Water quality measurements and equipment installment is a mouthful and may sound boring, but believe me, it is the opposite. Within the Fish and Wildlife Inventory and Monitoring Program division of the natural resources management team, there is the water quality team that is in...
Hello, and welcome to the blog! My name is Miko DelCastillo and I am an incoming senior at the University of Minnesota, studying conservation biology. I am a local Minnesotan, born in St. Paul, but currently living in Minneapolis. Much of my free time consists...
Biscayne National Park is home to more than 400 different species of fish that rely and thrive on its unique and diverse marine ecosystems. Within these ecosystems we have mangrove forests along the coast and along the different keys that serve as their nurseries. The...
Tsu haa káa ḵeiwa.aa!1 My name is Isabella Yallapragada, and I’m lucky to be a natural resources intern at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Skagway, Alaska this summer. I completed my Bachelor’s in Environmental Management at Indiana University. I’m currently pursuing my Master’s...
Hi, my name is Saani Borge, and I am interning at San Juan Island National Historical Park this summer. I am a California native, but I studied Evolutionary and Ecological Biology at Barnard College Columbia University in New York City. As part of Columbia’s neuroscience...
And just like that, summer of 2022 has come and gone! We have entered the beautiful autumn, where the morning air is cool and crisp, and the deciduous trees are starting to show us their unmistakable autumn colors. Just like how each season can teach us...
My biggest fear working in Natural Resource Management isn't getting lost on a hike or getting attacked by a shark. It's not knowing enough information. Not knowing the relevant information is a fear of mine because it means I won't be as useful in the...
A blazing sun hidden behind partially cloudy skies, a light breeze enough to blow away flying pests, but not enough to raise the ocean waves, and endless amounts of wildlife no matter where you look. That's what one of the best days at Biscayne National...
We slept like dogs by the fireside and awoke to the fog, as it was all around us. As the morning glow shudders across the bitter breath of Lake Superior, the cry of loons can be heard from the base of the channel. The...
Mosaics's intern apply amoxicillin paste to reduce the progression of coral disease. Photo cred: Kristen Ewin. Hello from the United States Virgin Islands! My name is Nicholas C. Durgadeen, and thanks to Environment for the Americas and the National Park Service, I will be working as...