OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

As part of an ongoing collaboration with Nina Ferrari, a PhD candidate at Oregon State University’s College of Forestry, these illustrations were created to accompany her research and forthcoming publications. Nina climbs Douglas fir trees to study how microclimates and vertical habitats influence bird distribution in old-growth forests.

Study Species

CREEK LANDS CONSERVATION

Commissioned by Creek Lands Conservation in Arroyo Grande, these three illustrations depict the same reach of a Central Californian freshwater stream with varying water usage/management conditions and the subsequent impacts on groundwater, surface water, and the surrounding riparian habitat.

 MAD AGRICULTURE JOURNAL

Mad Agriculture magazine commissioned these three illustrations for Emily Rose Haga’s article, “For the Love of Plants!”, published in Mad Ag’s December Journal.

SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS BIOREGIONAL COUNCIL

Commissioned by the Santa Cruz Mountains Bioregional Council for their upcoming interpretive trail guide detailing the old-growth coast redwood forest in Big Basin Redwoods State Park and the impacts of the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fire. From left to right: knobcone pine, coast redwood sapling, tanoak, marbled murrelet, and red alder.

 ECOS X THE NATURE CONSERVANCY

In collaboration with Emerging Creatives of Science (ECOS), I created these illustrations for The Nature Conservancy’s social media campaigns surrounding World Migratory Fish Day and the 2024 update to the Living Planet Index: Migratory Freshwater Fishes.

ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS

These panels can be found on the islands of the Tristan da Cunha archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean.

CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS

These panels can be found in Montaña de Oro State Park, CA.

These panels can be found along the San Simeon Creek Trail in San Simeon State Park, CA.

 SANTA FE BOTANICAL GARDEN

Interpretive panels with these illustrations will soon be installed along Santa Fe Botanical Garden’s Piñon Juniper Woodland trail.

NPR

Design for NPR’s Women’s Work, a series of audio portraits of women ranchers across the West produced by Ashley Ahearn.

Design for NPR’s Mustang, a series exploring the complex issues surrounding mustangs, produced by Ashley Ahearn.

MORRO BAY NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM

Samples from an exhibit on display at the Morro Bay National Estuary Program’s Nature Center in Morro Bay, CA. Themes include the Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) life cycle and views of the Morro Bay Estuary.

FIELD NOTES: NAUTILUS LIVE + OCEAN EXPLORATION TRUST

“How do artists observe and document the world around them? Follow along with our expeditions in a new way and join artist Catie Michel as she explains how she sketches field notes while watching Nautilus Live. Good note taking skills help explorers remember what they see and develop future observation of the world. Asking questions and documenting observations are key parts of research, science, and art, and this 7-minute overview featuring our encounter with the magnificent gulper eel can jumpstart your own curiosity and creativity.”

FIELD NOTES: BOTANICAL STUDIES

FIELD NOTES: BAHÍA DE LOS ÁNGELES, BAJA CALIFORNIA

Collected while serving as a marine biology teaching assistant for Cuesta College students at Estación del Mar Cortés.

GREATER FARALLONES NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

Illustrations of local habitats for the Sanctuary Naturalist Course.