As I sat in Yates Auditorium in the Department of the Interior listening to fellow interns present their projects behind a podium and a movie theater sized screen with their power points, I was amazed. Having this experience, a trip to Washington DC to present,...
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...
My personal objective during this internship was to study the foraging ecology of beavers. By observing the beavers' herbivory patterns along transects while noting what they choose to take and where, we can compare what is available to what they have eaten and get a...
Its so wild how fast the last few months have flown by. I've been really busy! Aside from being busy with this internship I also took some summer credits and fulfilled my math requirements for the University of Minnesota. Taking calculus at the same time...
The focus of my project while in Glacier is to conduct sound monitoring in the park to see how the soundscape has changed. A soundscape includes all the audible sounds within a specific area. Preserving the natural soundscape is important to preserve wilderness character, which...
Hello, my name is Olivia Montoya. I am an Environment for the Americas intern, at the Great Sand Dunes National Park (GRSA), through the Mosaics in Science Internship Program. I contribute to the Visitor-use Management study, an ongoing study created to understand entrance station and parking...
Wildflowers! Such a wonderful part of the natural world. Soaking up the sun in the sky and water in the soil to turn simple elements into valued resources is an incredible feat that’s often underappreciated. On my hike into the Belly River, my coworkers and...
For this blog I decided to pay attention to other projects that Biscayne National Park does pertaining to the Fish and Wildlife Inventory and Monitoring Program (FWIMP). After a month at the park, I have learned that there are a range of conservation projects that...
Wildfire smoke in ohio Wildfire smoke from Canada entered Cleveland, Ohio Wednesday morning causing the air to smell like burning wood and a thick layer of smoke to appear. During this time, it disrupted Resource Management's schedule for bird banding Wednesday morning. The air quality made...
These past few weeks have absolutely flown by! As we've been finalizing the logistics for the beaver research, I've gotten the opportunity to help out in a couple super cool projects local to the MISS (Mississippi National River and Recreation Area). The first project I was...