The science that is needed to conserve everything from alpine meadows to great white sharks is covered here as we interview young and seasoned scientists that are passionate about their profession and what they are studying. The podcast is hosted by the Department of Ecology at Montana State University in beautiful Bozeman, Montana (the views expressed in this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Ecology or Montana State University).
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Jessica Harris, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses her time growing up in Michigan, mentors, women in conservation science, and her research on high-elevation pines.Andrea Litt
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Keith Wellstone, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses his time growing up in Minnesota and California, experiences in field ecology, and his research on trout in Yellowstone National Park.Andrea Litt
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Anna French, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses her time growing up in Minnesota, challenges in graduate school, and her research on signal crayfish in Montana.Christopher Guy
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Cayley Faurot-Daniels, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses her many technician positions and her love for field biology. She also discusses her research using eDNA to identify pollinators in Glacier National Park.Andrea Litt
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Nate Heili, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses his education, work in the west, and research on aquatic insects in irrigation ditches.Christopher Guy
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Carlisle Segal, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses her career trajectory, natural resource education, and graduate research on bison grazing and arthropods in Yellowstone National Park.Andrea Litt
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Drew MacDonald, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses his career trajectory, moving around, and research on juvenile lake trout in Yellowstone Lake.Andrea Litt
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Alyson East, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses her career trajectory, struggles along the way, and research on remote sensing in the Amazon.Andrea Litt
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Fritz Kalakay, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses his career trajectory and research on aspens in Montana.Christopher Guy
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Katherine Sparks, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses her career trajectory and research on “High-Five Pines" (high-elevation pine trees).Christopher Guy
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Thomas Meinzen, a graduate in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses his career trajectory and research on pollinators that use roadside lands.Christopher Guy
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Lauren Gedlinske, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses her career trajectory and her research on floral scents and pollinators in Montana.Christopher Guy
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Addie Dutton — No Typical Days as a Fish Biologist: Fisheries Management in the Mitten State
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Addie Dutton, a graduate of the Department of Ecology at Montana State University from the Fish and Wildlife Program, discusses her career trajectory, hurdles associated with getting into the conservation profession, and her position as a Fisheries Management Biologist with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.…
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Justin Gude, a graduate of the Department of Ecology at Montana State University from the Fish and Wildlife Management Program, discusses his career trajectory and his current position at Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.Christopher Guy
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Kambwiri Banda — Helping animals: understanding the impacts of de-snaring on carnivores in Africa
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Kambwiri Banda, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses his career trajectory and research on the effects of de-snaring on carnivores in South Luangwa and Kafue National Parks.Christopher Guy
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Sean Hoy-Skubik — We are all born as a scientist: understanding the effects of climate change on long-lived pine trees
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Sean Hoy-Skubik, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses his career trajectory and research on the effects of climate change on the physiology of whitebark pine, limber pine, and Great Basin bristlecone pine.Andrea Litt
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Kadie Heinle, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses her career trajectory and research on how drought and brown trout influence Yellowstone cutthroat trout.Christopher Guy
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Elise Loggers, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses her career trajectory and research on Bear Management Areas in Yellowstone National Park.Andrea Litt
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Claire Bresnan, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses her career trajectory and research on Bison in eastern Montana.Andrea Litt
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Julie Cunningham, a wildlife biologist with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, discusses her career development and passion for the landscapes and wildlife of the west.Christopher Guy
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Ben Goodheart, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses his passion for conserving wildlife, career development, and research on wild dogs in Africa.Christopher Guy
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Start of Season 4: Dr. Robert Garrott — Wildlife Research and Advice for the Wildlife Profession and Students
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Dr. Robert Garrott, a professor in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University and Director of the Fish and Wildlife Ecology and Management Program (recently retired from MSU), discusses his amazing career in academia and studying large mammals throughout the world.Andrea Litt and Christopher Guy
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Ben Tumolo, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses some of his academic struggles and research on the net-spinning caddisfly as an ecosystem engineer.Christopher Guy
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Hayley Glassic, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses the need for a healthy work-life balance and her research on the Yellowstone Lake food web.Andrea Litt
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Whisper Camel-Means — From "digging around in the ditches" to creating highway underpasses for wildlife
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Whisper Camel-Means, a wildlife biologist for the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes, discusses her passion for all things wild, education, and her current job that involves evaluating underpasses for wildlife.Andrea Litt
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Ian Anderson, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses his passion for fisheries and his research on a fish passage structure in the Yellowstone River, Montana.Andrea Litt
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Mike Siemiantkowski, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses his passion for everything fish and his research on the tracking lake trout in Swan Lake, Montana.Christopher Guy
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Zach Macguire, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses his passion for wilderness, freshwater ecology, and the importance of mentorship. He also discusses his research on macroinvertebrates and trout in the Madison River, Montana.Christopher Guy
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Thomas Sutton, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses his passion for wildlife management and his research on mesic habitat restoration.Andrea Litt
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Colter Brown, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses his experiences growing up in Wyoming and his research on mountain whitefish.Andrea Litt
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Kristen Switzer, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses her passion for pollinators and her research on pollinators in Yellowstone National Park.Christopher Guy
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Evan Shields, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses his passion for wildlife and his research on the trumpeter swan in Yellowstone National Park.Andrea Litt
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Chloe Wasteneys, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses her winding path to graduate school, her love for trees, and her research on whitebark pine.Andrea Litt
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Jessica Eggers, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses growing up on the Crow Reservation in Montana and how that shaped her passion for conservation and education. She also discusses her research on interaction among arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, plants, and climate change.…
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Dr. Andrea Litt, Associate Professor in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses her career path and amazing research program on many wildlife species.Christopher Guy
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Shane Petch, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses his love for the outdoors growing up in western Colorado and how he has overcome some periods of self-doubt. He also discusses his research on Weddell seals in Antarctica.Christopher Guy
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Kristen Cook, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses her career path from horses to fish to mussels. She also discusses her career with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and how it intertwines with her graduate research on the Western Pearlshell mussel in Montana.…
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Tanner Cox, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses how he became interested in the natural resource profession and what the profession can do to better market to undergraduates. He also discusses his research on the endangered pallid sturgeon in the Missouri River above Fort Peck Reservoir in Montana.…
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Jonathan Merkle, a graduate student at Montana State University in the Department of Ecology, discusses his early love for museums and zoology. He also discusses his graduate research on African wild dogs.Andrea Litt
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James Waxe, a graduate student at Montana State University, discusses sage grouse research in Montana and Idaho. He also discusses his passion for the natural world and how that moved him to get a degree in fish and wildlife management.Andrea Litt
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Michael MacDonald, a graduate student at Montana State University in the Department of Ecology, discusses his wonderful path to graduate school. He also discusses his research on how caddisflies alter substrate stability and nutrient cycling.Christopher Guy
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Taylor Preul, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses her path and hurdles to graduate school at Montana State University. She also discusses her research on the conservation propagation program for westslope cutthroat trout in Montana.Christopher Guy
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Holden Reinert, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses his complex path to a graduate position at Montana State University and his research on the influence of beaver dam analogs on secondary production in streams.Andrea Litt
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Maddie Lewis, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses how she started her career in conservation and the path to her current position. She also discusses her research on bull trout in Graves Creek and East Fork Bull River, tributaries to the Clark Fork River.…
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Nate Bowersock, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses how he started his career working with charismatic megafauna and his current M.S. research on black bears in Yellowstone National Park.Andrea Litt
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Start of Season 2 - Dr. Guy shares what inspired him to start a career in fisheries science, his career development, and this podcast
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Dr. Christopher Guy with the Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit discusses the individuals that inspired him to have a career in fisheries science. He also discusses his research program and what motivated him to start this podcast.Andrea Litt
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Ben Triano, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses his research on Arctic Grayling in southwest Montana.Andrea Litt
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Nick Voss, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses how he got started in conservation and his research project on non-native smallmouth bass in the Yellowstone River in Montana.Christopher Guy
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