Click here to learn more about Jonathan J. Rossel, a veteran and scientist studying avian species in West Virginia! His experience demonstrates the many opportunities that exist for veterans who want to get involved in science and conservation!

Click here to learn more about S2S’s joint Citizen Science Event with Blue Star Families at Friedrich Wilderness Park! Click here to learn more about the experience of 12 veteran families who came out to learn about and participate in Citizen Science!

S2S delivers the final round of American Kestrel nest boxes to the Shenandoah Raptor Study Area under the care of Lance and Jill Morrow.

S2S supports wildlife biologist Kirk Gardner and the National Forest Service by providing two new nest boxes for their property!

S2S Executive Director Michael Cohn joins community stakeholders at Hempstead Plains Preserve to observe and document a controlled burn.

S2S Coordinator Bethanie Hall is hosting the 1000 Step-Up Challenge Fundraiser at True Spirit Crossfit in Bozeman, Montana to help raise funds for the S2S 2025 EcoRecon Expedition at Great Basin National Park in Nevada! Click here to learn more and sign up!

S2S provides an exciting update on its progress with The Great American Kestrel Project at Manassas Battlefield Park - February 2025.

S2S collaborates with the Cornell Cooperative Extension and a team of local plant ecologists and forestry experts on a Rejuvenation and Forestry Project at Tilly Foster Farm in Brewster, New York.

S2S presents at the University of South Florida with FWC Ridge Rangers and Polk County Parks and Natural Resources.

S2S presents to the New York Outdoor RX Coalition and a group of veteran stakeholders in order to share the citizen science opportunities in New York State!

S2S Executive Director Michael Cohn has become an Official SciStarter ambassador!

S2S is shining an important spotlight on the work of Coleton Irons, a snake biologist who has been studying the Great Basin Rattlesnake. The S2S EcoRecon team had a fabulous opportunity to work with Coleton and his assistant Maddelin Osterman during the S2S 2024 EcoRecon Expedition! Click here to learn more about Coleton’s work!

S2S has recently taken over management of a nest box network at Hempstead Plains Preserve in Long Island, New York!

S2S has been able to expand its program opportunities for its 2025 EcoRecon Expedition by partnering with the Great Basin Bird Observatory!

Learn more about Ali and the her work as both a veteran and a conservation scientist! Ali has been an invaluable help and team member since she has partnered with S2S to expand our outreach!

Bethanie Hall meets up with Amy Dolan to discuss upcoming BioBlitz at Great Basin National Park in the Summer of 2025. Bethanie and Amy met during the S2S EcoRecon Expedition at Great Basin National Park in 2024.

S2S Executive Director Michael Cohn has partnered with American Corporate Partners to provide career mentorship to veterans in their network!

S2S team member Adrian Stebbins went out with Polk County Parks and Natural Resources volunteers and officials to complete a Gopher Tortoise Survey!

S2S Director Michael Cohn and veteran Alixandra Lewis attend a Saw-Whet Owl banding session with Ben Spory at his banding station in Bergton, Virginia.

S2S delivers more nest boxes to Lance and Jill Morrow for its ongoing nest box rejuvenation project at Manassas Battlefield Park and the Shenandoah Raptor Study Area.