03 September 2024
What is the NRI?
As the time left in my fellowship is running out, the work is only picking up! I'm the GIS Fellow for the Nationwide Rivers Inventory for the Wild and Scenic Rivers program of the National…
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03 September 2024
Empowering Communities Through Nature: My Experience as a Visitor Services Intern...So Far
As an intern at the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge, I’ve had the unique opportunity to immerse myself in a diverse range of activities that have enriched both my professional skills and personal growth. Now, several…
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30 August 2024
Climate Summit and Field Work Opportunities
The past few months of my fellowship with USFWS have been busy with travel and opportunities for growth. In July, I visited the National Conservation Training Center in West Virginia for the Department of Defense…
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30 August 2024
Coming home! Featured
After 12 years living abroad, I am finally coming back home! I was born and raised in Puerto Rico but left in 2012 to complete graduate studies at the University of New Hampshire, USA and…
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29 August 2024
Game-Changing Collaboration
When I speak to family and friends about my fellowship, most are initially surprised to hear that the Fish and Wildlife Service and Department of Defense collaborate, especially on climate change. Yet over the past…
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29 August 2024
Exploration process: First weeks with the RAP in Puerto Rico Featured
I recently started with the Resource Assistant Program in the Sabana Research Field Station in Luquillo, Puerto Rico with the International Institute of Tropical Forestry.
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