Text analysis using AI in R
Introduction Analyzing qualitative data is challenging. Such analyses are even more difficult when the topic is controversial and the results will drive important policy decisions. This post explores AI methods […]
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Arctic Genes in Alaska Magazine
An article I wrote about an expedition to collect wood frogs in the Alaska Arctic is now online at Alaska Magazine. I’ve included the teaser below, but check out the […]
Web scraping and text analysis in R and GGplot2
I recently needed to learn text mining for a project at work. I generally learn more quickly with a real-world project. So, I turned to a topic I love: Wilderness, […]
Stories of Subsistence in Wilderness – Inian Islands
Scroll to the end for the photo gallery. — I originally wrote this post for the Sitka Conservation Society‘s website in 2014. This trip was part of the Stika Community […]
Chasing Arctic Frogs
A short recipe for adventurous field science Take me to the photos! Step 1: Come up with a hair-brained scheme. My labmate Yara and I had been dreaming up the […]
Expedition: South Prince of Wales Wilderness
From my field notes, 17 August 2018: “Last night I slept on the flat bench of duff-covered ground at the base of the ‘camp tree,’ a white and skeletal cedar […]
A Wake in Space-time
I’m currently on my way up to Alaska for another supremely short season of guiding (just two trips this years). I was going through some old photos and came across […]
Replacing wolves on Isle Royale is bad policy and worse science
Overview: Isle Royale is an island in Lake Superior that is designated as a Wilderness Area and managed by the National Park Service. In the 20th century, wolves and moose […]
Stikine-LeConte Wilderness expedition
Over the summer of 2016 (between wrapping up my Masters starting my PhD) I spent 7 weeks back in Alaska on contract with Sitka Conservation Society and the US Forest […]
How to win the pyhrric battle over mountain bikes in wilderness
Can we preserve the sanctity of Wilderness as we know it, yet allow for consensus between mountain bikers and wilderness advocates? Yes, and we know the tactic works because the […]