19 August 2021
Street with No Trees
I work remotely for the US Forest Service. That means I work from home. Home for me is San Antonio, TX. I live in an inner-city apartment near downtown, in a low-income neighborhood with no…
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11 August 2021
Making The Most of Your Professional Development Funding
One of the best and most unique features of the MANO internship program is its generous professional development funding. In my previous blog post, I described my daily schedule and the kinds of learning that…
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04 August 2021
Internship from home
I've never thought how difficult it has become working from home every day. I live on campus approximately fifty miles away from Harpers Ferry Center. I have roommates coming in and out of the room,…
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31 July 2021
The Issue of Diversity in the Field of Conservation
The field of art conservation has long been an economically gatekept community: one that, by its very nature, has generally allowed only the independently wealthy to enter. This starts at the beginning of one’s career…
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15 July 2021
Future Prospects for Prospect Bluff
Hurricane Michael wreaked havoc within the Apalachicola National Forest in 2018 felling trees and tearing up archaeological sites. One such site is the Negro Fort at Prospect Bluff. This site is listed as a National…
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13 July 2021
Preserving the Past Through Community Engagement in the Present
When we imagine our National Forests and Grasslands, the first things that come to mind are natural landscapes and resources. Media coverage on efforts to preserve our forests and grasslands tend to focus on the…
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