I have been very fortunate this summer to have split my time between two urban refuges. There has been so much to learn from each site and it has been a great lesson to see…

As my eleven-week fellowship comes to an end, it’s hard to imagine that barely three months ago I sat at this computer writing my first emails with my new Fish and Wildlife Service email address.…

On June 17th, I had the opportunity to accompany two interns into the field to map Smith’s Blue Butterfly habitat. Fort Ord Dunes State Park, where we surveyed, is only a few miles from Monterey,…

Hello my name is Veronica Cuyun I’m a Conservation Community Champion with the Hispanic Access Foundation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. My first month working with the Urban Wildlife Refuge team has been very…

Latino Conservation Week has to be one of the best parts of the summer by far. Being able to set up an event in conservation which is something I am passionate about and for my…

  Jessica W. Parrish, USFWS DFP Blog post #2 5 August 2021 As I have progressed in this fellowship, I have learned much about the endangered species monitoring process, as well as many other details…