National Geographic Society's Impact Story Lab

From the Education Resource Library! Wildlife ecologist Rae Wynn-Grant proves you can be a self-identifying "city girl" while also pursuing passions in the forest. GPS-tracking, modeling natural habitats, and forecasting migratory patterns are all essential for her mission: studying black bears and their behavior around human areas. Rae exercises GIS tools in South Lake Tahoe where locals—humans and bears alike—are learning how to coexist.