Projects LEAPS conducts research in many natural history areas. We specialize in inventories, habitat documentation and photographic and recording projects. We are mobile and extremely well equipped for such work. We use a Nikon 4s camera with Nikon close-up and telephoto lenses. All of the photographs in this web site were made by LEAPS. We use a special "night bird" setup of our own design for birds like this Tawny Frogmouth we encountered in the Australian outback. We can also setup remote stations triggered by motion sensors. Our recordings are made using the finest Sennheiser microphones, either singly with an 18" parabola or in pairs for stereo recording. We record using digital audio tape and can create pro quality custom CD's containing our results. We use Sound Forge software for digital audio processing. All of the recordings on this site are by LEAPS. Call us to quote on your research requirements. Previous Research Projects: Tennessee's Frogs and Toads (1995) - We made approximately 20,000 images of the 21 species of Tennessee's frogs and toads during 1995. We also recorded 33 reels of reel-to-reel tape and many digital audio tapes. We are now working with this material to create a handbook on the frogs and toads of Tennessee. A sample of some of these recordings and photographs can be seen on the Tennessee Frog and Toad ID Pages on this web site. A compact disc is also in the works. Reptile and Amphibian Inventory for Warner Parks (1997) Reptile and Amphibian Inventory for Owl's Hill Nature Center (2000) Mammal Inventory for Radnor Lake State Natural Area (2000) Spring and Summer Bird Survey at the Horizon Center Property, Oak Ridge Tennessee, for Fish & Wildlife Associates in Whittier, NC. This work is funded by the Department of Energy. (2002) Tree Inventory for Owl's Hill Nature Center Tree inventories such as this one allow habitat management that protects and sustains desirable species. Inventory and Interpretation of the Federally Protected Wetland at the YMCA at Springfield, Tennessee We are providing species inventories for this wetland area and are developing a curriculum that will use the wetland for lesson plans in area schools. Exotic Plant Removal at Beaman Park, Nashville, Tennessee We are coordinating the exotic plant removal for this spectacular new Nashville park.
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