One minuet it was May, I blinked and now I am over halfway through and approaching the end of my 2026 season. This summer has flown by and I have gone from pushing up hill through new challenges and experiences, to feeling like I am running...
No internship is complete without a few challenges, and this one has certainly had its fair share. While I expected to learn new technical skills, I didn't anticipate how much I would grow personally throughout the experience.One of my biggest challenges was learning to trust...
For this blog I want to highlight one of my my recent events that I am the most proud of. This was my '(Everyday is) World Migratory Bird Day Celebration!' held at the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center on August 22nd. This was event that I fully...
Hi everyone, I am back with another blog! For this blog I want to take a look through a wider lens, looking outside of just this present season and a glimpse into the future. As I have repeated stated and implied through my updates this year,...
Hi Nerds! In my last couple of blog posts, I have been super excited to share all of the events, projects, and overall happenings here in the Siuslaw so far. In this post, I want to take a closer look at how these experiences are...
The buzz around town Hi Everyone! I am so excited to be back and blogging about the happenings on the Oregon coast. This past month of June was all about pollinators! The whole month is a national acknowledgment of the mostly tiny but mighty pollinators...
A Brief History & Introduction...
Hello everyone, my name is Marisa. I’m the Conservation Education Intern for the Siuslaw National Forest region on the Oregon coast (Waldport, OR) for the 2026 field season. I will be working with the United States Forest Service to develop educational programs for the public,...
If there is anything I can take back home after visiting the Oregon coast, it would be the memories I made while seeing things for the very first time. Now, Texas is beautiful in its own way, but it is definitely far from anything I've witnessed...
Before I go, I want to highlight some fieldwork opportunities I have been able to participate in recently. I've enjoyed every moment here on the coast. That is all thanks to the friendships built and hard work applied from forest ranger staff. On the last two...