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MEET SADIE ULMAN

Avian Research Coordinator at the Alaska SeaLife Center

Sadie displays her creative dessert in the field

WHAT SHE STUDIES:

- Wildlife and habitat ecology

EDUCATION:

B.A. in Zoology from the University of Wisconsin- Madison

M.S. in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Delaware

HOMETOWN:

Black River Falls, Wisconsin

 

 

"PLANNING THE LOGISTICS, YOU ALWAYS MAKE 'PLAN A'...and then you hope you’ll get out there within a day or two of that plan, depending on the weather. Floatplane access is very weather-dependant: things like cloud cover, fog, and wind can delay flights. We’re dropped off at a site by a floatplane and we unload all our gear onto the riverbank. We have all our camp stuff in big drybags and totes and we set up camp there for a few days. We have our base camp and go from there on a daily basis to all our sites. When the floatplane comes back, we pack up all our stuff in the plane and the floats. You have to be creative with getting all your gear in there!"

Sadie describes some of her favorite things about working in the field. (1:04)

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