02 September 2021
Field visit to the California coast
After almost nine weeks of reading and writing about Tidestrom’s lupine, an endangered plant species found on the California coast, I took a trip to visit the plant that has been the subject of my…
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01 September 2021
A Bittersweet Return to Civilization
I excitedly waited for the parade to start. My arm hung out of the side of our “float”, a pickup truck adorned with two wooden side panels depicting Alaska wildlife. I fiddled with a kit-kat…
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01 September 2021
My journey to wildlife biology
Since I began my undergraduate studies, I have been interested in paths of study in or related to biology. I started out as a Cognitive and Brain Sciences major, as I was fascinated with learning…
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26 August 2021
Failure is Accomplishment
August is ending and so is my internship. This summer really went by in a blur. Things are wrapping up; I have a presentation in an hour, this blog post due tomorrow, and last-minute pieces…
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26 August 2021
End of Summer wrap-up
My internship with the Directorate Fellows Program for the USFWS is coming to a close. Since this was my first experience working for the federal government the sky was the limit for learning the system.…
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14 August 2021
Wetland Habitat Assessment Protocol Season Coordinator
Week 3 in the California Central Valley Wildlife Refuges I am coordinating a survey that estimates the amount of seeds produced by species that migratory birds need as a food source in the central valley…
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