we’re delighted to bring you this story and these images from Emilio Triguero, who has been working with the GBI Research Associate Program as an Anthropology Technician in Joshua Tree National Park. “I have been working on the Joshua Tree…

We went with a simple theme for the October media contest: Fall. The season certainly brought out the beautiful autumnal colors captured in the images below. And, of course, given the build up to Halloween, we received a few holiday-specific submissions, including our winner above. This photo was submitted by Research Associate, David Fleshman, who is serving alongside the BLM…

Vince LaPlante, GBI’s Trail and Restoration Operations Coordinator, once noted that, “the majority of folks that use trails would rather not even think about the labor or design that went into their maintenance or construction, but rather see trails as a mindless means of conveyance.” But, indeed, there’s much thought and expertise that goes into designing a trail that works…

For September’s media contest, our field personnel were challenged with the theme “Still Life Photography.” Unsurprisingly, they came through once again with some stunning images. Alissa Gardner, one of GBI’s Research Associate Program Coordinators (and the person who runs these wonderful contests) is right when she says, “we’ve got some artists out there.” The winner of the contest, topping this…

If you’ve been paying attention to the news, you know that this has been a volatile wildfire season, especially in California’s Region 5 forests. GBI has crews located in our national forests throughout the state, and these fires have certainly forced our crews and GBI management to engage in adapted measures, including cessation of field work and relocation of personnel….

The theme of the August media contest was “Awareness.” Working so directly with the land and its resources, our field personnel are certainly well aware of what they have to offer, as well as the impact that humans can have on those resources. The images here certainly demonstrate this. Our winner, Research Associate Jeremy Gilbertson, submitted the above picture, showing…

GBI Research Associate Samantha Wynns has done some pretty remarkable things while supporting interpretation and environmental education at Cabrillo National Monument. She’s led STEM-based summer camp programs for underserved girls, she’s served as an American Association for the Advancement of Science IF/THEN Ambassador, and she’s appeared on an episode of the CBS TV series, Mission Unstoppable with Miranda Cosgrove. And…