At the HERS Lab, we believe that meaningful collaborations drive stronger science and more effective solutions. Across our varied research units, we partner with agencies, tribal nations, nonprofits, private landowners, and community and industry organizations to deliver high quality research, analytical support, and applied expertise. Our flexible, collaborative approach ensures that the services we provide align with your objectives and the unique ecological contexts in which you work. Services we provide include the following:
Telemetry study design & implementation (roosting, foraging, habitat use)
Presence/absence surveys for terrestrial vertebrates
Passive acoustic monitoring for bats
Camera trapping
Small mammal & mesocarnivore trapping
Wildlife monitoring project design at any scale
Bat acoustic call analysis
Bat trainings, workshops & field courses
Lagamorph surveys
Owl Surveys
Point-count surveys
Motus tower siting, construction & tagging support
Seed collection & propagation of native species
Amplification of small wild鈥慶ollected seed lots
Cultivation of difficult or novel plant taxa
Sourcing regionally adapted native plant materials
Advanced data processing & statistical modeling
Species distribution modeling
Trend analysis & population estimation
Quantitative modeling for ecological datasets
Interpretation of analytical results
Production of clear, defensible data products
Trend analysis
Presence/absence surveys across taxa
Acoustic monitoring for bats
Habitat & rangeland health assessment (AIM, LPI, MIM, soil, water, SOS)
Phenology surveys for rare plants
Monitoring plan design tied to species & landscape needs
Activity, presence, and guild-level bat call analysis
Long-term monitoring within restoration projects
Restoration planning & end鈥憈o鈥慹nd project management
Evaluation of site conditions & restoration strategies
Approaches to improve wildlife connectivity & habitat resilience
Rangeland health assessments to inform restoration
Installation & long鈥憈erm monitoring of restoration projects
Spatial analysis & geodatabase development
Professional map production in ArcGIS Pro
Metadata creation for spatial datasets
Dynamic web maps, hosted layers & custom web apps
Field Maps and Survey123 mobile data tools
StoryMaps integrating maps, text & multimedia
Interested in working with us?
If you鈥檙e interested in working with us or in any of the services above, we鈥檇 be happy to talk.
For bat projects, please reach out to Beth Ward to start a conversation.
For habitat restoration or native plant materials, contact Emily Zamarripa.
For all other inquiries, contact Matt Shinderman.