04 August 2021
Final Thoughts
Wow! Where has the time gone? It’s hard to believe that my time as a DFP fellow is already coming to an end next week. Ten weeks ago, I found myself embarking on a new…
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04 August 2021
Public Speaking: Tips from someone with anxiety
Since the beginning of my DFP program, I had one lingering fear at the back of my mind. It was something that was easy to put on the back burner, but something that is creeping…
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04 August 2021
Wrapping Up
The last days of my internship are wrapping up, and I cannot believe how fast the summer has gone by. Over the past 11 weeks, I’ve traveled to three different states, learned about threatened and…
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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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04 August 2021
Wrapping Up My Summer Research on Razorback Sucker and Quagga Mussels
This summer I have been working remotely as a DFP with the Southern Nevada Fish & Wildlife Office using Bureau of Reclamation water quality data to study how the quagga mussel invasion in Lake Mead…
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04 August 2021
Longfin Smelt and Water Temperatures in the San Francisco Estuary
Fish are ectotherms that rely on the surrounding water to regulate their body temperature. They can move around and find colder thermal refuge in shaded or deeper areas of water, however sometimes these thermal refuges…
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