14 August 2020
Stay safe and bee kind: My last blog post
Welcome to my third and last blog post! These past 11 weeks have gone by so fast! I have successfully written the first draft rapid species status assessments for both the Mojave poppy bee (MPB)…
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14 August 2020
Going with the Flow in 2020
Rivers have a way of captivating and fascinating any onlooker. They weave and wind, create landscapes of their own, offer oases for flora and fauna, and can either be an exhilarating whitewater experience or a…
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12 August 2020
Infrastructure Management Intern - Armando Porras
My name is Armando Porras and I am the Infrastructure Management Intern for the USFWS Sacramento Regional Office. I recently graduated from Sacramento State with a degree in Civil Engineering and started working for the…
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12 August 2020
A summer of pivots
This summer has been defined by “the pivot.” Right before the summer started, I finished bargaining a huge labor contract for graduate employees at Oregon State University (OSU), where I’m getting my PhD. So in…
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12 August 2020
Hiking the Continental Divide Trail
When I first started my fellowship with the National Park Service I had just left a job where I was living outdoors for over half the month, I had worked there for close to two…
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11 August 2020
Just Keep Swimming
I am nearing the end of my time in the Directorate Resource Assistant Fellows Program (DFP) with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). These remaining two weeks will fly by as I focus on…
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