Hello Everybody! Hola a todos! I am currently in my last two weeks of my internship!

Welcome to my third and last blog post! These past 11 weeks have gone by so fast! I have successfully written the first draft rapid species status assessments for both the Mojave poppy bee (MPB)…

Rivers have a way of captivating and fascinating any onlooker. They weave and wind, create landscapes of their own, offer oases for flora and fauna, and can either be an exhilarating whitewater experience or a…

My name is Armando Porras and I am the Infrastructure Management Intern for the USFWS Sacramento Regional Office. I recently graduated from Sacramento State with a degree in Civil Engineering and started working for the…

This summer has been defined by “the pivot.” Right before the summer started, I finished bargaining a huge labor contract for graduate employees at Oregon State University (OSU), where I’m getting my PhD. So in…

When I first started my fellowship with the National Park Service I had just left a job where I was living outdoors for over half the month, I had worked there for close to two…