Field research

The 10-day experience at Mountain Lake Biological Station was an opportunity for students to work as biologists in the field.

Even before the summer’s hottest, driest weather has arrived, wildfires have taken a heavy toll in some parts of the U.S. This spring, in collaboration with

Jenny Keller, copyright 2010 That science has benefited immensely from technological advances in the last few decades, or even the last century, is a fact. But one research tool that many scientists would argue need not be improved is the handwritten field notebook. Learn more about the art of scientific field notes and illustration in…

Farmland field rural landscape aerial vista by fotoVoyager

Let’s explore cartography for your nature journals and field sketchbooks. Adding maps is fun and although they can be challenging and even intimidating, they will greatly enhance not only your journals but your understanding of a place. Traditional maps with features such as contours and shading

Michael Canfield and I discuss how TR's note-taking habit honed Roosevelt's keen sense of observation, and the lessons that men can take from his adventurous life.

CNBC Make It analyzed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to identify 15 high-paying occupations that offer workers the ability to work outside while uncovering the planet's mysteries.

Sketchnotes from Research Thing meetup on 25 March 2013 ©ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. These photographs are presented here for viewing purposes ONLY. They are NOT royalty free images and may not be used for commercial or private use. Any such use of these images is strictly prohibited. Specifically, these images may not be copied, manipulated, be reproduced by any other means nor sold without prior written consent by the author. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons…

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This is something really interesting that I came across today while digitizing various material here at The New York Public Library - (where I work as Head Photographer doing digital archiving and reproduction photography of fascinating items from the various collections). This "Fundamentals of Exhibition Design" was written in 1937 by Herbert Bayer (a graphic designer, typographer, photographer, painter, environmental designer, sculptor and exhibition designer). It brings up some thought…

Figure 2. Measuring the dbh [diameter at breast height] of a Prioria copaifera tree (Fabaceae) at the Barro Colorado tropical forest site, Panama. (Zenith Batista and Eduardo Sierra, field supervisors and botanists, are taking the measurements, while Robin Foster [right] is looking through binoculars at the leaves to identify the species. The tree in the background is a Ceiba pentandra (Bombacaceae), one of the largest individuals in the experimental plot. Photograph taken 1990).

Planting rice.

I just launched the Vector Scouts Field Kit on Vector Mill! A huge thanks to @Amy Sullivan for guiding me through the screen printing of the wrappers for the kits at her awesome studio.

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Field work is the process of observing and collecting data about people, cultures, and natural environments