Hi everyone! My name is Rory Ornelas and I will be interning at Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park up here in Skagway, Alaska. I'm originally from Austin, Texas, so the weather has been something to get used to. It's been around 40 degrees most...
Hiya everyone! In case y’all didn’t see the introductory vblog, I am Mario, an intern with the Latino Heritage Internship Program with Environment for the Americas (a partnership with the National Park Service). I graduated from Colorado State University in May 2022. I earned a...
Hi everyone,My name is María (preferred pronouns: she/her/hers). I am a graduate student at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania's Parks, Conservation, and Resource Management M.Sc. program. I decided to apply to the Pacific West Region Park Planning and Environmental Compliance Fellowship this year because I...
Hello and good morning from Albuquerque, New Mexico! My name is Diana Quintero, I am a master's student in Museum and Field Studies and Field Studies at the University of Colorado - Boulder. However, for the summer I will be the Museum Outreach Intern for...
Hello everyone! My name is Dumari De Leon and this summer I will be working as the Don't Feed the Landfill intern for the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona! A little about me is that I am a rising Junior at Rice University and...
Aloha Kakou! My name is Jacqui and I’m an environmental intern here at Haleakala National Park in Maui, Hawai’i! I'm so excited to be back in Hawaii and very grateful for this experience! My main job duties will be educating the public about geology, birds, Hawaiian...
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 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...
[caption id="attachment_15288" align="alignnone" width="581"] The welcome sign at Boston Mills Visitor Center[/caption] 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...
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!...
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...
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 on this journey where I will learn more about our natural resources and how to better help the environment at Biscayne...
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...