18 June 2021

Making the Best Out of a Remote Situation

I am about a month into my Directorate Fellowship Program (DFP) position, and I am still just as excited as I was when I started. I am starting to understand what accomplishments the Foreign Species…
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18 June 2021

First few weeks in External Affairs

My DFP project is with the USFWS External Affairs program in Region 2 (the Southwest Region) to create outreach materials for an upcoming proposed rule change to the management of Mexican Wolves. I’m currently a…
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17 June 2021

Beauty in the Borderlands

Since 1985, the historical Buenos Aires Ranch has operated under the management of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a national wildlife refuge. The ranch was purchased with a mandate to work towards the…
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17 June 2021

New Experiences and an Exciting Future

A lot has happened in the first few weeks of my internship at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Reserve and it feels surreal thinking about how I got to this place in my life. Ever since…
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17 June 2021

Using Historical Data to guide a future team

The majority of human infectious diseases originate through zoonotic transmission, making zoonotic diseases some of the most devastating and deadly human events on earth. A zoonotic disease is the transmission of a virus or pathogen…
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17 June 2021

A Surprisingly "Dry" DFP Experience

If you haven’t heard of the USFWS’ Directorate Fellows Program (DFP), it’s an intensive and immersive 11-week opportunity for college students (all levels) to use their skills to advance the mission of the Service. That is, to “work with others to conserve, protect…
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