Saw a Badger Today!

I saw my first badger today while working my sites on the Valles Caldera National Preserve.

(C) Nick Goforth 2013

(C) Nick Goforth 2013

(C) Nick Goforth 2013

Rainforest Tour at the Tirimbina Biological Reserve!

While attending IBRC/NASBR in Costa Rica we were able to go on a rainforest tour at the Tirimbina Biological Reserve.  We saw lots of beautiful and amazing flora and fauna including two species of bats, Tent-making bats and Honduran white bats!!

(C) Nick Goforth 2013

(C) Nick Goforth 2013

Attended the 2013 IBRC/NASBR Conference in San Jose, Costa Rica!

I just attended the 2013 joint meeting of the International Bat Research Conference (IBRC) and the North American Symposium on Bat Research (NASBR) in San Jose, Costa Rica at the Wyndham San Jose Herradura Hotel and Convention Center.  It was the largest meeting of bat biologists to date!  I was able to see several very interesting presentations on bat research being conducted all over the world and over a wide variety of topics.  Topics included acoustics, behavior, evolution, genetics, pathogens and parasites, the effects of windmills, and conservation.  Several students from Texas Tech University and one faculty member were also able to attend the meeting.  I am looking forward to next years meeting in Albany, New York and hope to be able to present some preliminary results from my study!

(http://www.ibrc2013.com/)

Guest Blog on the Verble Fire Ecology Lab Page

I was recently asked to submit a guest blog for the Verble Fire Ecology Lab page, which can now be seen on the Verble Fire Ecology Lab "News and Updates" page!  My guest blog was also mentioned on the Wildfire Today "Fire Updates" pages!