Happy Pride month y'all!! One of my favorite things to do in my internship is outreach! Zion does many outreach events, in and outside of the park, for various holidays and initiatives. There has been a Pride event for a couple years now at Zion National...
Queridos Padres,Completé mis primeras semanas at the park and it has been an amazing experience so far. My first week away from you all was hard and a bit scary. However, I met all the rangers who work at the park and they have been...
One of the questions that has captivated my mind since starting my position is, "What is Park Planning?" It's almost comical asking supervisors and other planners I've met how they would define planning because it's so many things. Planning requires interdisciplinary teams for context-specific questions....
It is honestly surprising that I have already spent a whole month in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. I have settled in well and have a solid routine. I spend my days doing field work in the mornings, office work in the afternoons and usually taking...
Hey again! Andres (or Andy) checking back in. I know y'all were anxious to hear about me starting the new job, so I'm happy to report that my first day went great! I got started with Ranger Anna giving me a little tour of the park,...
The mangrove coastline with a visible seagrass bed just south of Convoy Point My first week at the park, well, it has been eventful! I had the opportunity to do a couple of creel surveys. Many of the people fishing were nice and cooperated with me...
Point Reyes National Seashore Point Reyes is a 111 square mile stretch of protected seashore in Marin County, California. The area is just north of San Francisco and is home to countless species, both on land and sea. Two populations in particular, the endangered Coho salmon...
My first few weeks at the park have been full of learning, exploring, and reflection. Growing up in California I learned a lot about the California Gold Rush in 1848 but never heard about the Klondike Gold Rush that began in 1896. Since I have started...
Hello everyone! After settling into the internship for a few weeks, I am delighted to share with you all an update about my first week on the job! It was an exciting one filled with training, orientation activities, kindness, and collaboration. My week began on Tuesday,...
I can’t believe this is my 4th week in the Rocky Mountains! It feels like this month has flown by. Maybe because I have been learning a lot about the National Park Service, meeting tons of new people, hiking and just having a great time....
The first week of the Internship I worked with Paul Davidson, an expert on laser scan surveying working for the Heritage Documentation Program at the National Parks Service. He has scan and documented countless HABS projects and is the best person to teach this system....
My project is based on one of the many habitats found within the Everglades and it is called Hole-in-the-Donut or HID for short. It has been very interesting in learning the history that has created the Everglades. Within the park there is an area by...
*Midweek thought Queridos Padres, Papá me preguntó “¿Qué hay en Delaware?”. Mamá answered almost instantly, “What was in California when you moved from Mexico?”. Relief set in when you proposed that question, Mamá. Papá you traveled over 1,600 miles from Cuauhtémoc, Col. Mexico to Los Angeles, CA. You...
Our first day, my fellow intern Janella and I drove together down the Great River Road along the Mississippi. It's a beautiful drive, especially early in the morning. We saw bald eagles and hawks looking for this next meal. Cranes flew higher then I'd ever...
Four weeks into my internship, I’m doing my best to stay in the present and enjoy my time here, but time is genuinely flying by. [caption id="attachment_19986" align="alignleft" width="300"] Ranger Jordan and I giving our program at YGP[/caption] Earlier this month, Ranger Jordan and I stopped by...
Hi everyone!!! I hope that everything is going great during this wonderful summer since I know that I am enjoying it so far. But life here at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is different than what I am used to back at home. So different, that...
Discovering Lincoln: reading Picture Books and planting Seeds My first few weeks at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial have been quite busy! Our team has been actively organizing outreach events with various organizations to bring the national park experience directly to them. One of our recent events,...
The first week at my site has been amazing. There were so many different events going on during this week, the onboarding tasks, and my graduation commencement ceremony! I am now proud to announce that I have completed my Undergraduate studies at San Francisco State...
Click the link below for Vlog #1 👇 Welcome to the Blackwell School-Savannah Balderas Transcript: Good morning LHIP! My name is Savannah Balderas, and I'm a Visual Information Specialist for the Blackwell School in Marfa, Texas standing in front of this gorgeous view of the mountains in Fort...
I was born in the Midwest but I am not from there. I don't remember much about Illinois, recollections hazy like cold smoke in a walk in freezer. So perhaps it is appropriate that in my little American odyssey, that I am greeted by variations of...