Poems and Short Stories

By Cooperative Research Units

An Unwavering Interest in Natural Resources

By Jeffrey Edwards (he/him/his), University of Missouri

Our Next Lap Around the Sun

By Dara Farrell, Postdoc, University of Washington

A (not so typical) day in the life of a quantitative ecologist

By Brielle K Thompson, University of Washington

Musing on Becoming a CRU Scientist

By Wendy Turner, Wisconsin Wildlife Cooperative Research Unit

Missing Pieces

Love Jeffrey

Food for Thought

"I find the student presentations to be highly inspirational and the students’ enthusiasm, energy, and excitement are palpable. I generally leave these meetings in good spirits, inspired by the highly talented individuals who are working within our program to help create a better future for fish, wildlife, humans, and all other living creatures and their habitats." Jonathan Mawdsley, CRU Chief

Building trust and communicating effectively

Equal Opportunity at the American Fisheries Society by Hadley Boehm

young of the year walleye pollock

Mindfulness is the art of bringing your awareness into the present moment by Donna Reed

Cape Alava Sunset

We came here to learn how to help at the CRU All-Hands Meeting by Caleb Roberts

Animated map of the continental U.S. and paired line chart.

Our Next Lap Around the Sun by Dara Farrell

An Unwavering Interest in Natural Resources by Jeffrey Edwards

A (not so typical) day in the life of a quantitative ecologist by Brielle K Thompson

Message in a Niskin Bottle by Dani Bartz

Musings on Becoming a CRU Scientist by Wendy Turner

Mentoring by Joe Zydlewski

When the Canary Leaves the Coal Mine by Nicole Doran

Build trust and communicate effectively by Anonymous

A view from Wyoming by Greg Nickerson