From elementary school to middle school, I used to go with my whole family to a California lake to camp, swim, and hold on tight to an inner tube that trailed from the back of my Auntie's boat. These lake trips where I can be...
Greetings from Frederick, Maryland! This summer exceeded all my expectations and I am going to walk away from this internship feeling deeply accomplished. I was pushed out of my comfort zone when I decided to move across the United States and was knee high in new...
Greetings from Frederick, Maryland Long-term weather patterns, or climate, dictate what type of species can be found in a certain area. There is a stark difference in climate between what I am used to in California, and where I am currently living in Maryland. A Mediterranean...
Greetings from Frederick, Maryland! Through this internship I have learned a lot about myself. Every day I come into the office or go out into the field to collect data, I feel increasingly capable that I can be a leader in the workplace and am able...
Greetings from Frederick, Maryland Monocacy National Battlefield contains a number of streams and rivers that cross its landscape. My project this summer will focus on two sections of a single stream called Harding’s run. This river run is about 10, 560 feet (2-miles) long that is...
Greetings from Frederick, Maryland Featured photo: Location of L' Hermitage slave quarters at Best Farm. Although a scientist at heart, I was really impressed by the thorough history tour by one of our interpretation rangers here at Monocacy National Battlefield. The west coast does not have National...
Greetings from Frederick, Maryland Monocacy RiverPark entrance signRiver bendWorthington House My name is Aubrie Heckel and I am lucky enough to be one of the 2021 Mosaics in Science interns this summer. Over the next three months, I will be working with NPS resource managers as a...