I didn't realize how big a park ranger's network could get until I started meeting new people almost weekly. It's interesting to learn their background and hear how their experiences and interests have led them to where they are now. It's made me aware that...
Throughout the summer, I have participated in several park workshops with the Denver Service Center project teams and each one is a new, exciting, and unique experience. Every park has its own ecosystem (much like the park itself!) of staff and management projects that they...
There are four Alaska Public Lands Information Centers spread across Alaska which provide visitors with different kinds of experiences and learning opportunities. I’m currently stationed at the Anchorage Alaska Public Lands Information Center...
Singer's family abandoned vehicle As mentioned in my previous blog post I was going to explain the history behind this image. According to one of our long-time volunteers Lloyd Lacy, a historian of our national monument. The story goes that before Florissant Fossil Beds became a...
Preparing manual camera settings and familiarizing myself with the DSLR camera provided by the Olmsted site for filming of the three videos. Throughout my time as a Visual Media Intern this summer at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, I'll be overseeing the creation...
Hello everyone! This time around, I want to write a blog detailing the experiences of my supervisor, Earl Perez-Foust. For anyone interested in a career with the NPS, or just curious to learn more about Earl’s journey from the California desert to Witch City (Salem,...
View of Mission San Jose from the Southern Section of the Mission Plaza. This week, I began writing my first draft for a report that I will be producing for the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. Writing has given me the opportunity to go...
This week, I am working on writing a Landscape Profile for Hampton National Historic Site. Located in Maryland, this park was once the 25000-acre property of the wealthy Ridgely family and through its walls, fields, and gardens tells a story of glamour, luxury, and the...
Historic images and doodles made by various architects and employees of the Olmsted Firm depicting a variety of office inside jokes and other topics relevant to the time period. The first few weeks working as a Visual Media Intern for the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic...
Welcome sign While on pretty much every day of my internship thus far I have been based at Salem Maritime National Historic Site (SAMA), I was recently given the opportunity to work for a day at SAMA's sister site, Saugus Ironworks National Historic Site (SAIR). Located...
I have to admit, I was pretty nervous when I got the news that I would be presenting my first program to a group of Georgetown students who would be visiting Peirce Mill. Within these past years, I have seen DC change in many ways...
Hi everyone & greetings from the Flagstaff Area National Monuments! The past couple of weeks of my internship have been quite interesting! I, unfortunately, started off the month of July feeling sick. Fortunately, I had the opportunity to go to the doctor, and the doctor believed...
The day started as many other days as possible, I headed to Marquette Lagoon where I would guide participants through a kayak program. My colleague, Ranger Jordan decided I would not fish with a “spin cast” fishing pole today and he leant me his fishing...
I have always lived in cities, including large ones in South America. However, I considered myself a person heavily connected to the outdoors: going on hikes in the mountains, driving to the beach, or going to a ranch to become immersed in nature. I learned...
These past few weeks have been full of learning curves that I've had to accept and overcome. The hardest one was the imposter syndrome, the feeling of not deserving the position in the first place. This is a sentiment that many children of immigrants can...
During my first month at the park, I have developed activities and educational displays for our recurring Summer in the Parks event held every Thursday from 5:30-8:00PM. This free event is a revitalization of the original Summer in the Parks program that was established in...
On June 10th, I was part of the staff for the iSWOOP event at the Great Marsh in Chesterton, Indiana. The purpose of the activity was to present the research done by Stephanie Beilke- Audubon Great Lakes Conservation Science Manager titled “Wetland Restoration Through Marsh...
tallest point in Miller Woods Trail...
As a long time D.C. resident, I thought I had a pretty good understanding of my community. I’ve had the opportunity to map the city and resource accessibility, study urban housing, and most recently I have studied the history of Black land loss in the...
During my first few weeks here at the Alaska Public Lands Information Center (APLIC), I have been fully immersed in the day-to-day work we do for the general public. Due to our current...