Like the beginning of every great story Green Flash Conservation Science was born out of years of frustration and struggle and deep personal reflection. We are currently an informal collection of scientists aiming to find a way forward in a world of environmental catastrophe and turbulence within scientific institutions.

Our organization seeks to work with dedicated scientific professionals and amateurs who have ideas for scientific expeditions that do not fit well within the confines of modern research establishments or funding mechanisms.

Green Flash Conservation Science seeks to exemplify how meaningful and rigorous science can be conducted outside of these institutions by bringing ecological science back down to earth through immersive field exploration, co-creating with local experts, respect for traditional knowledge, engaging storytelling, compelling art, and independent funding.

Within ecological science, we have witnessed the emphasis on field research and lived experiences whittled away by modern computational modeling and AI. While technological advancements can offer powerful insights into our complex world, this growing physical and philosophical disconnect between modern researchers and the natural world we seek to understand is a detriment to the environments we are all working to conserve and protect.

Green Flash Conservation Science was founded by Dr. Rebecca Trinh to infuse modern scientific research with an ethos of exploration and artistic storytelling that seems to have been lost along the way.

Started in June 2025, after realignments in government priority and cuts to the federal workforce left her without a job, Dr. Trinh founded Green Flash Conservation Science in an attempt to prove that important science and meaningful change can be enacted outside of the confines of academic and government institutions through partnerships, creative collaborations, and alternate funding.

As a new endeavor, we are neither a corporation nor a 501C nonprofit at the moment.

With newfound freedom outside of conventional science establishments, Dr. Trinh created Green Flash Conservation Science to fill a void left by most modern science—bringing back art, storytelling, and human connection.

Our first project is to retrace the historic steps of novelist John Steinbeck and biologist Ed Ricketts through the Sea of Cortez after almost a century of change. Our aim is to collect field data the way Steinbeck and Ricketts did: directly, with boots in the mud and eyes on the tide pools, armed with insatiable curiosity and surrounded by adventurous colleagues.

In the end, our goal for this and future expeditions, is to directly observe animals, plants, and rocks in their natural habitats to understand how these vital ecosystems are changing and tell the stories of the creatures and people we meet along the way to inspire lasting conservation.