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Rhay Flores

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Rhay joined the Desert Studies Center in 2025 as the Assistant Operations Manager (Site Steward). In this role, she supports the daily operations of the Center, from welcoming guests to monitoring utilities. Previously, Rhay managed natural history collections at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and the California Botanic Garden. She earned her B.S. in Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution from UCLA and studied invasive plant dynamics in coastal sage scrub plant communities, as well as the role of large-scale community science datasets in understanding urban tolerance of native species in Los Angeles.

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Rhay Flores
Site Steward
(Assistant Operations Manager)

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