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...

As I near the end of my internship, I want to emphasize how grateful I am to have been given this amazing opportunity. I want to thank everybody that has any way contributed to my life during this internship, as well as to everyone who...

Hello to everyone reading this, I have a bit of advice and some updates about my ongoing internship at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area in Newport, Oregon. I am the Education and Outreach intern here at YHONA through Environment for the Americas and the Bureau...

Hello again everyone reading this, I’d like to reintroduce myself. My name is Ricardo Rodriguez and I am the Education and Outreach Intern at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area. I am located in beautiful Newport, Oregon and I have been here at YHONA for the...

It has been a little over a month since I started my internship at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area through Environment for the Americas. I have learned so much, and yet, I have barely touched the tip of the iceberg of information about wildlife, land...

Hello y’all, my name is Ricardo Rodriguez and I’m the new Education and Outreach intern for the Bureau of Land Management stationed at Yaquina Head Outstanding National Area through Environment for the Americas. As the Education and Outreach intern here, my duties vary from educating...

As my internship at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Department of Interior (DOI) comes to an end, I can now fully present my work, as one of the best parts about this position is that my responsibilities...

Imagine this: You’re standing on top of a coastal cliff, as wafts of salty ocean air and blooming wildflowers flood your senses. While near the cliff’s edge, you’re able to look beyond a fence to see a small town enclosed between thick stretches of tall...

Born in Texas but raised in Southwestern Indiana, I am a recent college graduate with a major in Political Science and minor in Media Studies. Before moving to the Oregon Coast this past year from the Midwest, I have both worked and studied in England,...