Hunter Line Cabin

National Geographic asked for it...I gave it to them.

To find out more about the BioBlitz visit http://www.nationalgeographic.com/conservation/bioblitz/

What's a cheesy way to make a USGS Topo Map Better?

So, what is a cheesy way to make a standard USGS Topographic Map better?

Add some hill shading!

Georgetown Waterfront

This map helped to define complicated easement boundaries in the park.

Dumbarton Oaks Map...of love...

This isn't my best map, but it is one of my favorites because I GPSed nearly all of the features in this map. So I essentially made it from scratch. All the features had to be GPSed for a huge database containing cultural features/resources in Rock Creek Park.

It is also a fun map because I made it for Sarah, who was leading an interpretive hike in this park at the time. I was trying to impress her and get her to notice me. I guess it kind of worked...we're now married.

Terp Time!!!

Our Wildlife Manager at Rock Creek needed some maps of the Box Turtles he had tracked using radio telemetry. He had been tracking turtles since 2002. These simple maps were used in an academic article.

All of these turtles are female. The female turtles leave their "Established Activity Range" when they go to lay their eggs. It is interesting to see how far they go to spread their species and ensure genetic integrity. ...I don't think Turtle 47 laid any eggs... This was still pretty early in the study.

My First "Real" Map

This was one of the first maps I made for Rock Creek Park. I was a rookie...but I was pretty happy with it.