Less than two weeks remain left until the end of my internship, and I feel bittersweet. While I miss my family and friends back at home, I feel saddened to leave things behind here. Yankton has truly been my home away from home. Regardless, these...
Suddenly it’s July, and I am over halfway through this internship. Everyday is a new experience, but my joy stays consistent. Missouri National Recreational River continues to host fishing, pop-up events, and kayak clinics weekly. Now all of my pop-up programs are complete. I’ve taken...
Endangered Pallid Sturgeon at Fish Hatchery In just under a month, this internship has flown by. Since my last post, I have participated in 4 events, each more enriching than the last. My life has been blessed with cultural exchange, the gift of teaching, and most...
https://youtube.com/shorts/j-bvNui8Wd4Hi everyone. I'm Genevieve. I'm currently in Estes Park, Colorado, but in less than a week, I'll be at Missouri National Recreational River in South Dakota. I'm originally from Illinois, so I'm super excited to get traveling this summer. And I'm also super excited to...
Last week, every morning was started by the view of breathtaking mountains, and chickadees off in the distance. I was able to meet people from across the country, and a few islands. Memories were made learning fishing, birding, seeing new faces, and making new experiences....
“There is nothing so American as our national parks … the fundamental idea behind the parks … is that the country belongs to the people, that it is in process of making for the enrichment of the lives of all of us.”President Franklin D. Roosevelt...