This project has always been more than just my Master's thesis - I just never knew how all the pieces would fall together until very recently. I couldn't choose just one scope! There is need for this work in every ecosystem across the planet, and we have to start doing it immediately.

Bringing this project into the public domain will enable me to pursue my research question while simultaneously providing a forum to share knowledge and achieve the conservation community capacity building that was central to my original inspiration.

We are making preparations to formalize as a 501(c) non-profit organization working to achieve ecosystem conservation objectives through community engagement and science education.