Program Spotlight: Cultural Resources
By Marc Oxoby These are exciting times for GBI. As we approach our 25th anniversary, we find the Institute growing in significant ways. GBI has been expanding its staffing in order to more effectively tackle that challenges to come, and we have also been developing new programs, including Basin & Range Forestry and the Cultural […]
Confronting Invasive Plants in South Lake Tahoe’s Watershed
By Alex Williams South Lake Tahoe’s watershed has been facing a serious issue pertaining to aquatic invasive species. Non-native Eurasian Milfoil and Curly Leaf pondweed are two of the most prominent weeds growing in several of Tahoe’s streams. These thick weeds alter the clarity of Tahoe’s water system and hinder recreation spaces that were once […]
GBI Media Contest August 2023 Submissions
While the Summer days continued to scorch our field personnel, GBI launched its August media contest with the hope that having a brisk Autumn in sight could at least bring some promise of cooler times. With this in mind, the theme for the contest was “Flow into the Fall.” Our people were urged to get […]
GBI Media Contest July 2023 Submissions
Astonishing as it may seem, GBI is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary. It doesn’t seem that long ago that Jerry Keir and Sanjay Pyare started the institute at the University of Nevada, Reno. “Time flies,” as they say. And since they say it, we thought that would make a great theme for July’s media contest. […]
CALDOR FIRE HAZARD TREE REMOVAL PROJECT
This project consists of Hazard Tree cutting and removal of timber that meets specified sawlog standards
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 […]
GBI Media Contest June 2023 Contest Submissions
For the June media contest, we asked our people to tell us “Your Wilderness Story,” a wide open theme that allowed for the terrific variety of images you’ll find below. The winning entry, above, comes from Shikha Acharya, Forestry Stewardship Coordinator for the Western Divide at Springville, CA. Her caption for the photo is pithy […]
Announcing New Cooperative Agreements (June 20, 2023)
Even as our field season is firing on all cylinders, behind the scenes our development staff has been working hard at ensuring that our docket of future projects remains robust and our relationship with partners is as fruitful as ever. In recent months, we have entered into new cooperative agreements with the Yosemite Sequoia Resource […]
GBI Welcomes new Chief of Operations Gabe Donaldson
“GBI warmly welcomes Gabe Donaldson as GBI’s newest addition and first to hold the COO (Chief Of Operations) title. Gabe got under way with his first day in mid-June, diving right into strategic planning with the Senior Leadership team in downtown Reno, June 12-14, and will relocate full time his family from Fort Collins, Colorado […]
GBI Media Contest May 2023 Submissions
The theme for May’s media contest was “Nature’s Phenomena,” and our field personnel came though — dare we say it? — phenomenally. The winning entry, above, comes to us from Research Associate Joey Nadeau, who is providing GIS Data Management Support at Garnet Canyon (Grand Teton National Park). It was during his work at Middle […]
