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Category: Research Projects

Heather holding a long-billed curlew with both hands in a farming field

Ten years with Heather Hayes

One of the hardest aspects of 2025 has been watching projects slip away that once supported Heather Hayes working for us full time. As many readers will know, she has been a staple on many of our projects: running outreach programming, picking up portions of research and field projects throughout the year, coordinating visitors to Lucky Peak, coordinating our fall raptor workshops, and serving as editor for these annual newsletters!

sun setting over mountains casting multiple hues of orange, pink, blue and purple. Red paintbrush flowers and green sagebrush glow in the foreground

2022 Lucky Peak Update

The smokey, amber-washed evening of July 14th—pleasantly peppered with the chip notes of soon-to-be migrants, and the laughter of five technicians who had no idea just how grateful they’d be to have found each other—set the tone for what was to be a joyful, if ominously warm, autumn.