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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Co-Founder Sanjay Pyare Revisits GBI with Drone Workshop
Last month, GBI hosted a drone workshop to support forest stewardship and NEPA planning efforts. GBI co-founders, Jerry Keir and Sanjay Pyare, were re-united, along with several GBI staff, during the half day discussion and field workshop held at the Galena Creek Visitor Center in south Reno. Dr. Pyare provided an overview of varied applications of drone […]
Research Associate Profile: Christian Thorsberg
The world of environmental science produces a great number of written texts documenting the findings and results of field research, monitoring, restoration, and the like. For many in the field, the creation of these texts is seen as a necessary task, but not one that invites enthusiasm. But GBI Research Associate Christian Thorsberg is something […]
Notification of Pre-Bid Tour
Revised April 28, 2023 Great Basin Institute, in partnership with the Eldorado National Forest, invites prospective bidders to join a pre-bid tour of three priority projects available for contracting in FY 2023 -24. The tour includes the Scottiago Forest Health Project (est. 1,200 ac), the Vulcan Fire Salvage Skyline Project Phase One (est. 823 ac) […]
COVID-19 Policy Update 3/29/2023
Beginning March 24th, 2023 Great Basin Institute no longer requires COVID-19 vaccination of our program participants, staff or volunteers. GBI still encourages all employees to maintain a current vaccination status with boosters as recommended by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). “Many people in the United States have some protection, or immunity, against COVID-19 due […]
COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for Employment Statement
As Great Basin Institute navigates the changing public health circumstances, please know that we are proactively addressing concerns surrounding Coronavirus (COVID-19). The health and safety of our employees and partners is our top priority, and we have taken precautionary steps to reduce the spread of illness in our workplace. The Institute will utilize resources published […]
COVID 19 UPDATE 7.20.2020
This is the policy status update for the week beginning 7/20/2020. For GBI Employees and Volunteers. Policy restrictions continue to increase in response to the rise in positive cases in our region. As we monitor these changes in policy at the state and county level, please note that our federal CDC guidelines remain essential for […]
