04 July 2021
Do What You Love
“You want to go into water management. What does that mean?” I could not tell you how many times I have been asked what a career in water entailed. Water is fundamental to all life…
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04 July 2021
Sustainable Tourism in Alaska
I recently attended the Arctic Tourism panel organized by the Arctic Youth Ambassadors policy group. The panel was hosted Sam Schimmel, Danielle Stickman, and Matt Atkinson who all have businesses related to tourism in Alaska,…
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02 July 2021
In-Person Learning
I have reached the halfway point of my position in the Directorate Fellowship Program (DFP) with the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). At this point, I have developed a much better perspective on the…
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02 July 2021
Data Analysis and Seed Collecting Adventures
Hello everyone! The last two months have flown by in the blink of an eye while I have been working on the Quantitative Conservation Safeguards for Oil and Gas Effects project in New Mexico. After…
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02 July 2021
PATCH: Latino Conservation Week Celebration Coming Up In Hackettstown
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — Fishing, a nature discovery walk, science activities, wildlife presentation, learning about insects of the Musconetcong River, how to garden with wildflowers, a park clean-up and other hands-on fun, will be part of…
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02 July 2021
Achieving Recovery for the San Bruno Elfin Butterfly
Photo of a San Bruno Elfin larva on sedum from a site visit. Courtesy of Samantha M. Lantz. I am at the halfway mark in my summer as a FWS fellow and the time seems…
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