(For this week's blog I decided to share the follow up story that I wrote for Latino Conservation Week. Also, I would like to thank all the volunteers and organizers because without them this day would not have been possible). ***BOULDER CITY, Nevada...

As Latino Conservation Week kicks off, we have everything prepared and ready to go here at Lake Mead. We had the opportunity to go out and give a brief presentation about the rafting trip, to the group of volunteers that will be joining us this...

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It was Memorial Day weekend and my first activity at the park was a rafting trip down the Colorado River the morning after I arrived to Las Vegas.  I was extremely excited and full of energy to have such an adventurous start to my internship....

As the days go by I continue falling in love with this park. Every time I go down to the lake I cannot emphasize how beautiful Lake Mead looks. The various shades of brown to red boulder mountains allow the lake’s rich turquoise blue color...