15 December 2023
Finding Orphan Wells on Refuges with Lidar
Locating orphan oil and gas wells is the top priority of my work with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Orphan wells are wells that lack a known owner and must be plugged and/or remediated…
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18 November 2023
Watching the Seasons Change in Albuquerque
The months have quickly flown by here in the Burque, and I can’t believe it’s almost Thanksgiving. Sometimes it feels like it’s still summer. Even today, the high was almost 70 °F and I need…
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24 October 2023
Rekindling my Connections with my Cohort
My position as a remote sensing fellow for the Hispanic Access Foundation and US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has been incredibly insightful and fun. Not long ago, I reconnected with the other fellows within…
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24 September 2023
Texas Trip to Trinity River
Summer is finally drawing to its close. In Albuquerque, the waning summer temps are in the low to mid 80s. But after the record-breaking heat wave in July, it feels sort of cool now. Though…
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20 July 2023
CCC Conference in Colorado!
This July has been blistering so far in Albuquerque. It’s going to be 106 °F this week! This summer we have really been feeling the effects of climate change. The Southwestern and Western states have…
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20 May 2023
Traveling to Texas to Meet my Cohort and Explore the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Hi all, hope you've been well. I'll be talking about my experience with traveling as a Civilian Climate Corp (CCC) fellow. Last February, I went to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Texas to…
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