02 July 2021
Halfway There
As I approach the midpoint of my fellowship, I’m thinking more about the opportunities that lie ahead. The Direct Hire Authority granted to successful DFP’s allows us to more easily pursue a career in government.…
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01 July 2021
Water: Key to Biodiversity
The Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1949, and it is home to a complex series of ecosystems like freshwater marshes, desert shrublands, brackish water marshes, and alkali playas. The Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge…
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01 July 2021
Nerve-racking Presentations
Work has been really good since the last blog post! I finished up working on the species ranges I mentioned last time, the Morefield’s Leather Flower, and the Tennessee yellow-eyed grass. But this week is…
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01 July 2021
Behind the Scenes
Growing up, I used to volunteer at a farm down the road from my house that served as a therapeutic riding center that prided themselves in eliminating money as a barrier to access. I would…
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01 July 2021
What Can We Learn From Identifying and Monitoring 'Hotspots'?
What can we learn from Identifying and Monitoring Hotspots? ‘Hotspot’ is a term that refers to a region of concern. From an ecological perspective this would be an area of high endemism with a…
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01 July 2021
Hunting for Data
We live in a data-obsessed society. Business, sports, politics, you name it, are increasingly reliant on copious amounts of quantitative metrics and analytics to drive investment and optimize decision making. The government is no different.…
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