A Message from Tobias, the new AF Director of Research
Me, rather excited about finding my first Spotted Salamander in Georgia (AWARE, Lithonia, GA) “Hi, I’m Tobias, the new Director of Research here at the Amphibian Foundation.”, I said to a new acquaintance at our headquarters at the Blue Heron Nature Preserve . She smiled and welcomed me to the building as though what I said to her was normal and not at all unbelievable. My six year old self had a dream to be a ‘natural wildlife preserver’ which has essentially come true now, but not how you might think. I never really knew what I was doing or had a real career plan. My path has been indirect to put it mildly. Dropping out of high school is not a detour likely to get someone into academia. A lot of people wander through life and find themselves drawn back to nature and conservation. And here I am with a plan to start something for people like me who are off the beaten path. There’s so many ways people get off track or leak out of the academic pipeline. If you love ...