For the past month I have been ruminating on the color black. The sum of all additive pigmentation, and the absence of light. There are as many shades and tones of black as of any…

My fortnight in the 49th state concluded with a wonderful final chapter! While the team traveled inland to Delta Junction during the first leg of the work trip, for Week Two the group drove southwest…

Citizen science is a community-based approach to science that pulls in the public. It’s been cited as early as the mid-1800s when German migrant Ferdinand Mueller enlisted the Australian public to aid in plant collection…

The first two months of my fellowship at National Trails System have been engaging, educational, inspiring, and exciting! I feel so fortunate to work with a group of people who are so knowledgeable and passionate…

As I navigate the last few days of my internship I started to reflect on the transformational experiences I had here. I want to highlight the most meaningful experiences through identity searching and conversations surrounding…

Our forests are owned by all of us. However, not all of the 294,275 square miles of our national forest lands are easily reached by the everyday person’s vehicle. The construction and maintenance of access…