Hey y’all it’s Val again! I’ve had 3 fishing event days this so far and in this time spent at Anacostia Park this year I have grown a love for this place and the community that loves it too. This love comes with a desire...
With my first two weeks about to be over, I've now been up to both Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens and Anacostia Park. Here's some insight into my first two weeks back! To those who have not seen my intro blog, I'm Val and I hope you...
Hello, my name is Valentine McIntyre! I am a rising junior at Howard University majoring in Environmental Science and minoring in Afro American Studies. My passion is in urban sustainability and after I graduate I hope to work as an environmental consultant in (mainly) urban...
Since coming to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, I’ve had the pleasure of leading tours from a tour plan that I personally developed. While yes tours have their challenges I can say with certainty that I very much look forward to them. My tour specifically is targeted...
Hello everyone, my time at Anacostia Park working with their fishing program has opened my eyes to how amazing this park is. To me it truly is in my eyes a treasure and I’ll begin by speaking on what I’ve done as an intern here...
Every Friday and Saturday community fishing programs are hosted at Anacostia Park. I've been tasked with aiding Bruce Homles of the organization Friends of Anacostia in fishing operations and now I look forward to these programs at the start of every work week. My Fridays Although I...
Picture of Yellow-crowned night heron taken by Tim ErvinOne of my assigned projects working at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens is to list the birds present at the park so that they can be posted onto the parks website. In this process I have listed out every...
Hello, I go back Val and I am a fish and feathers intern working at NACE parks this summer. I'm excited to engage with the community and learn as much as I can! I've been assigned multiple projects and can't wait to execute them to...