Community embedded ecologist helps bridge gap between researchers and locals
October 11, 2024
October 11, 2024
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 11 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
Haldre Rogers is determined to avoid the practice of "parachute research."
Rather than dropping into a location, conducting weeks of field work, and then leaving to finalize the results, Rogers believes in becoming a part of the community letting local research needs drive the questions, collaborating with those who know the land, training local biologists, and disseminating research di . . .
Haldre Rogers is determined to avoid the practice of "parachute research."
Rather than dropping into a location, conducting weeks of field work, and then leaving to finalize the results, Rogers believes in becoming a part of the community letting local research needs drive the questions, collaborating with those who know the land, training local biologists, and disseminating research di . . .