14 October 2022
Experience or Inspiration?
I have gained many invaluable skills during my time with my MANO Project internship with the National Park Service. I built a database to encompass scientific literature on resource interpretation from the floor up, with…
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07 October 2022
Initiating my Progress in the Agency
It has been four months since I started as a Recreational Special Uses Resource Assistant and every week, I have had new experiences. Each experience has taught me something new and has shown how diverse…
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04 October 2022
Wilderness Weed Treatments
Hello everyone, the aspens are changing color, there is a crisp chill in the morning air, and snow has been flying on the summit of Pikes Peak, fall has arrived in the Pike National Forest.…
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21 September 2022
Phase II
Phase II as my boss and one and only co-worker Chris Elbich calls it includes benchmarking National Parks interpretive programs through various metrics. The metrics we are using for this benchmarking process of include volunteer…
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08 September 2022
Hands-on, On-site
It has come to the point in my internship where--thanks to the Hispanic Access Foundation--I am working on-site at Harpers Ferry Center in West Virginia! While I usually work remotely, these past two weeks I've…
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06 September 2022
Endless Connections
It has been about 3 months since I began my position as a Special Uses Resource Assistant in the Forest Service. There is not a day that I don’t learn something new, whether it is…
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