These past couple of weeks have been pretty hectic here in Lowell. We've been busy and we've been having fun with two great events that have just recently occurred: our Latino Conservation Week event, Salsa and Sustainability, and the 30th Lowell Folk Festival! There's a...
Our first multiday trip of the summer was to Wupatki National Monument and the Grand Canyon. THE GRAND CANYON! This was not my first visit to this part of the world, but this trip ended up being so much different and so much more satisfying...
(For this week's blog I decided to share the follow up story that I wrote for Latino Conservation Week. Also, I would like to thank all the volunteers and organizers because without them this day would not have been possible). ***BOULDER CITY, Nevada...
This weekend was definitely one for the books. About two weeks ago, my brother Jordan called me saying, "Kay (his wife) and I are coming to Santa Fe next weekend." I'm pretty sure I joyfully shouted in response. Kay and I at El Rancho...
Los Parques Nacionales es conocido por todo el mundo como "La mejor idea de los Estados Unidos." En el mes que ha trabajado aquí en Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve veo como la "mejor idea" falta en respeto de la diversidad. En...
It all started with Sasquatch. My supervisor, Cathy Peterson, hands me a doll size version of Sasquatch at the beginning of camp preparation. Summer camps start next week with two groups of around thirty middle-school aged youth here at the Lewis and Clark NHP. To...
This week 6 of the 11 YCC Interp interns, Ranger Amala Posey, her fiancée, and myself went on a weeklong trip to the North Rim with making quick pitstops at Lee's Ferry and Glen Canyon Dam. This 5 day adventure had its highs and lows,...
What’s the best thing about being an Interpretive Park Ranger? For me it is being able to get to know and share information with visitors who came across Craters of the Moon looking to know more. The majority of the times visitors come to CRMO...
This week training has consumed most of my time at work, but I’d much rather discuss a cosmic coincidence I observed since my time here. I was recently reminded of my younger self through the lens of a young girl we will call Ema. ...
I spent the majority of this month preparing for the Latino Conservation Week outreach event at Mission San Jose. For the event, we coordinated with a group of Girl Scouts from Westside San Antonio, to put up several activities that kids could do to earn...
As promised in my last blog post, I am going to use this blog post to talk more extensively about our Latino Conservation Week experiences at Northeastern University. Latino Conservation Week was this past week, from July 16th-24th, and the goal of the entire week...
It’s been a four day week, but only after an incredible weekend with one of my close friends, and other LHIP intern, Alexia! I took advantage of the extended weekend to travel a little –one of my ongoing addictions. I found out Alexia was interning...
There's a ranger on the site whose last name is Standingwater. Standingwater. Still water. Still water. There was a small bird on the ground this quiet morning. Still morning. Still morning. There was a life taken...
Northern California was blessed with amazing weather for the Fourth of July weekend, and I was given the chance to go back to my beloved Humboldt County to spend the holiday there by tagging along with LAVO’s awesome Wildlife Technician, Eric, who was on a...
Introduciré brevemente a Eric López, quien es estudiante doctoral de Historia de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, recinto de Río Piedras y al mismo tiempo es el historiador de San Juan Historic National Site por siete años. Su especialidad es en historia de artillería española. Todo comenzó...
Last weekend, I volunteered at Santa Fe's annual Viva México festival. Viva México is held at El Rancho De Las Golodrinas, which is located in Santa Fe along the historic El Camino Real De Tierra Adentro Trail. My volunteer role was providing information on this historic trail to...
Being at a regional office, we often work with parks but aren’t always at parks. Lucky for us, the intern squad got to visit a park this week. (We have named ourselves the “Intern Squad” since we have two LHIP interns and one SCA intern.)...
For the entirety of my internship, Mount Lassen has loomed over the park and as well as nearby cities like Redding and Chico. Along all my hikes, whether across the park, or right next to the peak’s trailhead, Mt. Lassen 10,457 foot stature has always...
It has been a beautiful week here in Ventura. Everyday has been between 70 and 80 degrees. It makes me feel lucky that I am not at home right now. It has been over 105 every day this week back home. I do miss being...
It has been since 1988 that Coronado National Memorial last saw and hosted a festival, but thanks to the diligence of Ranger Christopher Bentley, that will soon change. We are set to host our Borderlands Festival Saturday November 5th. The goal of this festival is...