18 June 2021

My Purpose

In celebration of Juneteenth, I would like to address why I chose the DFP opportunity through HAF & FWS. The simple answer would involve making connections to pursue my goal of a governmental career; however,…
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18 June 2021

Finding my Footing as a DFP Fellow

The first few weeks of my fellowship with Hispanic Access Foundation and the US Fish and Wildlife Service have been fast-paced. I have learned and am continuing to learn so much about the way federal…
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18 June 2021

My fellowship in the time of COVID

When I first applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Directorate Fellows Program (USFWS DFP), COVID-19 had been raging for about 9 months in the U.S. There was still a lot of uncertainty and fear,…
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18 June 2021

Fulfilling the mission of USFWS using Structured Decision Making

Hello! Allow me to introduce myself: I am a 3rd year Ph.D. candidate from Mississippi, and I am excited to be part of the 2021 Cohort of the USFWS Directorate Fellows Program (DFP)! This summer,…
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18 June 2021

The Lake Mead Quagga Mussel Quandary: Reflections on My Remote Research with Invasive Mussels and Razorback Sucker

Ahoy! I’m Liz Renner and I’m a freshwater fisheries ecologist and Ph.D. candidate at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. My dissertation research in collaboration with the Kansas Dept. of Wildlife & Parks examines the…
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18 June 2021

My Introduction to the DFP program and Conservation Banking

Greetings! My name is Nirav, and this summer, I started my DFP fellowship position with the Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, located in Legacy Region 8 of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). I…
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