For the first month of my internship with US Fish and Wildlife, I will be working closely with MERITO (Multicultural Education for Resources Issues Threatening Oceans). They are doing beach camps for the month of…

I've always been a quiet, introverted person that was often more seen than heard and definitely didn't take the lead on many things prior to this internship. In my short time at Crab Orchard National…

Last month, we had the stakeholder meeting for the Klamath Basin bull trout reintroduction decision making process, where the decision makers gathered together and formulated the fundamental objectives for the project: 1- maximize the persistence…

I’m in Albuquerque! I’ve never been so far west before, so it’s been so cool to see a totally different ecosystem. Unlike the northern hardwoods of the northeast and the pine barrens of the southeast…

I first applied as to the Directorate Fellows Progrm (DFP) internship with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service as an opportunity to gain some much needed experience in my field of study. Navigating through my…

I’ve learned so much already on this DFP journey. One topic I didn’t anticipate learning so much about was accessibility. While I hadn’t heard of "508 compliance” before my fellowship began, it quickly became a…