2018 Interns, MIS 2018, Shenandoah, Virginia

Week 9: My Results

August 5, 2018 by Aliya Khan No Comments
Over the course of the last 12 weeks I have participated in a number of projects for the NPS; however, my primary task has been to conduct field work and write the preliminary report for a study on the effects …
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Week 8: Something Special

July 25, 2018 by Aliya Khan No Comments
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Week 7: Something New I Have Learned

July 13, 2018 by Aliya Khan No Comments
  Two weeks ago, we began the Big Meadows Sampling in Shenandoah. The Big Meadows is a large open area on the ridgeline of the Blue Ridge Mountains that was cleared by Native Americans. After Europeans settled the area they …
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Week 6: An Unexpected Adventure

June 27, 2018 by Aliya Khan No Comments
Last Thursday I completed my last day of cross-training. I trained with the fish electro-shocking crew. The fish crew goes out at 6:30 every morning and visits the different streams within the park to sample for fish populations. When I …
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Eulachon Larval Sampling along the Nourse River.
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The Missing Beaver

June 22, 2018 by Andres Santini Laabes No Comments
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 …
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Week 5: Influential People

by Aliya Khan No Comments
During the course of my internship I have participated in multiple cross-training activities with other departments in the park, as well as training courses to be recertified in first aid/CPR/AED and training to learn proper search and rescue technique. The …
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Week 4: Something New I have Learned

June 12, 2018 by Aliya Khan No Comments
Living in Canada and studying Natural Resource Conservation at the University of British Columbia, I am not very familiar with the common plants of the Eastern forests. I am currently learning to identify the common plants found within Shenandoah National …
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Week 3: My Project

June 6, 2018 by Aliya Khan No Comments
This summer while at Shenandoah I will be working as a member of the Natural Resources Division on the botany crew helping with long term monitoring of rare and endangered plants. Within the park there are over 90 known populations …
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Week 2: Shenandoah National Park

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Founded in 1935, the goal of Shenandoah National Park was to create a national park in the east. The first national parks were created in the late 1800’s and were mainly in the West. In the east, the land was …
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Week One: Getting to Know the Author

May 23, 2018 by Aliya Khan 3 Comments
Hello everyone! My name is Aliya Khan and I am a Mosaics in Science intern working at Shenandoah National Park this summer. I am originally from Washington DC but grew up abroad in Malaysia, Thailand and Spain before moving back …
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