30 October 2020
This is a gratitude post
resouThis year, the world fell apart. It’s still falling apart. With COVID setting the stage for almost every action we take, fear, anxiety and hopelessness have crept into our thoughts more regularly than we are…
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30 October 2020
Wilderness and Wild & Scenic Rivers Program
reso Confusing things happen sometimes. Why do they happen, though? I’m not sure, but they do. Finding meaning amidst the confusion is difficult; deciphering the meaning of what stands before you seems almost inconceivable. Sometimes…
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30 October 2020
Reconnecting with the forest during COVID-19: Adaptation and opportunities in El Yunque National Forest
The past four years have been especially hard for El Yunque National Forest, the only rainforest of the U.S. National Forest system. The forest, located in northeastern Puerto Rico, was struck in 2017 by two…
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29 October 2020
A Skip, A Hop, And a Leap
Every time I tell people I grew up in Chicago, people always rush to tell me how lucky I am. And it wasn't until I left that I really started to see what everyone meant.…
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29 October 2020
Dia De Los Muertos in Anchorage
I did not grow up celebrating Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in a big way. I always knew about it and had a vague understanding that it is not a sad day,…
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22 September 2020
My Fellowship at U.S. Fish & Wildlife Comes to an End…but this isn’t Goodbye…
As I prepared my final program requirement, a presentation to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Conservation Banking Tracking Compliance - I reflected on the events of the last few months. Throughout the Directorate…
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