02 July 2021
Two Women In the Klamath River Country: From 1908 to 2021
The story of two women working for the Department of the Interior - set out to explore the Klamath River in one of the most remote locations in the United States. Travelling from a home…
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02 July 2021
Desert Rain and Zuni Fleabane
Another week of my internship meant another listed plant species to familiarize myself with. This time I was looking for Zuni Fleabane, a rhizomatous, wind-pollinated plant that likes steep hillsides at high elevation. The habitat…
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02 July 2021
Expanding my skills as a DFP!
One month into the DFP program, and I now have a much fuller, more expansive understanding of the US Fish and Wildlife Service – it’s truly amazing how much the Service does! I am working…
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02 July 2021
Collaboration for species conservation
As I continue working with External Affairs in the Southwest Region, I’m impressed by the amount of collaboration between teams and programs. Of course, everyone in FWS is working towards the same collective goals of…
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02 July 2021
How It All Began
I was around the age of five, when one October morning, my dad came in and woke me up. It was finally time! Deer hunting season was beginning. I was finally old enough to go…
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02 July 2021
THE HILL: How Biden can protect Black, Latino and Indigenous cultural and historical legacy
Today, many of us have access to sweeping vistas and grand mountain ranges, plains, marshes, forests and deserts that stretch from coastal shores to coastal shores. We enjoy the privilege of visiting sacred places like…
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