Welcome back! This blog will be about my project and my time in Washington D.C. My time there was amazing. I was able to meet so many scientist like who shared the common interest of protecting/conservation in Mother Earth. I had the honor of meeting of...
Howdy folks! This is a bittersweet blog, but not my last one. All I can say is that my time at Oregon Caves has been amazing. This place and my mentors will be something that I will always cherish. I have learned so much...
There are so many things that I like about this internship that I can go on and on about. My two favorite parts are mist netting bats and doing any project that involves going inside the cave. I have learned a plethora of skills during...
Hi again! I want to tell you about two people who have been great a influence during my time here at Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve. The first person is someone who I look up to, literally because they are almost twice my height haha. His name is...
My assigned project at Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve is to process recordings from bat acoustic recording units and to upload the data to NaBat, which is the North American Bat Monitoring Program. First, I have to make sure that the recording units are...
Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve is located in the Siskiyou Mountains at an elevation of 4000 feet. The park expanded to approximately 4,600 acres back in 2014. ORCA, as many refer to the park, is located 20 miles from its nearest town called Cave...
Hello! My name is Zoe Flores and I am thrilled to be a Mosaics in Science intern this summer! I am a rising senior at Cornell University in New York, but this summer, I will be on the other side of the country in Tulelake,...
I spent most of this week in park wide training for first season park service staff but at the end of the week I led a hike on the Chilkoot Trail with the goal to reach several sample sites. When I was not in training...
In order to determine the success of tree thinnings and treatments, forest monitoring is conducted to quantify the changes of the forest health. The best part about forest monitoring is using all of the different gadgets to measure the growth of the forest. We use a...
Perks about working in a completely new place is that every day is an adventure, an opportunity to discover something new, a different perspective to view the world. I am fortunate to have the ability to explore the surrounding landscape on my days off. I...