After writing about the National Trails System for the entirety of my fellowship, I finally decided to visit one myself. The Starved Rock State Park National Recreation Trail is a short two-hour drive from my…

I recently began a new journey with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with the help of the Hispanic Access Foundation (HAF). My time with this new experience has been somewhat unconventional compared to a…

Hello blog readers! I am a River Conservation Fellow with the National Park Service Partnership Wild and Scenic Rivers program. The project I’ve been dedicating the most time to has been assisting a new Partnership…

In June as a part of my master’s program, I had the privilege to spend 2 weeks in Namibia. During my time in Namibia, I stayed on the Cheetah Conservation Fund (https://cheetah.org/about/what-we-do/conservation/) grounds, where my…

On my first day at the Sacramento USFWS Office, I received a welcome letter that said “and so the journey begins” on the cover. I had a full circle moment because that was my senior…

Growing up in San Diego, I often felt limited in my ability to explore my interests and connect with nature. However, my recent internship with the US Fish and Wildlife Service as a Visitor Service/Urban…