The SHIFT conference was an exciting part of the start of my fellowship. This conference was based in Fort Collins, Colorado in mid-October, focusing on the positive preventative effects of equitable access to nature. As…

My background is in geology and even though my current position does not have as much to do with my background, this fellowship has still given me the opportunity to participate in field work when…

The year has come almost full circle. The change to cooler temperatures and autumn-colored leaves makes me reminiscence of when I first arrived in Albuquerque, NM in the late part of January of this year.…

Lahontan State Recreation Area, a former brownfield site turned state park, is just one of many places around the country that is experiencing a changed landscape as global average temperatures rise. At Lahontan, climate change…

As everyone settles in for the colder months out on the field, the offices of the Forest Service come to life. The Washington Office is a very good example of this. Once there is less…

I have experienced cold night hikes starting from 5 pm to maybe 12 am doing Boreal Owl surveys. We walk through the dark with our headlamps on listening to all of what nature can provide…