Evaluating the effects of red squirrel middens in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

As part of our work in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, this project aims to determine whether red squirrel middens affect biodiversity or species occupancy and if so, which guilds (i.e. carnivores, herbivores, etc.) are most or least affected. Stationed in a lodgepole pine stand in the Bridger Teton National Forest, Lauren Wetterau is surveying biodiversity via vegetation surveys, bird point counts, and wildlife cameras, comparing midden locations with paired random locations.