Shrubmarining: A Volunteer’s Journey Into Forests Before The Fires

by Chrissy Very | Aug 25, 2026 | adventurer spotlight, Audio, biodiversity, hiking, pacific northwest

Matt Leitzinger spent a June Saturday placing acoustic recorders in trailless country in the Glacier Peak Wilderness. By late summer, fires were surrounding them. There’s a word for it, and Matt Leitzinger didn’t learn it until afterward. He had described the worst...

How One Family’s Hikes Became a Decade of Data & Two Science Degrees

by Chrissy Very | Aug 14, 2026 | adventurer spotlight, Video

A chirp from a rockslide at Mount Rainier pulled the Soltys family into community science with Adventure Scientists. A decade later: published data, two science degrees, and a board seat. It started with a noise coming from a pile of rocks. A decade ago, John Soltys...

Guest Post: Going Rogue for Science

by Adventure Scientists | Dec 29, 2022 | adventurer spotlight, citizen science, Wild and Scenic Rivers

Abigail Taylor shares her experience volunteering for Adventure Scientists’ Wild and Scenic Rivers project, which provides water quality data to river managers of some of the most treasured waterways across the United States. In September 2022, she led a crew of...

Volunteer Spotlight: Seth Anderson on the Green River

by Adventure Scientists | Oct 27, 2022 | adventurer spotlight, citizen science, conservation, Rivers, Wild and Scenic Rivers

Earlier this year, a volunteer with our Wild and Scenic Rivers project shared some stunning photos from his expedition to collect water quality data. We caught up with Seth Andersen, a third-generation Coloradoan living on the western slope of the Rockies. Learn more...

Guest Post: Green River Adventures

by Adventure Scientists | Sep 20, 2022 | adventure science, adventurer spotlight

Have you ever gone far into the wilderness and wondered how scientists get data from such remote places? Sometimes scientists go with instruments stowed in expedition packs, but others depend on Adventure Scientists. Volunteer Lindsay Hunt shares her adventures during...

Guest Post: Meet the River Cowboy of the Red River

by Adventure Scientists | Mar 1, 2022 | adventurer spotlight

We asked volunteers with our Wild and Scenic Rivers project to share their favorite river stories. Enjoy the winning submission, a tribute to an outstandingly dedicated friend of the Red River in Kentucky by Laura Gregory, Kentucky Waterways Alliance Red River...