On July 29th, 2026 We visited the IAMGOLD mine site to collect samples. During the visit we collected pollen samples from pollen traps, operated our environmental (eDA) air sampling devices, and retrieved specimens from Malaise traps. These samples will help us explore how pollen, airborne DNA, and insect diversity can be used to better understand plant–pollenator interactions, the effectiveness of revegetation efforts, and monitor the surrounding environment.
Installing the eDNA devices!
Collecting samples from the malaise traps.
Look at all this pollen!
Mateus, Sarah, Jessica and Willow finishing up sampling.
Pepinelli Lab 
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