We don't study wild places from a distance. For over two decades, our team has worked in the field—tracking rare species, documenting ecological patterns, and learning the kind of knowledge that only comes from boots-on-ground experience in difficult terrain.

Our founder Paul Reilly brings 20 years of professional wilderness experience, with a Bachelor's in Botany and Master's in Ethnobotany grounding work that has taken him to some of the most remote ecosystems in the U.S. Extended stays with tribal communities in the Inland Plateau. Field seasons along the rugged Oregon Coast. The Everglades. New York's Adirondacks. Places where access is hard and the learning curve is steep.

We've specialized in finding the most difficult—rare fungi, cryptic plant populations, and understudied species. Work that requires reading landscapes at multiple scales: understanding seasonal fruiting patterns, tracking population dynamics, collecting voucher specimens for herbaria, and building knowledge bases that bridge traditional ecological knowledge with contemporary mycology and botany.

We bring thousands of hours in old-growth forests, alpine zones, wetland margins, fire-scarred slopes, and places where human impact is limited. Field work that continues each season—new observations, rare finds, deeper understanding of the places we study.

Now based in the Ozarks, our research focuses on the wild systems of this region while drawing on decades of cross-ecosystem experience.

Available for Contract Field Research

We work with researchers, institutions, and conservation organizations worldwide as contract field specialists. When your project requires difficult access, rare species expertise, or someone willing to work in conditions that make standard field protocols challenging—we're available.

Our services include:

• Biological sampling and voucher specimen collection
• Rare species surveys and population monitoring
• Mycological and botanical field documentation
• Ethnobotanical research support
• Remote site access and extended field deployments
• Cross-ecosystem comparative studies

We go where others won't. Not because it's dramatic, but because that's where the work needs doing. Steep terrain, limited infrastructure, long field seasons, challenging weather—these are conditions we're equipped for and experienced in navigating.

If your research requires field support from practitioners who read landscapes fluently, identify species confidently, and handle logistically complex deployments without complications, we're interested in hearing about your project.

Contact us to discuss field research collaboration, contract rates, and availability for upcoming field seasons.