Graphic with text: Meet the museum team, Jordan, GIS Analyst, Alabama Natural Heritage Program with logo. Within the graphic is a photo of a woman wearing glasses smiling at the camera holding a clear container with fish inside.

A woman wearing glasses and a hat smiling at the camera holding a clear container with fish inside.

A woman wearing protective gear standing next to a dry landscape with spots of burning grass.

✨Meet Jordan✨

🌳Jordan is our GIS Analyst with the Alabama Natural Heritage Program. She maintains data on species of conservation concern.

🔥She also loves helping with prescribed burns whenever she can!

📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!

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Dark grey salamander walking on leaf litter.

Purple/grey salamander curled on brown magnolia leaf litter.

A scientist in field gear sitting on the forest floor next to a Red Hills Salamander on the leaf litter.

The secretive Red Hills salamander lives just beneath the surface. Biologists from #ALNHP use environmental DNA (eDNA) from burrow soil to detect these threatened, endemic creatures without disturbing them—helping guide conservation. 🌱🔬

📷 1-2: Jim Godwin
📷 3: Kevin Hutchinson

#FromTheFieldFriday

✨Meet Francesca✨

🐍Our ALNHP researcher studies Eastern Indigo Snakes & other endangered species. She loves spending time in the field with reptiles and amphibians and enjoys scuba diving, reading, baking, and traveling!

📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!

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✨ Meet Al! ✨

🌻Our Botanist has spent 30+ years studying AL's rarest plant life. He’s worked on conservation plans, monitoring and assessing plants. He enjoys photography, farming, and outdoor adventures!

📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!

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✨ Meet Joe! ✨

🦎 Joe Jenkins is a Research Associate with #ALNHP He conducts research relevant to conservation of AL herps, like the Flattened Musk Turtle. He enjoys hunting to feed himself with wild game!

📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!

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✨ Meet Jim! ✨

🦎 Our Staff Zoologist has spent 30+ years studying AL's amphibians & reptiles. He’s worked on Indigo Snake reintroduction, turtle research, and eDNA surveys—and loves exploring waterways!

📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!

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Keep it 100 in the field 🌳🌊☁️

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🎉👏Congrats to Jim Godwin, our Zoologist with the Alabama Natural Heritage Program for his Spirit of Sustainability Award!

Learn more:

🔗 sustain.auburn.edu/people/ssa/j...

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