Field Notes — October 2026

Maddy Mengel, Carol Boggs and colleagues filming in a mountain meadow beside a truck

RMBL researcher Carol Boggs, PhD, set out to study what attracts male Mormon fritillary butterflies. That work grew into a summer of high-speed video, hyperspectral photos, and a trade of hummingbird footage for butterfly images.

Alumni Stories – October 2026

Diane Thomson's 1992 RMBL restoration ecology class in hard hats, posed by a bulldozer

Diane Thomson spent just one undergraduate summer at RMBL, and the lessons she took home about community and long-term data have shaped a career studying how ecosystems change.

Science Stories — October 2026

Close-up of a salamander larva with feathery gills on a white tray

Howard Whiteman, PhD; Kelsey Reider, PhD; Hamish Greig, PhD; and Amanda Klemmer, PhD, share what years of study at the Mexican Cut Preserve have uncovered, from glowing salamanders to a caddisfly on the move.

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