For my first week at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, we walked a lot around the trails and went around looking at the cabins and farm animals that the park has. We shadowed the other workers here as well when they were giving the school children...
My name is Julia Martinez and I am a Park Planning Intern spending this summer with the Southeastern Regional Office (SERO). My first day was May 15th. I came into the office and my supervisor gave me a tour around the Samm Nunn Federal Center As I...
Hi my name is Marty. I am a senior at Northern Illinois University working to get my Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences. I would love to tell you where I'm from, but I've moved around enough that home are the people and not the...
Hi, my name is Tatiana Mihaita and I am an ‘Art in the Park’ intern at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado this summer! Last year, I was a Forest Wellness intern at Congaree National Park in South Carolina. This is my second summer with...
Brandywine Falls Hello everyone! My name is Sofia Gilroy. I am an Environmental Science student from Brown University (originally from Texas) and this summer I will be stationed in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, located between Cleveland and Akron, Ohio! I recently arrived in the park and began...
Dear reader, My name is Ash Martinez and I am a bilingual interpretative intern at both Salem Maritime (SAMA) and Saugus Iron Work (SAIR) National Historic Sites. I will be living in Salem, Massachusetts this summer. Although I am from Michigan, I moved here from Vermont...
As I diligently pack for my internship at Jewel Cave National Monument, I am reminded of my childhood trips to my mother’s hometown in Callao, Peru. With the rush of organizing and the constant worry of leaving something behind, I find myself in her footsteps!...
Have you brought your umbrella and bug spray with you? South Florida is such a beautiful environment that has bright green trees, a sky that pours rain everyday and a vicious bite from its neighbor, the mosquito. I'm quite excited to start on my project. I...
Hello everyone! Logging in here from the Route 66 corridor in sunny Albuquerque, New Mexico. When people think of Route 66, images of classic cars, family trips, roadside motels, and of course, the infamous "Get Your Kicks on Route 66" song come to mind. Often...
Hello everyone! I am Glen Kettering, the Natural Resource Interpretation and Visitor Services Assistant at Shenandoah National Park! I am a rising sophomore at the University of Richmond, majoring in Political Science and Environmental Studies. As a native Virginian, I have been to Shenandoah many...
Hi everyone! My name is Karen Fuentes and this summer I will be working at Independence National Historical Park as an education and interpretation intern. I am from Bakersfield, California, and I have never been to the East Coast. It has been a unique experience...
Summer amidst volcanoes! Not there yet but almost! My name is Xiomara Limon and I will be interning at Lassen Volcanic National Park this summer as an interpretation and visitor services assistant. This summer, I will be at Lassen Volcanic National Park in California. It is known...
Hi everyone! My name is Gabriella Parra. I am from Tucson, Arizona, and I will be a community outreach intern this summer at Zion National Park! My mom, my step-dad, and I took the eight and a half hour road trip from Tucson to Zion....
Good Afternoon. My name is Jaegar Loran. I'm originally from Fort Wayne, Indiana and have moved to my site at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial. I was able to shadow the park rangers everyday for the first week in order to find out how the park...
Dear reader, First of all, I hope you understood my cheesy pun (In real time). Second of all, I'm so happy you're here! I've just embarked this journey as a Natural Resource Management Assistant Intern where I will learn more about our natural resources and how to better...
Hello hello! My name is Mikaela and I am a GIS Intern at the Southeast Regional Office based in Atlanta, Georgia! I'll be working from my home in Houston, Texas, where I am a third-year student studying Geology at the University of Houston! This week marked...
Let me reintroduce myself. My name is Sophia Grande, and I am thrilled to be back with the Latino Heritage Internship Program for another exciting year. This summer, I’m a Digital Communications Intern for the WASO Office of Communications in Washington, D.C.. Before we get...
Driving through the wonderful scenic route of South Dakota, I knew this summer was going to be an experience I won’t forget. Seeing the sunlight hitting the trees and mountains gave me a peaceful feeling on the road that never ends. Once arriving on my...
The probability of seeing a dead turtle and a live turtle within the same hour is low- not impossible, but awfully low. Alas, on my first day at the Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS), I had the honor (or not) of coming across a decaying...
Welcome back! Here at Dinosaur NM, my internship focuses on monarch butterfly conservation. The North American monarch consists of two populations: Eastern and Western. The extensive Rocky Mountain Range cutting across the continent acts as the dividing line. Through the months of April-July, monarch generations...