Learning about project organization using visualization tools. We learned the importance of conducting scientific research and having a good understanding of how parts of projects are linked together to achieve an overall goal. Thanks to Mariely Vega for offering the workshop to our REU students!

El Verde REU 2024 proposal presentations Our REU students presented their summer projects. They presented various plans and ideas, from flow reduction to macroinvertebrate assemblage. It was a great opportunity to learn about their diverse topics and different approaches to their experiments.

First Hike to Prieta conquered! We finally got to the El Verde Field Station and learned about the trail to Prieta, Tabonuco trees, Ortiga, and Palo de Cristal. We saw the SteamFRE project site and learned from Rafa about the electric exclusion project.  We are excited to begin our research!

We are having a great time at #2024SFS! Some of our lab members and collaborators already presented their work, the rest will be presenting soon. Great conversations about stream ecology, tropical ecosystems, and the effects of temperature and climate change.

Here's a list of presentations by our lab and collaborators at #2024SFS. We are looking forward to reconnecting with all our friends and making new ones!

This week we participated in the LTER Luquillo meeting. We learned about the different long term projects and future plans of the LTER. #ElVerde_REU#LUQLTER

We are ready to participate in the annual meeting of the Society for Freshwater Science! #2024SFS@freshwater-science.bsky.social

We are ready for another fun summer studying tropical ecosystems at El Verde Field Station, Puerto Rico. Stay tuned for posts on our summer activities! #ElVerde_REU

Hiking #ElYunque is awesome, but the legs scream at the end of the day! Thanks to Kevin & Nicole for downloading data from our temperature sensors in the forest (and for the pics).

Congratulations to Dr. Ayan Fleischmann, 2024 Hynes Award for New Investigators recipient! The paper supporting the award: 'Increased floodplain inundation in the Amazon since 1980' iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...#2024SFSfreshwater-science.org/2024-hynes-a...