19 June 2021
What Does “Access” Mean to You?
Pause for 10 seconds and think of the first scenario that comes to mind when you think of the word “access.” What do you access every day? A lifetime of access, positive or negative, led…
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19 June 2021
Oh, how the time does (butter)fly!
Wow, has it been a month already? Time flies here in Central California! My name is Anna Lad, and I’m working for the Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office this summer as a DFP intern. My…
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19 June 2021
The Great Catfish Harvest
Inks Dam National Fish Hatchery (IDNFH) is home to hundreds of thousands of catfish, several endangered aquatic species, and, more recently, me. I drove from San Diego to Burnet,Texas for the summer to preserve endangered…
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19 June 2021
A water-dependent conservation effort in a year without water
Surveying for Western Pond Turtles along the Klamath River in Northern California as part of a species status assessment under the Endangered Species Act sounds like a dream field project. While kayaking down the river…
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19 June 2021
Desert Seed Collections
I’m a few weeks into my DFP internship with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service, and I’ve already learned so much. I’ve lived in New Mexico for about three years now, and it never ceases…
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19 June 2021
Excited to learn new things
My first two weeks working for the Fish and Wildlife Service at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum have been thrilling! In my first week on the job, I learned a lot about…
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