October 2026 Newsletter
Director’s Letters ·
Oct 2026
· Jeni Blacklock
In her October letter, Executive Director Jeni Blacklock, PhD, reflects on what decades of watching reveal about a changing world.
Science Stories ·
Oct 2026
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.
Voices of RMBL ·
Oct 2026
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.
Field Notes ·
Oct 2026
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.