12 January 2024
LATIN TIMES: Latinos Face a Disproportionately Higher Risk of Flooding in the U.S.; Here's Why
Latinos in the U.S. face a disproportionately higher risk of flood compared to other demographics, its impact widening existing inequities. This conclusion was reached by the Hispanic Access Foundation and Headwaters Economics in a new…
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12 January 2024
Month 3: Southerner in the Alaskan Tundra
The beginning of January marks the start of my third month since I moved up to Alaska from the south – that is Chicago, to be more exact (the entire lower 48 is known as…
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12 January 2024
Task 2: Picking Up The Pace
These past few months leading up to the new year have been a steady adventure. Picking up from where my previous blog left off, the number of activities has increased. To start, the Refuge was…
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12 January 2024
Stephanie and some Scajaquada History - Stephanie y historia sobre Scajaquada
Hello everyone! My name is Stephanie Ibarra and I am the current Urban Community Engagement Fellow for Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge in Basom, NY. For my blog posts, I will cover one of the main…
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11 January 2024
Reconnecting with Modoc with a New Opportunity
As I finished my time in the Army, I was looking for an opportunity to take me back home. I had almost given up hope on anything GIS related when I stumbled upon this internship.…
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11 January 2024
Task 1: Exploration
My time as a fellow has been an adventure so far. Most of the beginning was going through a bunch of introductory stages. I had to explore not only my facility but my new living…
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