I just got out to the west coast on June 27th, and wow things are getting 'heated'. Record-breaking temps of 115 are no joke. Luckily I was able to weather the heat and continue my…

Just after recovering from my jetlag, it was time to board another plane. Instead of going through TSA and waiting at my gate, I stood in front of a FWS-owned Cessna that had four seats…

“You want to go into water management. What does that mean?” I could not tell you how many times I have been asked what a career in water entailed. Water is fundamental to all life…

I recently attended the Arctic Tourism panel organized by the Arctic Youth Ambassadors policy group. The panel was hosted Sam Schimmel, Danielle Stickman, and Matt Atkinson who all have businesses related to tourism in Alaska,…

I have reached the halfway point of my position in the Directorate Fellowship Program (DFP) with the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). At this point, I have developed a much better perspective on the…

Hello everyone! The last two months have flown by in the blink of an eye while I have been working on the Quantitative Conservation Safeguards for Oil and Gas Effects project in New Mexico. After…