ASC Featured in Al Jazeera America
Setting up a camera trap during training for the ASC Uintas Carnivore Survey. (Photo by Mike Quist Kautz) Writer Nate Schweber joined ASC this June, backpacking in northeastern Utah during our second training for the Uinta Carnivore Survey crew. Schweber was...
Postcards from the Prairie
Writing and Photos by Grace ElisonASC Landmark VolunteerOut on the prairie, every day brings something new and exciting—I never know what to expect. Here are a few of my favorite memories. May 19 Rachel and I pause as we crest the top of a ridge, our panting...
Collecting Water Samples on the Fly
Jessica Newley (Sailor, Environmental Educator, UW Photographer) onboard S/V Silent Sun, a 37 foot sailboat, last month during her 34 day passage from Mexico to the Marquesas islands in French Polynesia. (Photo courtesy of Jessica Newley) By Jessica NewleyASC...
LA to WA … via Glacier National Park
By Emily WolfeASC Staff Meet Julie Hotz. This summer she'll be thru-hiking the 1,200-mile the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, which runs from Glacier National Park, Montana, to Cape Alva, on Washington’s Olympic Coast. To get to the trailhead in...
Up Close and Personal with Burrowing Owls
(From Left) David, Gracie, and Brady check out one of the burrows. (Photo by Rachel Karlov) David examines one of the owls. (Photo by Rachel Karlov) By Rachel KarlovASC Landmark VolunteerDavid Johnson stands hunched over an unsuspecting burrow using the butt of his...
Landmark Highlights, in Haikus
Photos and Writing by Brady RossASC Landmark Crew MemberThis is the time to be on the prairie. Calves are roaming the hills, testing their mental courage against oncoming vehicles. Pronghorn and deer fawns are soon to join them. The prairie flowers are in full bloom,...
Give to ASC on Amazon Smile
Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation is now on AmazonSmile! 0.5% of eligible AmazonSmile purchases will be donated to ASC, in support of our mission to mobilize the outdoor adventure community to collect scientific data from some of the hardest-to-reach places,...
Phantom Predators
In Search of Lynx and Wolverines in the Uinta Mountains Canada Lynx (Photo by Emmanuel Keller) By Grace Kay MatelichASC Media CoordinatorOur planet is home to more than 7 billion people and 8.7 million known species. 5,416 of those species are mammals. As humans, we...
What’s in the Water? Reporting our First Freshwater Microplastics Results
The author gathering a sample from a lake in the Julian Alps after skiing the couloir in the background Story and Photos by Kt MillerASC Microplastics Adventurer As Mose drove, I could see a large stream running along the side of the road on the way to Ljubljana, the...
Landmark Highlights, in Haikus
Photos and Writing by Brady RossASC Landmark VolunteerThis is the time to be on the prairie. Calves are roaming the hills, testing their mental courage against oncoming vehicles. Pronghorn and deer fawns are soon to join them. The prairie flowers are in full bloom,...