Each expedition brings a team of diverse researchers together to develop a question, collect data, and present their findings — to each other, and to the world.
Hands-on research in desert ecosystems teaches participants what it means to actually be a scientist — not through textbooks, but through live questions, real data, and honest uncertainty.
Explore programs →Our research spans social systems and movement ecology. Every expedition generates publishable data — and every participant contributes to it, regardless of background.
Explore research →We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Your support keeps expeditions accessible to researchers from all walks of life.
Support our work →Developing curiosity and creativity in young researchers while they determine their next steps in science — through real expeditions, real data, and real uncertainty in the field.
Learn more about NETP →
Using hands on learning in desert ecosystems to teach students how to be a scientist!
Explore Lizard Camp
Every desert holds a story — we help people read it.
Field sites spanning four continents, from the Gobi to the Chihuahuan Desert.
