I know life ought to be better, and it will be, but that won’t keep me from saying over and over again: it’s beautiful, it’s beautiful, and it’s beautiful (from ‘O que é, o que é?” by Gonzaguinha, 1982) by Gabe Kayano Whenever people ask me what I do for a job, I tend to…
The Round River Conservation Studies Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Doug Milek as our new Executive Director. Doug replaces our longtime Founder and Executive Director, Dennis Sizemore. Doug has worked on many facets of Round River’s conservation efforts for 24 years with a focus on directing and expanding Round River’s…
Kaggie Orrick’s journey in conservation traces back to her semester abroad with Round River in the fall of 2008 in Namibia. During this experience, she was exposed to various conservation initiatives, including assisting with Save the Rhino Trust projects, conducting Ximenia (sour plum) transects, and participating in mapping exercises to understand wildlife movements. It was…
Round River’s Conservation Science Leader, Kimberly Heinemeyer, has resigned after 24 years of exemplary service and accomplishments. Kim provided direction and assistance to Round River’s work in Canada including the Great Bear Coast Information Team Ecosystem Spatial Analysis, Taku River Tlingit Land Use Plan, Muskwa-Kechika Management Area Conservation Design, Southern Lakes Initiative, Yukon North Slope…
T’akú Tlatsini (Places that Make Us Strong) Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area Round River is excited to share news of a major conservation advancement for the Taku River Tlingit First Nation, with the announcement of an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (IPCA). Round River first met with the Taku River Tlingit First Nation in 1998. At…
Maggie Triska, conservation scientist at RRCS, was invited to join 30 researchers in Paradise Valley, Montana for a workshop entitled: Transatlantic perspectives on Conservation and Wildlife Management. Participants came from government agencies, universities, and nonprofit organizations – with half arriving from Germany. The workshop took place at the end of May over 3 days and…
Leaders in Chilean Patagonia Agree to Strengthen Conservation—and Communities Pact among mayors, governors, civic organizations, and academics puts nature protection at the center of local development March 7, 2022 By: Makarena Roa, The Pew Charitable Trusts In a move designed to guarantee that the effective protection of national parks and reserves in Chilean Patagonia improves…
On May 7th, 2022, Round River Conservation Studies celebrated 30 years of wild lands conservation with an event held at Red Butte Garden and Arboretum in Salt Lake City, UT. It was a night to remember and we are grateful for the many guests who joined us in celebration of our successes and showing support…
Round River is very fortunate to welcome Dineo Keithome to our conservation efforts in Botswana’s Makgadikgadi National Park and Kalahari Game Reserve region. As a staff member of the Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Dineo has accepted a graduate position with the University of Botswana and the Okavango Research Institute to examine human-wildlife…
Round River Science Director Kim Heinemeyer is a coauthor on a new paper in the journal Global Ecology and Conservation, Volume 34, April 2022, e02019, “Wolverines (Gulo gulo) in a changing landscape and warming climate: A decadal synthesis of global conservation ecology research.” Abstract Wolverines are vulnerable to multiple, widespread, increasing forms of human activity so…