01 August 2020
Creating New Orchids
So I am at the halfway point of my fellowship and I am definitely feeling the pressure. It may suck a bit to feel this way, but I enjoy telling myself, “embrace the suck!”, because…
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31 July 2020
This American History
I can't recall having ever visited a national park site. Not as a young buck in Texas, not as a college degree-getter around Boston. For the first time, some weeks ago, I walked the Black…
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30 July 2020
LCW and Citizen Science Project Progress
Hello Everybody! Hola a todos! I have lots to update on because it has been a busy few weeks. My Latino Conservation Week event went great. I had lots of family and friends who participated…
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28 July 2020
A Day in the Virtual Office: Professional Development from Home
Through my HAF fellowship at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service headquarters, I have been able to see a side of the Service most early professionals don’t see. It has been fascinating to observe inner…
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20 July 2020
Poetry That Inspired People Around the World
The past two weeks I’ve been working on my second StoryMap project showcasing items collected by the Longfellow family’s during their international travels. I searched a catalog of over 50 items that came from countries…
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17 July 2020
The Joy of Filmmaking and Remote Learning
The study of filmmaking is an exclusive place. Summer programs cost mightily for the chance to use cameras, learn with other like-minded teens, and make short movies to fill out white space on a resume.…
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