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, […]
Art and Poetry from the Field
We frequently share photos submitted by our field personnel to our monthly media contest. But some of our submissions are a bit more unusual, like the artwork and poetry shared here. It goes without saying that the sublime natural environments in which GBI works are inspiring, and we are pleased to bring you these inspired […]
GBI Cultural Resources at the Society for California Archaeology Annual Meeting
The above photo shows (L to R) James Arriola, GBI Cultural Resources Program Coordinator; Wren McCullough, GBI Lassen Archaeology Crew 2023-24; Karen B. Supak, GBI Cultural Resources Program Manager, and Michelle Dominguez, GBI Lassen Archaeology Crew 2023, who recently attended the Society for California Archaeology (SCA) Annual Meeting job fair in Riverside, CA. Both Wren and Michelle worked […]
GBI AmeriCorps Members Honored at The Corps Network 2024 Conference
In March, a group of GBI staff members attended The Corps Network 2024 National Conference in Washington, DC. This was a great opportunity to interact with our excellent friends of the Corps Network and to rub shoulders with other like-minded organizations working to improve communities and develop a strong assemblage of publicly engaged youth. And […]
25th Anniversary Reminisces: Lynn Zimmerman
In July 2023, Lynn Zimmerman retired from her role as the director of GBI’s Research Associate program. She started in 2007 after some 25 years of teaching and conducting research on animal physiological ecology. Looking for a more applied focus to here work, she found GBI and connected strongly with the mission. Initially brought on […]
25th Anniversary Reminisces: Jerry Keir
No overview of GBI’s 25 years would be complete without the voice of Jerry Keir. Jerry co-founded the Institute and served as its executive director until just last year. No one has seen GBI grow and flourish the way that Jerry has. What was your role(s) with GBI? I was the co-founder with Sanjay Pyare […]
25th Anniversary Reminisces: Chris Warner
In celebration of GBI’s 25th anniversary, we’ve been reaching out to staff members, past and present, and asking them to tell us a little bit about their experiences with the Institute over the years. GBI’s Director of Development, Chris Warner, is one such staff member. When did you start at GBI? September 2005. What is/was […]
GBI Media Contest November 2023 Submissions
“Detail-oriented” is the diplomatic way of saying that GBI personnel often seem to obsess over the tiniest things, especially when conducting field research. Of course, this is done with the understanding that even the minutia of a landscape constitutes a part of the larger ecosystem. With that in mind, the theme for November’s media contest […]
Collaborative Conservation: GBI and USFS in the Heart of Tahoe National Forest
By Monte Ramage, GBI Basin and Range Forestry Program Coordinator The Great Basin Institute (GBI), in collaboration with the United States Forest Service (USFS), has embarked on a vital mission to inventory and monitor the health and population of diverse species within the Truckee and Sierraville Ranger Districts of the Tahoe National Forest. This initiative, […]
GBI Cultural Resources Program Partners with Eldorado National Forest
In 2022, GBI entered into a partnership with the U. S. Forest Service (USFS) to treat approximately 100 miles of system road and remove over 600,000 tons of fuel in areas of Eldorado National Forest (ENF) affected by the 2021 Caldor and Mosquito fire, thereby preparing the area for planting. This is a wide-ranging agreement, […]
