When the weather turns cold and rainy it's time to retreat to the lab to sort all of the samples collected in the summer. We have finished sorting through all of the pitfall traps (see this post about the pitfalls) and are now working on spider identification. Lauren J. and Estany are both learning how to identify spider families! It's slow work at first but goes pretty quick when you learn all of the spider anatomy terms.
Our lab has also been giving some presentations this winter! Estany gave a poster presentation at the RAFWE (Research Advances in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Ecology) symposium in Corvallis, OR. RAFWE is a symposium that is completely organized by the Fish and Wildlife Graduate students at OSU.
I also attended the Society for Ecological Restoration Northwest Conference last week in Portland, OR and presented some of my dissertation research. There were some amazing presentations!
I also attended the Society for Ecological Restoration Northwest Conference last week in Portland, OR and presented some of my dissertation research. There were some amazing presentations!