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06 August 2022

Summer in Albuquerque

These past few months have been a real crash course in what summer is like in the Southwest. As a Northeast girl born and raised; it has been a big adjustment. However, it’s not just…
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17 June 2022

Fire as a Management Tool

Welcome back Mano blog post readers! I am one of the 6 Civilian Climate Corp (CCC) Fellows, stationed at Big Oaks and Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge Complex in southeastern Indiana. This is my second blog…
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23 May 2022

CCC Fellow: From Blackjack Peninsula to Indiana to Matagorda Island

Another update from Aransas National Wildlife Refuge! The past few months since my first blog post has been busy. Starting with the beginning of this month (May) we wrapped up Phase 1 and transitioned into…
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15 May 2022

What it Means to be a Civilian Climate Corps Fellow

While connecting with the land and the community in the Low Country here in South Carolina has been great, its also important to remember why we are doing this. This fellowship is designed to be…
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06 May 2022

Using Lidar and Deep Learning to FInd Abandoned Wells

Hello everyone! I’ve been working for the US Fish and Wildlife (USFWS) service for about three months now. I’ve been working more on the technological side of the agency instead of working in the field,…
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06 May 2022

A Visit to Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

Hi, I’m Annika Benedetti. My first few months in Albuquerque have really flown by. I am pretty much settled into the rhythm of working at the USFWS and my project workload. I have nearly finished…
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