Avery P. Hill
Research Scientist ยท California Academy of Sciences
Avery P. Hill
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DIY Well Water Tank Monitor
Monitor a well water storage tank in real time with a pressure sensor, ESP32, ESPHome, and Home Assistant
Apr 22, 2026
Legible Landscapes
Making biodiversity and environmental data legible to non-technical audiences through accessible web tools.
SF Biodiversity Game
A quick game to guess which is the most observed taxon in your San Francisco neighborhood. We use this at public events.
Apr 1, 2026
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Range Limits of Every Species in iNaturalist
A proof-of-concept, extending Brian Buma’s “Edges of (All) Life” to a global scale and adding altitude.
May 1, 2025
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CNPS Fire Followers Explorer
Interactive application to explore plant biodiversity patterns before and after wildfire events in California using data from the California Native Plant Society “Fire Followers” iNat project.
Jan 1, 2025
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DIY Air Quality Sensor
A cheap, DIY air quality sensor with esphome and homeassistant
Apr 27, 2024
Store custom maps on phone with QGIS and QField
A pretty straightforward way to carry any GIS data on your phone, offline
Apr 27, 2024
Zombie Forests Explorer
Interactive tool for exploring vegetation-climate mismatch in Sierra Nevada conifer forests.
Jan 1, 2023
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Community Science Campaigns
Bio-blitzes, iNaturalist campaigns, and public engagement that run across my research.
Nativeness & Ethics
The nativeness of a species is often an important consideration in conservation decisions, but becomes increasingly abstruse as environments change and species migrate.
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