25 June 2022
My journey
If I had been asked at the beginning of the year if I would have ever imagined the possibility of interning with US Fish and Wildlife, my response would have probably been, huh? That huh…
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24 June 2022
Introduction/ First Week Experience
Hello all! My name is Ashley Castillo. I am an undergraduate student attending the University of Massachusetts Amherst. I am part of the Natural Resouce Conservation field majoring in Wildlife conservation. One thing these classes…
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21 June 2022
Fun Wildlife Siting
It’s finally planting week! This week I will be driving out to the native plant nursery to pick up the plants I ordered for our garden- all 640 of them !! Even though I ordered…
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31 May 2022
Progress
Well things are moving along here! A big part of my job here is to assist our environmental educator and we really had a lot of fun this last week. We work closely with a…
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26 May 2022
Alum to Alumni
A bittersweet end to my academic career as I finished California State University, Chico with a degree in Recreation Hospitality & Park Management option in Parks & Natural Resources (RHPM) with minors in Biological Sciences…
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17 May 2022
The Start of a Community
As I began this internship, I came to learn the history and importance of Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge. Being able to see how this place has provided many recreation opportunities for people and a…
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