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…

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…

To say that it has been a busy couple of weeks would be an understatement, and I was floored when I realized today that my fellowship is already halfway through! As I mentioned in my…

For the four years of my undergraduate degree, I was a division 1 collegiate swimmer. During that time, I practiced 20+ hours per week, competed at swim meets, and did my best to be successful…

I'm officially halfway through my program, and I can't believe that went by so fast. It has been an amazing experience being part of the refuge system and seeing how a refuge is ran. Things…

Our first summer rains came at the refuge this week. The monsoons are a special time to call the desert home. For a short time each summer, the monotony of 110 degree days is broken…