He’s never not birding. It’s in his blood. Will Richardson of TINS has been introducing Tahoe’s natural history, science, and conservation issues to the public through walks and talks, citizen science programs, or other special events since 2010.
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The Tahoe Institute for Natural Science (TINS) is a nonprofit organization seeking to advance the natural history, conservation, and ecosystem knowledge of the Tahoe region. Its long-term goal is to bring a world-class interpretive nature center and educational facility to the Tahoe area.
TINS engages in multiple science, education, and outreach programs to promote greater appreciation, understanding, and stewardship of the natural resources of the Tahoe region. Founded by local bird experts Will Richardson and Kirk Hardie in 2010, Will has been working and birding in the Tahoe area since 1994.
Originally a seasonal Tahoe resident (spending summers running crews for the Point Reyes Bird Observatory elsewhere in California, and falls working for PRBO on the Farallon Islands off the coast of San Francisco), Will finally settled in Truckee in 2001, and has been intensively studying the region’s natural history and ecosystems ever since. He is currently working on a status and distribution guide for the birds of the Lake Tahoe basin, but his interests span all taxa: he has authored papers on chipmunks, butterflies, and his own discovery of the Tahoe basin’s second species of salamander. Will received his Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology from the University of Nevada, Reno, studying bird communities in Sierra Nevada aspen habitats.
He’s never not birding. He also attempts to squeeze in backcountry skiing, climbing, sea-kayaking, Ultimate Frisbee, and the occasional gig with his bands Üncle Rïco and Bison.