28 May 2021
Welcome to Williams, Arizona
I moved to Williams, Arizona a month before graduating from college to work in the Williams Visitor Center, on behalf of the Forest Service of the Kaibab National Forest. I had my hesitations and fears,…
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28 May 2021
First Month as an RA
My first week as an RA was an orientation week in which I felt very welcomed to the Forest Service. The guest speakers and presentations were amazing and covered a range of useful topics. From…
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28 May 2021
Monthly Adventures of a Forest Janitor
Hey y'all, My name is Leandrew Escobedo and I'm an RA in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. Though I was born and raised relatively close to the Angeles National Forest, I had only been…
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28 May 2021
I'm Happy
My Resource Assistant (RA) experience has been one of the most rewarding challenges I’ve done so far. My first few weeks at the Washington Office felt a little like being thrown into the deep end…
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26 May 2021
Helping Manage our Country's Trails
As an ecologist, my work was a hybrid experience between working in the field and working at my office. My area of focus was on wildlife management and my imposter syndrome kicked in the first…
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25 May 2021
The African American Sites of Florida's National Forests
An issue that many services and organizations face involving data is where and how to access it. I have spent the past couple weeks gathering all known information about historic and archaeological African American sites…
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