On July 14 2023, EFTA Resource Assistants program (RAP) manager Katherine Shorten took some time off her vacations in Puerto Rico to visit the International Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF) headquarters in Rio Piedras. It was a sunny Friday morning when Katherine arrived. She had...

Each month, the International Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF) hosts an all-hands meeting with their staff, called their Family Meetings. In these typically 2-hour meetings, various staff members offer important messages, trainings and resources. In May, the meeting was hosted by the Sabana Research Station...

I have always dreamt of a job that offers the opportunity to travel for work. So I was beyond excited when I was invited to Washington, D.C. as part of my RAship.     My team in the USDA Climate Hubs National Office hosted the Climate Hub Directors...

USDA Climate Hubs Communications Intern Hello, my name is Diana Martínez and I am a Winter 2023 RAP intern with EFTA. I am working with the USDA Climate Hubs National Office out of San Juan Puerto Rico. My job this year will be to help improve...