08 July 2021
A collaborative approach to saving an endangered flower
Non-native species (those introduced to an area outside of its natural range) have been listed as one of the five major causes of extinction world-wide. One such species, European beach grass, was planted throughout sand…
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08 July 2021
Making the Most out of a Challenging Situation
It would be an understatement to say that COVID-19 has drastically changed how people learn, work, and play over the past year. Before I began my remote position as a directorate fellow with the U.S.…
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08 July 2021
New Changes
In my previous blog post, I mentioned how I thought my role here as a Resource Assistant was going to be mostly doing maintenance and Rech Tech work but things completely changed a few days…
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08 July 2021
Workday at the Sydney R. Yates Federal Building
On the 17th of June, I and other fellow Washington Office Resource Assistants (RAs) were given the opportunity to visit the Yates building for the day. Due to working remotely, I was very excited to…
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08 July 2021
Delving into grasslands of Northeastern New Mexico
I’m approaching three weeks completed at Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge (Rio Mora NWR) through the Directorate Fellows Program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The shortgrass prairie landscape of Northeastern New Mexico…
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08 July 2021
A Day at the Beach
For the first month of my internship with US Fish and Wildlife, I will be working closely with MERITO (Multicultural Education for Resources Issues Threatening Oceans). They are doing beach camps for the month of…
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