by Chrissy Very | Nov 2, 2026 | adventure scientists, citizen science, conservation, tree health & resilience, whitebark pine
Once a year, the Adventure Scientists team leaves home offices and meets in one place to put our work under real pressure. This fall, we spent four days in Montana’s Tom Miner Basin taking our volunteer program apart, rebuilding how we measure impact, and ending...
by Chrissy Very | Oct 6, 2026 | community, conservation, tree health & resilience, whitebark pine, women
Full Circle in Tahoe: Bringing Whitebark Pine Data Back to the Community That Asked for It Written by Lila Sadler, Forest Programs Manager Landing in South Lake Tahoe for the first time ever felt like a full-circle moment. If we haven’t met: I’m Lila...
by Chrissy Very | Sep 23, 2026 | pacific northwest, protect, skiing, snow, tree health & resilience, whitebark pine
A volunteer on skis can find what the Forest Service can’t easily reach. Here’s how ski tourers and splitboarders are closing the whitebark pine data gap. Somewhere in the Oregon Cascades, a Forest Service crew is deciding which trees to climb. Cage the...
