I’ve always wondered if I had the patience to be a birder. On Thursday of this week, I found that with a bit more sunblock, I definitely did. My supervisor here in the Interpretation Division has organized times for me to partner with another park department,...
Mycology and mycorrhizal networks. Exploring the ways in which fungi interact with and complicate forest networks and growth patterns has been one of the most complex intellectual endeavors I’ve ever attempted. …And also one of the most fascinating. Expanding and destabilizing my own definitions of sentience,...
Wilderness management, a term famed for its oxymoronic nature, is a constant conversation within Rocky Mountain National Park. One of the most controversial examples of human intervention into the wild landscape and ecological processes within the Park is the Elk and Vegetation Management Plan. A...
"From climate change to civil rights, the job of the National Park Service is to stand behind and represent our nation's most challenging stories." On the first day of what will be two weeks of seasonal staff training, one of my supervisors stood at the front...
It's hard to believe that my first week at Rocky Mountain is already over. I've only been here for 5 days and somehow it feels like I've been here forever. While seasonal staff training begins officially on Monday, I was really privileged to go out...
Hey everyone! My name is Sofia Petros-Gouin and I am a rising junior at Columbia University, majoring in American Studies and Sustainable Development with a special concentration in Education. I will be interning at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado where I am excited to work...