Welcome to Lake County!!
Hello from your 2023 Lake County Turtle Team! Last Saturday, after wrapping up finals, we packed up the car and made our way to Lake County for the summer. This week, I am brushing up [...]
No Turtle Unturned
When I pictured my academic path, I rarely, if ever, thought about turtles. When I tell people I am a vet student, the most common response is: “Aw, you must really like dogs and cats.” [...]
Be the F word
My grandpa used to always tell me that "You're a fool if you don't make a plan, and you're a fool if you think your plan is going to work." I feel like if this [...]
Jackie, I can’t control the weather!
Hey hey everyone, welcome back to another Cook County weekly update! I got back from Poland on the 4th of July, and after waiting 3 whole hours for my luggage [...]
Blanding’s Bowl 2022
Back at it again this week with another return to the swamp for the 9th Annual Blanding's Bowl with the Lake County crew. Every team of biologists, vets, and students set out traps at the [...]
Softshells: Hand Hazard
Dr. Kaitlin, Chris, and I set up traps on Monday to kick-start the week. Since the weather was looking very iffy for the next few days, we decided that we shouldn’t move our traps to [...]