Hello everyone and welcome back to my last blog of the internship! My time here at the Siuslaw ends on October 7th, and it is an extremely bittersweet feeling to be leaving the Oregon coast. I still don’t know what’s coming next for me, but...
So, the summer has come to an end, as many of the blogs here have reflected. Then August really did slip away, and with it, the end of the beginning. Soon, I will be halfway through my internship. It's crazy to imagine that, as I...
How I got into working with GIS. My first year of college I had signed up for an elective, mostly just to fill up my schedule and fulfill requirements for my major. The class I ended up taking was an introductory course to Geographic Information Systems...
Woodsy Owl turned 52 years old on September 15th, 2023! I had the opportunity to go to Multnomah Falls for Woodsy Owls celebration. We had an education station focused on Leave No Trace, and smokey swag that folks could take if they participated in the...
Where do I start? To describe how impactful and amazing my internship at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area has been would be nearly impossible. So, I will try my best. This internship has provided me with unimaginable experience, knowledge, and connections that I will always...
This summer, I got the opportunity to embark on an incredible work trip to the picturesque landscapes of Minnesota and Wisconsin. This journey not only provided an opportunity to reconnect with fellow Climate Resource Assistant interns, whom I hadn't seen since our orientation, but also...
So much dam work My main project this month was to work with the Montana Conservation Corps (MCC) to build Beaver Dam Analogs (BDAs) to reinforce already existing dams that have been built on a stretch of creek.Why are beaver dams important? Well, they store water,...
My motivation to reach out to other communities has always been something I have been involved in since middle school. So to be doing this large project all on my own has surprisingly been at least comfortable and familiar for me to do. While there...
The past week I attended my first work conference! Thanks to my training budget from the Resource Assistant program, I got the chance to go to RALLY 2023 in Portland, Oregon. RALLY is an annual conference hosted by The Land Trust Alliance for passionate land...
In July, I was able to attend Region 5’s Urban and Community Forest (UCF) Bootcamp, a training session that spanned 3 days to learn everything there is to about the program. Located at the Region 5 Vallejo Office and designed for people working within UCF,...