DRI Conservation Ecology Lab

DRI Conservation Ecology Lab The DRI Conservation Ecology Lab conducts research to inform natural resource management in the SW.

We specialize in rare species monitoring, seed and germination ecology, restoration and invasive species, and scientific illustration and photography.

Interested in deepening your knowledge of the plant life at ? We’re partnering with and to bring you Botany Volunteer...
05/12/2026

Interested in deepening your knowledge of the plant life at ? We’re partnering with and to bring you Botany Volunteer Training that will cover:

🌱Identification of rare and native plant species found at the monument
🌱How to accurately collect and submit field data using Survey123
🌱Best practices for conducting surveys in the field

We only have a few slots left so follow the link in our bio to register ASAP!

04/26/2026

The desert looking pretty in pink and purple this year! :) Echinocereus, Mimulus, Sylvia, Krameria, and Opuntia.

It's been years since I've come across this beauty. Calochortus kennedyi, or the Desert Mariposa Lily, is a perennial w...
04/22/2026

It's been years since I've come across this beauty. Calochortus kennedyi, or the Desert Mariposa Lily, is a perennial wildflower in the lily family, native to the southwestern US deserts. The Cima dome fire scar holds gems.

04/12/2026

At DRI, Reno. They rally have some great coworkers :)

04/09/2026

The bearpoppies are blooming. Arctomecon californica is a NV state endangered plant and a real showstopper.

🪨We found a beautiful “biface”, that would have served several roles, could be a spear point one week, and a knife the n...
04/06/2026

🪨We found a beautiful “biface”, that would have served several roles, could be a spear point one week, and a knife the next, if you needed a small tool, you might strike a small flake off of this and use that, making what im holding a paleo Swiss Army knife of sorts. The material has the lovely name silicified volcanic! It’s a welded tuff with concentrated areas high in silica. There’s a big source of it north of Vegas.

✨️As with any finds like this, you take pictures and leave then exactly where they were✨️

Of the 21 species of horned lizards, 15 are native to the US!!! These little guys are super cute and specialized ant-eat...
03/27/2026

Of the 21 species of horned lizards, 15 are native to the US!!! These little guys are super cute and specialized ant-eaters, often eating >100 ants per day. They are also famous for defending themselves by inflating their bodies, hiding, or shooting blood from their eyes.

It's getting hot out there! Our team is out at Gemini solar this week!
03/20/2026

It's getting hot out there! Our team is out at Gemini solar this week!

03/08/2026

Any day out on the water is magical. The DRI Conservation Ecology Lab joined the botanists on the hunt for a rare, NV state endangered plant. The threexorner milkvetch.

Please donate so we can keep studying and protecting our desert ecosystems! 🙏❤️
02/25/2026

Please donate so we can keep studying and protecting our desert ecosystems! 🙏❤️

Perhaps you caught PI Tiffany Pereira on this morning! The Mojave is putting on a beautiful wildflower display! Go wand...
02/23/2026

Perhaps you caught PI Tiffany Pereira on this morning! The Mojave is putting on a beautiful wildflower display! Go wander!

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Las Vegas, NV
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