Humans have an important role in ecosystems, and if we don’t take it seriously, it can have a big impact. Our most popular field trip at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge is our Wetlands and Macroinvertebrates program. This program is perfect for getting kids...
It's all about the mussels: Missouri Mussel Conservation Native mussels in the Osage River, Missouri. Photo by Gabriel Wahl As a Public Affairs intern for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the best days are when I go out into the field with biologists. Recently, I drove...
Outreach Overview We have reached the end of September, so I thought it would be a good time to wrap up the outreach events! I had six events in September spanning five counties in Michigan and one county in Nevada. I had events at one zoo,...
The fall season in Texas is finally starting to feel like fall! After a slow start to our monarch survey journey we are starting to see some exiting changes in the habitats of our plots. This week we spotted our first monarchs of the season,...
The Autumn season is finally upon us! Here in Texas, we haven't yet felt a drop in temperature, but with the sudden rain we've had, we hope it'll cool things down. Unfortunately, our plots have dried out under the summer sun and have faced the...
Human disturbance is one of the biggest impacts on any species, given that we share the environment with them. It comes in many forms: pollution, deforestation, and construction to name a few. Military installations increase the rate of disturbance through training, preparation, and daily activities....
This week was my first week, and my schedule has slowly started to fill up. I participated in my first outreach event this week; we set up a table at a community event called “Partners in the Park”. The purpose of this event is not...
Week 2 as the ORCA intern at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge was a success! The visitor services team here had a long weekend to help us prepare for this week. For the last 6 months, our original auto tour route has been closed...
This past week I had the opportunity to assist in the execution of Cabrillo's volunteer recognition event. This is an event hosted once a year funded by our parks non-profit organization: Cabrillo National Monument Foundation -- or CNMF.It was incredible to watch how staff from...
It's construction time at Muir Woods National Monument! Conlon Creek, a small tributary to Redwood Creek, is getting a facelift, and it's been a long time coming. In January 2016, a culvert under Conlon Avenue blew out and caused major erosion damage to the creek....