Expeditions by Ryan Van Meter to Survey Biodiversity

Rupert (2009 to 2026)

A deep survey of the biodiversity of one mountain in Vermont over many years

100 Observations — 77 Identified Species

Gloucester (2021 to 2024)

Surveys of marine life and pelagic birds taken aboard New England whale watch boats

22 Observations — 9 Identified Species

Grasslands (2020 to 2024)

Surveys of the grassland bird species of New York

12 Observations — 5 Identified Species

Midlantic (July 2023)

A survey of species of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (MD) and the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge (DE)

25 Observations — 17 Identified Species

Penobscot (September 2021)

A survey of species of downeast coastal Maine from the Penobscot Bay to Acadia

6 Observations — 6 Identified Species

Switzerland (July 2021)

Species observed along a week of travels through Switzerland — from Zurich south to Lucerne and Lugano

4 Observations — 4 Identified Species

Everglades (March 2020)

A week-long survey of the biodiversity of the Everglades National Park in Florida in March 2020.

18 Observations — 16 Identified Species

Cape+Maine (Spring 2018)

A survey of species along the coast of the Gulf of Maine, from the southern shores of Cape Cod to Acadia

3 Observations — 3 Identified Species

San Luis (2014 to 2017)

Multi-year survey of the biodiversity of the San Luis Valley of Colorado

10 Observations — 10 Identified Species

Paros (August 2017)

A small sampling of species living on the Greek island of Paros and in its seas

9 Observations — 9 Identified Species

Seguin (Winter & Spring 2014)

Life in a Texas Pecan Grove on the Guadalupe River

4 Observations — 4 Identified Species

Muktinath (May to June 2013)

A six-week solo walk through the Annapurna Mountains of Nepal to survey Himalayan biodiversity — from पोखरा to मुक्तिनाथ

50 Observations — 48 Identified Species

Manahatta (2012 to 2013)

A survey of species living in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and other boroughs

5 Observations — 4 Identified Species

Austin (Summer 2011)

Expeditions

Exploring wild spaces to document biodiversity.

A deep survey of the biodiversity of one mountain in Vermont over many years

100 Observations — 77 Identified Species

Surveys of marine life and pelagic birds taken aboard New England whale watch boats

22 Observations — 9 Identified Species

Surveys of the grassland bird species of New York

12 Observations — 5 Identified Species

A survey of species of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (MD) and the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge (DE)

25 Observations — 17 Identified Species

A survey of species of downeast coastal Maine from the Penobscot Bay to Acadia

6 Observations — 6 Identified Species

Species observed along a week of travels through Switzerland — from Zurich south to Lucerne and Lugano

4 Observations — 4 Identified Species

A week-long survey of the biodiversity of the Everglades National Park in Florida in March 2020.

18 Observations — 16 Identified Species

A survey of species along the coast of the Gulf of Maine, from the southern shores of Cape Cod to Acadia

3 Observations — 3 Identified Species

Multi-year survey of the biodiversity of the San Luis Valley of Colorado

10 Observations — 10 Identified Species

A small sampling of species living on the Greek island of Paros and in its seas

9 Observations — 9 Identified Species

Life in a Texas Pecan Grove on the Guadalupe River

4 Observations — 4 Identified Species

A six-week solo walk through the Annapurna Mountains of Nepal to survey Himalayan biodiversity — from पोखरा to मुक्तिनाथ

50 Observations — 48 Identified Species

A survey of species living in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and other boroughs

5 Observations — 4 Identified Species

A survey of some of the many weird species living in Austin.

6 Observations — 6 Identified Species

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