Hello everyone, This is my last week interning at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Working in the archaeology department is an experience I am very grateful for. I applied my knowledge and experience in GIS over the summer but I learned so...

12 September, 2015 /

The entire Santa Monica Mountains NPS team was invited to participate in the removal of Russian Thistle a.k.a. Tumbleweed from the King Gillette Ranch Visitor Center in Calabasas. Here are some basic facts about the Salsola australis plant according to the Invasive Weed Field Guide...

30 August, 2015 /

During my eighth week of my internship, Environment for the Americas flew me out to Colorado along with the other EFTA interns for a post internship workshop. We stayed at Cal-Wood Education Center near Boulder, Colorado. Cal-Wood is a beautiful, log cabin facility which hosts...

24 August, 2015 /

These photos are from my second visit to Peter Strauss Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains. I was assisting Aaron Davis, an archaeological technician here at SAMO. We were collecting data on the historical, built environments which date as far back as 1923. I am glad to be...

17 August, 2015 /

This week we had a federal resume workshop which came at the perfect time! There are only two more weeks left of my internship at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Antonio Solorio, program manager for the National Park Service's SAMO Youth program, led the...

15 August, 2015 /

[caption id="attachment_2974" align="alignleft" width="300"] NPS summer interns practicing CPR on infants[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3148" align="alignright" width="300"] This section was definitely useful to know since we're in the national parks this summer![/caption] [caption id="attachment_2971" align="alignnone" width="178"] Santa Monica Mountains summer interns playing close attention to...

13 August, 2015 /

The image above is of an aviary which was in use during the Harry Miller period at Peter Strauss Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains. "Peter Strauss Ranch is a historic site eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places under Criteria A (association...

13 August, 2015 /

Greetings! Jose Gonzalez here :) These photos are from my visit to Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center at Rancho Sierra Vista in Newbury Park, CA. "Satwiwa, which means 'the bluffs,' was the name of a nearby Chumash village. To reflect this heritage, Satwiwa Native American Indian...

01 August, 2015 /

Hello! Jose Gonzalez here :) These photos are from my first field visit, which was to the Paramount Movie Ranch in Agoura Hills, CA. This site is on the National Register of National Historic Places at the state level under NR Criterion A, as one of...

26 July, 2015 /

Hello! Jose Gonzalez here. I just completed my first week working at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. I am working in the Archaeological and Cultural Resources Department. These images are of a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) map I am working on with...

06 July, 2015 /

Hello! My name is Jose Gonzalez. I am a 24 year old student from Long Beach, CA. The pictures above are from my second time visiting Seattle, Washington this past April. I visited as part of a scholarship to attend the American Planning Association National...

22 May, 2015 /