Species spotlight: Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus nivosus) Western Snowy Plovers (Charadrius nivosus nivosus) are a shorebird found along coastline, bays, estuaries, and rivers on the Pacific coast. They forage on aquatic invertebrates. Due to habitat loss, their population has been decreasing and in 1993,...
Hello! My name is Aiko Goldston, and I am returning to Environment for the Americas, as this year's Wildlife Intern at Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA). In this position, I will be monitoring and surveying various species of wildlife. Some of the...
Hello! My name is Aiko Goldston and I will be the Streaked Horned Lark Field Assistant at the Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex in Corvallis, Oregon this summer! I am originally from San Jose, California and I graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a Bachelors of...
Hello! I have been living at William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) near Corvallis, Oregon for almost a month now. For this post, I will be giving a little introduction to my site, William L. Finley NWR. [caption id="attachment_20236" align="alignleft" width="300"] Overlook Pond with the Refuge...