Four years of hard work has finally paid off! I successfully defended my PhD dissertation yesterday and earned a statistics and college teaching certificate along the way. I am excited to enter the next chapter of my life as Dr. Clarke!!
#PhD #graduation #dissertation #newdocwhodis

When your hound dog wakes you up at 4AM and won’t let you sleep past 5:30, but decides he didn’t get enough sleep last night…
#sleep #bagelhound #lazydog

It’s fire season! We completed fires for our patch-burn grazing (PBG) treatments at the Central Grasslands Research Extension Center. Our research shows that PBG can blend conservation and livestock production for a win-win solution in working landscapes.
#conservation #wildlife #prescribedfire

Two more Christmas Bird Counts in the books. We had 61 for the Fargo count and are still tallying for the Bluestem count. Highlights are: White-crowned Sparrow, Clay-colored Sparrow, Song Sparrow, and Spotted Towhee.
#christmasbirdcount #birds #citizenscience

North Dakota winters turn every snowy step into a challenge, yet the snow holds a quiet peace.
#winter #NDSU #snow #photography

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #5,022,712!

Added another #Ecology game to our board game collection. Can’t wait to play it with @eggalynn.bsky.social!

My girlfriend and I loved putting together this #kingfisher! Keep them coming, I need to expand our #bird collection @lego-group.bksy.social!
#LEGO

Hey everyone! I recently migrated (bird pun intended) to bluer skies and figured I’d introduce myself!

I’m a PhD student at NDSU examining grassland bird responses to prescribed fire and unique grazing practices that balance production and conservation. I look forward to sharing my field work!