I am getting close to wrapping up my internship here at Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge. I have been here for about ten months now, which means I only have about two months left.…

Hello MANO blog! For my penultimate blog post, I would like to tell you all about the professional development projects I’ve done in the last 5 and a half months of my internship. First, I…

The SHIFT conference was an exciting part of the start of my fellowship. This conference was based in Fort Collins, Colorado in mid-October, focusing on the positive preventative effects of equitable access to nature. As…

Día de Los Muertos is a Mexican holiday where people honor their loved ones who have passed away by making an ofrenda on a home alter to remember and celebrate their lives. This year I…

My background is in geology and even though my current position does not have as much to do with my background, this fellowship has still given me the opportunity to participate in field work when…

The year has come almost full circle. The change to cooler temperatures and autumn-colored leaves makes me reminiscence of when I first arrived in Albuquerque, NM in the late part of January of this year.…