Motion sickness on boats?

 Field work often means working on boats when recreational boaters would stay home.

from https://www.facebook.com/reel/826698765757409

1. Inhale isopropyl alcohol

2. Over-the-counter children's Gravol under the tongue. 

3. Ginger chews or sniffing ginger.

42 new Conservation Job listings

 

Alphabetical by state (4 in Virginia):

AR

Arkansas Conservation Corps (ARCC) | Conservation and Disaster Response Team Members and Leaders | Fayetteville, AR | 675 and 1200 hour

Fayetteville, Arkansas Conservation Corps of American YouthWorks

AZ

Conservation Crew Member

Flagstaff, American Conservation Experience

CA

Regional Trail Stewardship Coordinator (Southern CA)

Sacramento, Pacific Crest Trail Association

Senior Regulatory Permitting Specialist

San Francisco Bay Area, WRA Inc

Marine Science Instructor

Santa Cruz, O'Neill Sea Odyssey

Archaeologist

Sonora, Tuolumne River Trust

Forest Operations Specialist (I)

Sonora, Tuolumne River Trust

2^nd SEND

CO

Field Logistics Coordinator

Denver/Lakewood, Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado

(Part-Time) Northern Front Range Volunteer and Partnership Coordinator

Greeley, Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado

Resilient Water Program Manager

Steamboat Springs, Yampa Valley Sustainability Council

Outdoor Education Instructor (Fall 2024) - Colorado

Larkspur, Stone Canyon Outdoor EdVentures

Climber Steward

Louisville, Access Fund

2^nd SEND

DC

Senior Soil Health and Biochar Scientist

Washington, American Farmland Trust

Senior Officer, Conservation and Financial Planning, Enduring Earth (PFP - Project Finance for Permanence)

Washington, Pew Charitable Trusts

2^nd SEND

Course Blogs

 The links to your colleagues' blogs are below.  You will see a LOT of great work.  We're still waiting for four folks to debug some things and two of our colleagues who are studying military bases have asked to withhold their information or at least until they receive permission.  

If I've misrepresented you or your study area, misconfigured your preferred link, or if you want to make any other change under my control, please notify me right away at 571-482-8298.

Course Blogs

• Zach - Brook Road, Richmond, VA
• Whitten - Pony Pasture, Richmond VA
• Shelby - Nisqually Wildlife Refuge, WA
• Sarah - Sonoran Desert, AZ / Mexico
• Rey - Shenandoah Nat'l Park, VA
• Quatrella - Oleta River S.P., TX
• Orisia - St. Kitts & Nevis Coral Reefs
• Makayla - Hermann Park, TX
• Madison - Caw Caw Interpretive Ctr., SC
• Kim - Greenspring Montessori, MD
• Kendall - Lake Norman, NC
• Kelsea - Bermuda
• Kate - New Bristow, VA
• Jossie - Southeastern U.S.
• Jim - COURSE BLOG
• Garrett - Weyanoke Sanctuary, VA
• Dakota - Niger Delta
• Connor - Kennesaw Mt, N.B.P., GA
• Chris - Pocosin Swamps, NC
• Bella - Elkhorn Slough, CA
• Anna - Pūpūkea Marine Life C.D., HI
• Abigail - Grandfather Mountain, NC

You can see how I've shared these links on the right-hand column on our course blog (https://vt-biodiversity-2024.blogspot.com/).  If you click on "More" at the bottom of this post you can also see and capture the HTML code if you want to customize how you share theses links.

Invasive plant leaf rocket

 Invasive cattails, especially Narrow-leaved Cattail (Typha angustifolia)

 grow rapidly and crowd other plants species, and also provide poor habitat.  But they can make great leaf rockets.  Click on the image (right) or on this link: 
facebook.com/share/r/iM4tsnTwPHX9h9Ui/ 

to see the simple trick.

Dengue Fever coming to the U.S. as average temperatures climb.

 In the U.S., mosquito bites have always been a part of summertime. Now, with rising global temperatures expanding their habitat, deadly-disease-carrying mosquitoes are beginning to encroach on southern states.

What's happening?

The Washington Post reported that dengue fever, a common mosquito-borne virus, is surging worldwide. "[There are] a record 10 million people who have fallen ill with dengue so far this year," the Post reported. Put another way, that's approximately 1 in every 800 people on the planet.

These mind-boggling case numbers have been recorded everywhere from Puerto Rico to Nepal, and even in previously untouched countries, per the Post. 

The skyrocketing numbers led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue a warning in June, alerting travelers and healthcare providers to be aware of increased dengue risk.

"The storm's comin', folks," said Grayson Brown of the nonprofit Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit, per the Post. "It's here in Puerto Rico, but [the States are] going to feel it pretty soon."  

Underwater Geology of Hawaiian Islands

These images reveal how the volcanic hot spots emerge as plates move over time.

from https://hasanjasim.online/the-underwater-geology-of-the-hawaiian-islands-is-simply-incredible 

Three Ways to Help Conserve African Wildlife

 Three Ways to Help Conserve African Wildlife

Guest Bloggers: Alyssa Hayes and Amelia Keng

    

Photo credit: A. Hayes, 2023

In August 2023, Alyssa Hayes traveled to South Africa and spent a week on a wildlife preserve called Sabi Sands. This preserve is located directly next to Kruger National Park in the northern part of South Africa. Since there is no fence between Sabi Sands and Kruger, the wildlife roams freely across both areas. 

Each day while at the reserve, our group went on two multi-hour drives through the savannah. On each drive, there was a tracker (a person who helped to find and then identify the animals) who sat on the very front of the Land Rover, and also a ranger who drove the Land Rover. Both the tracker and the ranger provided explanations about the animals, their behavior, and their natural habitat. Visitors also participated in a bush walk through the savannah, where they saw the paw prints and droppings (or scat) of several different animals. On that walk, visitors also saw the skeleton of a giraffe, a resulting casualty from an attack by a pride of lions (Panthera leo).  

The Sabi Sands lodge where the visitors stayed was located directly next to a river.  It was an “open” lodge, which means that it did not have any fences around its property.  As a result, there were many animals on the property. During the day, there were both impalas (Aepyceros melampus) and kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), a form of antelope, as well as Vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops) and Samango monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis) and the