Restoration Science Ecologist Ashley Verna heard from her team that a rodent of some kind was being captured on video by a camera trap, as part of River Partners’ Before-After Control-Impact (BACI) monitoring project in the San Joaquin Valley. When Verna saw the rodent at the 26,800-acre San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex, where River Partners is restoring 274 acres over multiple areas, she immediately identified it as a kangaroo rat hopping around. Yes, they really do hop! What’s most no