Services
Zoochory is defined as the dispersal of seeds or spores by animals. Through my work, I practice zoochory to share seeds or spores of knowledge. Whether it's a guided hike that provides you with the tools to better identify insects on your own or a plant inventory for your residence that allows you to understand and manage your landscape, my goal is to provide some education so that you can help to improve the ecology of the world around you. See below for a list of the services that I can provide to you, your family, or your friends!
Guided Hikes
Plant ID, rare plants
Insects
Fungi
How to use iNaturalist
Foraging and foraging ethics
Ethical native seed collection
Night Hikes
UV night hikes
Black-lighting (for moths and night-flying insects)
A light-trapping event at Lake Houston Wilderness Park. Photos by Jake Eshelman.
Presentations
Intro to Entomology
Forest Ecology
Fungal Ecology (local examples of fungal interactions with plants, insects, etc.)
Ornithomycology (Birds & Fungi)
The ornithomycology presentation being given for Travis Audubon Society and Central Texas Mycological Society. Photo by Bre Enright.
Workshops
log inoculation
bee-lining
Volunteers inoculating glossy privet (Ligustrum lucidum) with native Ganoderma fungus in the Barton Creek Greenbelt. Photo by Angel Schatz.
Other
Plant surveys/inventories
Tree health assessments
Native landscaping consultations
Insect surveys
BioBlitzes
A bee BioBlitz for the (Bio)Diversity Bonds photo project by Jake Eshelman. Photos taken by Jake Eshelman.