07 November 2024
Coming Back Home to Show Local Communities Nearby Wildlife
I started my job/internship search after getting my bachelor’s degree, and as a small-town girl, I was expecting a long commute to my future job. With hard times during this election year and the economy,…
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01 November 2024
Into the Fellowship – Unexpected Detour Featured
After sharing my deep connection to nature in my last blog (see editor’s note). I would like to take you through the winding path I encountered when I started this new role. My internship began…
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01 November 2024
Getting out into the Forest... Spruces, Pines, and Firs Galore!
In the final week of September, I had the opportunity to participate in a site inspection with one of the USDA Forest Service’s environmental engineers, their assistant who doubles as a realty specialist, and my…
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31 October 2024
Field Ranger Extension
Wow! I can’t believe I’m two months into my Filed Ranger Crew Lead extension. Time is going by so quicky. Working for the Angeles National Forest has kept me on my toes, but in a…
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21 October 2024
New Roles and New Forests: The Beginning of my Internship
Laupāhoehoe, Hawai`i– where endemic bird calls whisper along the wind, where the moss is untouched by time and richly clings to all surfaces, where frequent downpours of rain inspire the lush green tapestry of the…
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15 October 2024
Of streams and trees Featured
It’s been a little over 2 months since I have started my RAP position as a hydrologist at the International Institute of Tropical Forestry with the US Forest Service (USFS) in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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