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…

The salt content (salinity) of water in the San Francisco Estuary can vary significantly. Since the estuary connects to the ocean it is tidally influenced and saltwater can flow into the estuary. How far this…

Wow! Where has the time gone? It’s hard to believe that my time as a DFP fellow is already coming to an end next week. Ten weeks ago, I found myself embarking on a new journey into the realm of hydrology with…

Since the beginning of my DFP program, I had one lingering fear at the back of my mind. It was something that was easy to put on the back burner, but something that is creeping…

The last days of my internship are wrapping up, and I cannot believe how fast the summer has gone by. Over the past 11 weeks, I’ve traveled to three different states, learned about threatened and…