Ava Silverberg, Entomology Research with the Brosi Lab at RMBL, Week 5
Wow! Five weeks went by so fast! My last couple of days at RMBL, consisted of our typical fieldwork but we also engaged in bug pinning! The QNEST team had collected some syrphids and bees for us, so on Tuesday we got to work pinning them for further identification at UDUB. This process was both tedious […]
Ava Silverberg, Entomology Research with the Brosi Lab, Week 4
Hello again, everyone!! This week has been eventful and exciting! On Thursday, we had a thrilling encounter with a moose at our site—such a cool experience! Unfortunately, we’ve been noticing a lack of Linum lewisii flowers in bloom. So we spent some time scouting out new locations in Gothic and along AP for more Linum. […]
Ava Silverberg, Entomology Research with the Brosi Lab at RMBL, Week 2 & 3
Hello again!! Unfortunately, Cheska and I suddenly became very sick on Tuesday of last week and decided, for the safety of everyone, it would be best to stay home. And after a visit to urgent care on Thursday, it turns out we both contracted Covid-19! So week two of my internship was unexpectedly dedicated to […]
Ava Silverberg, Entomology Research with the Brosi Lab at RMBL, Week 1
Hello everyone! My name is Ava Silverberg, and I just began my internship this past week with the Brosi Lab at RMBL (Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory) in Gothic (Crested Butte), Colorado! I started on Tuesday, July 2nd, after heading to the Wilkinson Public Library in Telluride, Colorado, where I worked with the Pinhead Institute for […]
Ava Silverberg, Montrose High School
I’m Ava Silverberg, a dedicated high school student at Montrose High School with a passion for both environmental science and psychology. Through my involvement with students with alternative needs and my commitment to reducing my ecological footprint, I’ve developed strong problem-solving and collaboration skills, ready to tackle real-world challenges. Presently, I am actively engaged in […]