16 April 2024
Do You Know How Big the National Park Service Is?
I have always considered myself pretty knowledgeable in the world of conservation and the different players that exist, but the first 2 months of my fellowship opened my eyes to so many things I didn’t…
Read more...
10 April 2024
9 Months In!
I am now 9 months into my RAship, and I have learned necessary skills to further advance my career in the U.S. Forest Service. I have been currently working on our forests OHV grant and…
Read more...
06 April 2024
The Beauty in the Flames
The month of March went by a lot quicker than expected! We are already a few weeks into spring and that’s wild to think about sometimes. Although, if you live in a northern state, winter…
Read more...
05 April 2024
What is Your Relationship with the Outdoors?
What was your first outdoor experience? That was the ice breaker posed to us at a staff meeting with our partner organization. I told the team about my first family camping trip in Santa Cruz,…
Read more...
05 April 2024
Forest Service Grants and Agreements: A Whole New World
I have been interning with the Grants and Agreements Unit or G&A (one of the many acronyms I have learned so far) for two months and I have only seen the tip of the iceberg.…
Read more...
05 April 2024
Attending a Cocoa Symposium
A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity of attending the Cocoa Symposium, organized by our colleagues from the Caribbean Climate Hub. People who attended the event were from a wide range of sectors,…
Read more...