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...
Every week, I drive to a designated field site that contains an abundance of milkweed and nectar plants. Milkweed is important because monarch caterpillars only eat plants in the milkweed family. Hence, female monarchs lay a single egg on the underside of a milkweed leaf*....
My long-term career goal is to become an interpretive Park Ranger for the National Park Service! My passion for science education stems from my desire to explore the great outdoors. I enjoy sharing my knowledge and learning from other curious people, regardless of the topic....
My favorite summer experience was joining the 4th Annual Monarch Migration Float. We conducted monarch surveys along the Green River that bisects Dinosaur National Monument. It is commonly believed that monarch butterflies use rivers as travel corridors for their journey to their overwintering sites. These...
We are starting to see fall colors in the park! It is estimated that peak fall colors will be here by next weekend and I am very excited to see it. The busy season is definitely starting too. These past days have been very busy...
Well the time has finally come for me to say goodbye to Grand Canyon, well for now at least. Considering I go to school at Northern Arizona University and it is around a 1hour and 20 min drive, I could visit Grand Canyon anytime I...
As the title says, that's exactly what I did. Well the title makes it sound like extremely dangerous and I want to preface by saying, yes, anytime something like rafting a river can be very dangerous. However, I was very well taken care of and...