Technology for ecological restoration, wildlife conservation, international development. Wireless communications nerd. https://bsky.app/profile/freaklabs.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/freaklabs.bsky.social/post/3lpildriarc25Had a great time chatting with Dr. Meredith Palmer & Elecia White on the Embedded podcast. The theme was conservation technology & we felt it was important to have the tech & ecology side represented. embedded.fm/episodes/501 https://embedded.fm/episodes/50119 May 2025 02:59 +0000at://did:plc:ragypxaofjy5xxo7l6ca7wiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpildriarc25https://bsky.app/profile/freaklabs.bsky.social/post/3lpbjcvdcvs2dWe’re thrilled to be hosting our first-ever in-person workshop on Boombox at ICCB 2025! Join us for a free, day-long workshop on Boombox, one of the newest additions to the conservation tech toolkit. It's used in animal behavior, deterrence, & HWC research. More info: boomboxproject.org/iccb2025/16 May 2025 07:34 +0000at://did:plc:ragypxaofjy5xxo7l6ca7wiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpbjcvdcvs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/freaklabs.bsky.social/post/3llbz7ofnek2uJacinta and I are really honored to be two of the judges for the 2025 WILDLABS Awards. It's such an amazing program and is giving life to many fascinating conservation technology projects. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Mar 2025 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:ragypxaofjy5xxo7l6ca7wiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3llbz7ofnek2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/freaklabs.bsky.social/post/3li42qy6jh22gA recent maintenance trip to our main sensor network deployment site in Australia. It's a collaborative project with Bush Heritage and Monash University and we've been collecting data on the reserve since 2023. We're looking at how the ecosystem & soil respond over time after restoration works.14 Feb 2025 01:34 +0000at://did:plc:ragypxaofjy5xxo7l6ca7wiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3li42qy6jh22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/freaklabs.bsky.social/post/3lhydkxjags2rLooking forward to reading the US National Nature Assessment report and awed by the courage of the people involved that are trying to publish it, even after it had been killed. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/after-trump-killed-a-report-on-nature-researchers-push-ahead-with-release/12 Feb 2025 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:ragypxaofjy5xxo7l6ca7wiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhydkxjags2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/freaklabs.bsky.social/post/3lgftzym4qs2vHi everyone. We're proud to announce we'll be hosting a free, day-long workshop on wireless sensor networks for conservation at ICCB 2025 in Australia. It's a hands on workshop tackling the complex topic of setting up field comms networks in rugged outdoor environments. Hope to see you there!23 Jan 2025 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:ragypxaofjy5xxo7l6ca7wiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgftzym4qs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/freaklabs.bsky.social/post/3lch4rjeaa22qGreat news for amphibians and hopefully a turning point for this population that almost got wiped out by the frog fungus. https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/amphibians/yellow-legged-frog-yosemite04 Dec 2024 02:38 +0000at://did:plc:ragypxaofjy5xxo7l6ca7wiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lch4rjeaa22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/freaklabs.bsky.social/post/3lcemuowmts2iA fascinating article that highlights the promise and problems of open source environmental projects. https://opensource.net/closing-the-gap-accelerating-environmental-open-source/03 Dec 2024 02:49 +0000at://did:plc:ragypxaofjy5xxo7l6ca7wiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcemuowmts2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/freaklabs.bsky.social/post/3lcdgi7xbm52iI’ve been looking for a restoration ecology starter pack and someone finally pointed me to it. In case you’re also interested, here it is :) [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Dec 2024 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:ragypxaofjy5xxo7l6ca7wiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcdgi7xbm52ihttps://bsky.app/profile/freaklabs.bsky.social/post/3lbtllvlzjl25Would anyone know if there was an ecological restoration starter pack floating around somewhere?26 Nov 2024 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:ragypxaofjy5xxo7l6ca7wiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbtllvlzjl25https://bsky.app/profile/freaklabs.bsky.social/post/3lbqsh5tstc2tIt’s very disappointing to hear this. The sad thing about a lot of conservation technology is that they can also be used for human surveillance just as much as wildlife monitoring. https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/wildlife-monitoring-technologies-used-to-intimidate-and-spy-on-women-study-finds25 Nov 2024 05:35 +0000at://did:plc:ragypxaofjy5xxo7l6ca7wiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbqsh5tstc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/freaklabs.bsky.social/post/3lbom77fmwu2eHmmm…I’m just following all the ecology starter packs I see. Feed be damned, I’ll filter the firehose later!24 Nov 2024 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:ragypxaofjy5xxo7l6ca7wiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbom77fmwu2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/freaklabs.bsky.social/post/3lbioquxny22iOne of the perks of working in the field. You get a lot of interest from the locals...22 Nov 2024 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:ragypxaofjy5xxo7l6ca7wiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbioquxny22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/freaklabs.bsky.social/post/3lbgcrt44vc2kJust finished the survey. Make your voice heard :) [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Nov 2024 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:ragypxaofjy5xxo7l6ca7wiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbgcrt44vc2k