Marine mammal biologist at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Professional Track & Sign Certification, Ventura / Cuyama CA via Tracker Certification North America. Member: Certified Wildlife Trackers Association.

My interests include wildlife tracking, birding, insect identification, fishing, locating obscure desert springs, and backpacking.

If you want to learn more about the natural world, I encourage you to get into tracking and accelerate your learning process with a local tracking group and eventually a quantitative evaluation with http://trackercertification.com

If you are looking for a cheap and sustainable alternative to dish sponges, read my journal post on Marah macrocarpa seed pods: https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/jim_carretta/21696-marah-macrocarpa-seed-pods