Coltan Pipinich, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses his time growing up in Montana, working for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, and his research on brown trout.

Jessica Harris, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses her time growing up in Michigan, mentors, women in conservation science, and her research on high-elevation pines.

Keith Wellstone, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses his time growing up in Minnesota and California, experiences in field ecology, and his research on trout in Yellowstone National Park.

Anna French, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses her time growing up in Minnesota, challenges in graduate school, and her research on signal crayfish in Montana.

Cayley Faurot-Daniels, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses her many technician positions and her love for field biology. She also discusses her research using eDNA to identify pollinators in Glacier National Park.

Nate Heili, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses his education, work in the west, and research on aquatic insects in irrigation ditches.

Carlisle Segal, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses her career trajectory, natural resource education, and graduate research on bison grazing and arthropods in Yellowstone National Park.

Drew MacDonald, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses his career trajectory, moving around, and research on juvenile lake trout in Yellowstone Lake.