01 November 2024
Into the Fellowship – Unexpected Detour Featured
After sharing my deep connection to nature in my last blog (see editor’s note). I would like to take you through the winding path I encountered when I started this new role. My internship began…
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31 October 2024
Field Ranger Extension
Wow! I can’t believe I’m two months into my Filed Ranger Crew Lead extension. Time is going by so quicky. Working for the Angeles National Forest has kept me on my toes, but in a…
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21 October 2024
New Roles and New Forests: The Beginning of my Internship
Laupāhoehoe, Hawai`i– where endemic bird calls whisper along the wind, where the moss is untouched by time and richly clings to all surfaces, where frequent downpours of rain inspire the lush green tapestry of the…
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15 October 2024
Of streams and trees Featured
It’s been a little over 2 months since I have started my RAP position as a hydrologist at the International Institute of Tropical Forestry with the US Forest Service (USFS) in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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06 October 2024
Fall 2024 in Albuquerque
Hello, everyone! Here in Albuquerque, we’re hanging on to the last days of summer. It still gets up to the 90s in the afternoon and I’m dreaming of cooler weather every night. Every day it…
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30 September 2024
Diving into My Dream: How the DIVES Program Helped Me Achieve My Scuba Certification
I live in Kansas City, Missouri, and work as a teacher and nature librarian in Kansas City, Kansas, right next to a beautiful lake. Recently, I finally achieved a lifelong dream of becoming a certified…
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