reso              Confusing things happen sometimes. 

The past four years have been especially hard for El Yunque National Forest, the only rainforest of the U.S. National Forest system. The forest, located in northeastern Puerto Rico, was struck in 2017 by two…

Every time I tell people I grew up in Chicago, people always rush to tell me how lucky I am. And it wasn't until I left that I really started to see what everyone meant.

I did not grow up celebrating Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in a big way.

As I prepared my final program requirement, a presentation to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Conservation Banking Tracking Compliance - I reflected on the events of the last few months.   Throughout the Directorate…

 Conservation Banks: Protecting Land in Perpetuity  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Directorate Fellowship Project:   I was responsible for monitoring compliance for conservation banks in Southern California.   What is Conservation Banking? Conservation banks were designed…