This is the first week that I have had access to the DOI computer system. I finally had my background check cleared and my PIV card issued. I now have my own NPS email (cory_rosas@partner.nps.gov) and have been much more productive being able to use...
¡Hola! [caption id="attachment_7741" align="alignright" width="225"] Walking along the pedestrian bridge that leads into Iowa.[/caption] I had the opportunity this week to travel out to the Midwest Regional Office in Omaha this week. I went with our archivist Amy and with our museum technician...
I get lost in the research sometimes and having the chance to just spend hours looking through old documents photos and publications really makes my imagination wonder. I spent the better part of the week doing some research into the background of Look Rock observation...
“You’ll be living with 2 people from Trails, and 2 from Resource Management,” says my supervisor Deirdre through an email. I hadn’t finished school yet at this point and my internship was a distant thought of the future. Later on that was changed to 3...
The learning never stops, the stories never end, and the lives in these mountains will live on forever. About a week and a half ago I was finishing up the latter portion of my evening shift. With about half an hour left of...
The past few weeks have been super busy, but now the summer is winding down and everything is moving too fast. I’ve been dreading the thought of leaving Philadelphia, partly because it’s so pretty around here, but mostly because this is such an awesome community...
Hey y’all. I’m happy to tell you that in these past two weeks, I have grown very fondly of the National Park Service. Its cause for preservation, its diversity initiative, and the happiness it brings to different people are the reasons I want to...
Hi! My name is Rebecca Renteria, and this summer I am working with the Linking Hispanic Heritage Through Archaeology (LHHTA) program in Tucson, Arizona. One of the many goals of this program is to introduce high school students to the outdoors through visits to national...
I can’t believe its already time to write my final blog. I feel like the summer has raced by, though with much to show for it. The time past between my last blog entry and this one includes some of my best memories of my...
This following week marks the beginning of Nature Survival Camp -- a week long, middle school trip of about 30 preteens exploring the outdoors and gaining an aptitude for using the abundant resources nature has to offer to thrive in it. It includes two overnight...
For Latino Conservation week I planned a networking hike at Griffith Park and invited interns, college students, and organizers from local organizations. Through this event we were able to have discussions about why we were interested in the environment in the first place and what...
Greetings to all! I hope everyone had a good Latino Conservation Week. The last two weeks have been overrun with me trying to make my Latino Conservation Week event known and have all the materials completed. It was exhausting. I did get to help out...
I have to admit that moving from North Carolina all the way out to Colorado, I was pretty scared. As this internship progressed, I have had nothing but positive experiences. But eventually, we have to return to the office and put all the hard work we have done in...
I had the opportunity thanks to my supervisor, Ranger Christopher Bentley, to travel to the other two parks within the Southeast Arizona Group(SEAZ group) which includes Chiricahua National Monument(NM), and Fort Bowie National Historic Site(NHS). Though all parks are part of the same group, each...
Hey all, Lowell is my hometown and my friends and most of my family live here; I very naturally call this place home. But, it was not like that for everyone, especially my family. I am a first generation American. My parents immigrated here from...
As the end of my summer internship comes to an end, I can't help but reflect on all that I have done while being in the Pacific NorthWest. Setting up the control network with Jeremy, my NPS sensei, has been our number one focus, but...
Last week and this week, my heart has warmed up to South Florida in a way I did not think possible a few years ago. I grew up in a city, without much connection to water, and now live in a place where it is...
It’s been an interesting week for the park service thanks to Pokemon Go. Another LHIP intern has joined me at the Intermountain Regional Office, Cory, and we were immediately put into the chaos of this new app. Our supervisors and even other employees in our...
¡Hola! [caption id="attachment_7480" align="alignright" width="225"] With artists in residence Casey and Katie.[/caption] Back when I was arranging the date for my arrival to Homestead National Monument, I was told that it would be best to drive there so that I would have a...
Hey Everyone, These past two weekends have been busy for the staff at the Women's Rights National Historical Park. From July 8th - 10th, 2016 the Park participated in Canal Festival, which celebrates the history of the Erie Canal in New York State. The...