14 August 2018
Lincoln National Forest/Smokey Bear Ranger District
Aldo Leopold once wrote, “There are some who can live without the wild things and some who cannot.” Had you asked me ten years ago where I fell among those two categories, I would have…
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13 August 2018
Learning the Ropes of Fire Information on the Angeles National Forest
As a Hispanic Access RA Fellow for the Angeles National Forest, I work in the public affairs department where you can find me updating our Facebook and Twitter pages, designing recreation guides with our cartographer,…
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10 August 2018
Mi Wild & Scenic Historia
Whacking away mosquitos in Long Creek, South Carolina surrounded by seasoned river advocates and paddlers, I put down my beer and had one of those moments where I happily wondered how I had even gotten…
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01 July 2018
Volunteerism, Outreach, And Inclusion
As an Interagency National Monument Fellow for the US Forest Service (USFS) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM), I served as the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument (BSMNM) staff member at informational booths at different…
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25 May 2018
El Machu Picchu del Sur Oeste
I have always been fascinated by the natural and cultural history of the southwest, specifically those in the four corners region (Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico). My curiosity sparked when I began to learn more…
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24 May 2018
Culturally Modified Trees on the Rio Grande National Forest
The Rio Grande National Forest (RGNF), which encompasses 1.82 million acres of the San Luis Valley and surrounding mountains in southern Colorado, has a long and unique history with evidence of human occupation dating as…
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