What does safety mean to you? While we know it is important to protect and conserve land, we can’t forget about ourselves in the process. Reaching a goal or leading a cause takes time, energy and effort to develop and grow; it...
I keep thinking about the future involvement of Latinos with the National Park Service (NPS). Not only Latinos, but in reality all minority groups. Here at Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS), I am one of two people who are a minority. I felt an immediate...
Ha! Just kidding! If anything, this week has been everything but the worst. This past week I got to visit some of the parks that fall within the Intermountain Region. The first park we visited was Rocky Mountain National Park. As I have said...
"Los mejores trabajos se encuentran aquí en California. ¿Por qué te quieres ir tan lejos? Because. Unlike most of the success stories my father hears from his trucker friends about their kids, I didn't turn out to be a star child. So, no estaba tan contento...
This week was my first week, and I only did a half-week since I started late. It has been an amazing, exciting, and tiring week. My first couple of days I got to meet everyone at the office. They have all been so nice and...
This week was definitely one for the books. I was able to go out and assist our park's geologist and Dr. Jim Zimbelman, a planetary geologist from the Smithsonian, with GPS mapping of our park's dunes. It was an honor to work beside Dr. Zimbelman,...
[caption id="attachment_10817" align="alignleft" width="225"] One of the YCC SOAR interns at the Junior Ranger table at the Visitor Center[/caption] This week was a pretty busy week for me, even having Monday off. I only have every other Monday off because I work a 5-4/9...
Hello everyone, The YCC Vegetation crew has been on a roll with removing invasive plants from restoration sites. So far, we have gotten rid of tens of thousands of jointed goatgrass plants, thousands of cheeseweed plants, pitseed goosefoot (Chenopodium berlandieri), and many other weeds....
[caption id="attachment_10971" align="alignnone" width="169"] Luis and Miguel at Tinkerfest at the Mid America Science Museum[/caption] This week I had the opportunity to attend Tinkerfest at the Mid America Science Museum. The museum is a very hands-on kid-friendly museum where they focus on...
Every week is busier than the last, and there has been a lot of training going on. Last week we had a staff meeting where we went over the park handbook. We discussed the dangers of ticks and how to best protect ourselves against them....
[caption id="attachment_11063" align="alignnone" width="800"] Everglades NP - Nike Missile Site HM-69 - LHIP interns 2017[/caption] In the subtropical wilderness of Everglades National Park swarmed by mosquitoes, Daniel, LHIP Cultural History Education Intern (Yey, he has finally arrived!) and I tour the Nike Missile Site...
When I was a little boy, I remember sitting outside on my family's front lawn and looking at the grass. The lawn was huge; it spanned the length of four football fields, and I would get lost in it every once in a while. I...
This week was filled with new research and new sights! My research into the site has been picking up this week. I listened to some oral histories pertaining to Floyd Bennett Field (a part of the Jamaica Bay Unit) which was a Navy Air Station...
Last week I was able to go on another ParkRx trip to Catoctin Mountain National Park! I went with Chris, who is a fellow working on collecting the Park's data for the ParkRx website. We thought it was going to be a good day, partly...
Hola todxs! First and foremost, a little about me! I am a proud Queer and Trans Xicanx individual with a passion for Science, Nature and Social Justice. My goals for this internship are: 1. To create multi-cultural and multi-lingual interpretive programs for engaging, educating...
During my third week, I have continued to learn more about the important work the Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs does to support communication between parks, the public, and government officials. The Congressional and Legislative Report I have been working on will now be...
Part of what drew me to this internship, beyond the bird research itself, was the opportunity to talk with visitors about the birds and our project - to tell them why we band, what questions we're trying to answer, and how they can get involved....
So the summer is tornado season, and this is the first time I'll be in the Midwest for it. I've experienced tornado watches and warnings growing up in Georgia, and have even seen the damage from a couple nearby tornadoes over the years, so I...
This week was so average, medium, okay. The line before this one is a lie. Being from Las Vegas, I am used to being in an air conditioned space at all times. It is comforting. But last week taught me that the heat and...
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead Sunday, June 18th, I had the privilege of marching in the 2017 Denver Pride Fest Parade. It was...