Seeing the Forest and the Trees

How to do groundbreaking research in eight (not so) easy steps, with Margaret Metz, assistant professor of biology at Lewis & Clark College.

Conducting field research in the Amazon rainforest sounds enticing on its surface. Perhaps you imagine spending your days immersed in the constant hum of insects as you trek through lush vegetation. Or maybe you visualize standing at the foot of a towering waterfall as exotic birds soar overhead.

The reality, however, looks a little different.