Joined: Apr 16, 2012 Last Active: Oct 3, 2024 iNaturalist
https://wildcolumbia.org/2023/01/09/liberty-hills-camas-and-the-impact-of-mining/
Wild Columbia is a guide to hiking, camping, and wildlife viewing in Columbia County, Oregon, made in conjunction with an ongoing survey of reptiles and amphibians in the region: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/columbia-county-reptiles-and-amphibians
We're also involved in an effort to save the Liberty Hill camas meadow: https://wildcolumbia.org/2021/02/17/what-makes-liberty-hill-special/
I'm a native of St. Helens, Oregon and focused on my hometown for now, but have also been a herpetologist, science teacher, and citizen scientist involved in the surveying and inventorying of herps across the world. Some recent projects:
Essay series on water, herps, and extinction in California.
https://bangkokherps.wordpress.com/2018/10/23/california-waters-frogs-of-the-socal-mountains/
https://bangkokherps.wordpress.com/2018/12/03/california-waters-the-deserts/
https://bangkokherps.wordpress.com/2018/12/27/california-waters-salamanders-in-the-cracks/
https://bangkokherps.wordpress.com/2019/09/05/california-waters-frogs-of-the-frozen-reaches/
https://bangkokherps.wordpress.com/2019/09/10/california-waters-what-can-be-restored/