My favorite aspect of this internship is just the newness of it all. It’s been an experience with something new everyday. From meeting other interns in Colorado, a state I have never visited before, to working at a national park. Everyday at this internship was...
Waving goodbye to Whiskeytown, after what feels like the blink of an eye! I feel a tangible growth in my personality and skill set. I am grateful that I got my first opportunity at using my college degree and knowledge to be shared with the...
One of my favorite things I get to do in my position is spend time with the park’s wildlife biologist. I feel especially privileged that the biologist here has been here for over 3 decades, and therefore has seemingly infinite knowledge on the local area...
As this internship wraps up, I reflect on what has happened. From going to a dislike of the desert to a “this is a really beautiful ecosystem”. My first hands-on experience with wildlife management such as collecting dragonfly larvae for the dragonfly-mercury project to tortoise...
When going to the Saguaro NP website, it reads “Icon of the Southwest” and “Delicate Balance.” After working here in the park, I understand what that means. One of the many facts that I learned is Saguaros take in a bunch of Carbon dioxide from...
Getting hands-on experience with wildlife telemetry. Howdy and welcome back! I will be talking about the work I will be doing as part of the Saguaro National Park Diversity Conservation Crop. Well, the first thing we did was condense that long formal name to Saguaro Youth...
Hiya everyone! My name is Mario and I’m back. For the next few months, I will be working at Saguaro National Park. That’s just 2,300 miles from where I was this summer with the Latino Heritage Internship Program. If you are interested in reading more...