Scott LaPoint
@scottlapoint.bsky.social
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Fisher fan, family man, and the Director of Research at Black Rock Forest.
Haven't posted in a while, but wanted to introduce LYRU 8 to the community. He's our first adult male
#bobcat
with an eobs GPS collar! Looking forward to seeing how he navigates our region. Volume up!
#movement
#ecology
@blackrockforest.bsky.social
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about 2 months ago
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I'm hiring! Please share! Join me this winter as a
#wildlife
#ecology
technician. 6 months at $18/hr and subsidized housing available. Maintain a
#cameratrap
array,
#bobcat
and
#fisher
live trapping transects, and telemetry. More:
blackrockforest.org/work_with_us
9 months ago
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Facilitating this funding program and the research it enables, is one of the most rewarding parts of my job. We look forward to learning from all of our recipients.
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 year ago
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Roland Kays
about 1 year ago
Roger Powell and I review my best camera trap videos and try to figure out how the heck fishers can kill a porcupine.
youtu.be/Q3MR_N2ng84
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Inside the Kill: How (we think) Fishers Hunt Porcupines
YouTube video by Wild Animals
https://youtu.be/Q3MR_N2ng84
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Black Rock Forest
about 1 year ago
Doing research in the
#HudsonHighlands
? Join our 14th biennial Research Symposium, June 23rd! We're seeking presenters in the fields of
#ecology
, natural history,
#archaeology
, technology,
#biology
! Learn more & submit your abstract by May 2nd here:
www.blackrockforest.org/past-researc...
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Biennial Research Symposiums - Black Rock Forest
The Hudson Highlands Research Symposium is a biennial event hosted by Black Rock Forest that showcases current research and scholarship from or pertinent to the Hudson Highlands region. The Symposium ...
https://www.blackrockforest.org/past-research-symposium-presentations
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Yeah, check it out. I wrote a little article on our
#camera
#trapping
efforts.
#wildlife
#ecology
add a skeleton here at some point
over 1 year ago
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Lost coyote? Enjoyed our first good
#snow
tracking session. This
#coyote
seems to check out our kiosk. Low
#animal
activity, but scenic.
over 1 year ago
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Congrats to the NYSDOT on their $324k award from the
#WildlifeCrossingsPilotProgram
and happy to say I had a small part in it! This allows us to develop a toolkit for identifying
#roadkill
and
#connectivity
opportunities. Safer roads! I look forward to working with you all!
over 1 year ago
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'Tis the season for
#cameratrapping
for me. Here's a nice sequence of a
#bobcat
mother and nearly full-grown kitten. Atypically interested in the lure.
#wildlife
#ecology
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over 1 year ago
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Stumbled across this
#Ambystoma
maculatum while checking
#cameratraps
inside
#BlackRockForest
yesterday. Any
#herp
folks know why it was out?
#fieldwork
over 1 year ago
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Please apply and share!
#Funding
! We're offering $10000 grants to do
#research
with
#conservation
application at
#BlackRockForest
. Send us your proposals:
www.blackrockforest.org/david-redden...
Deadline: January 26.
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David Redden Conservation Science Fund Small Grants Program - Black Rock Forest
2025 David Redden Conservation Science FundSmall Grants Program for Conservation Research at Black Rock Forest Grant awards of up to $10,000 will be made on a competitive basis to fund research […]
https://www.blackrockforest.org/david-redden-conservation-science-fund-small-grants-program
over 1 year ago
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