[caption id="attachment_91720" align="alignnone" width="208"] Map of Padre Island National Seashore[/caption][audio m4a="https://cdn1.environmentamericas.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/24222854/The-Kristi.m4a"][/audio]First week at Padre Island National Seashore, located in Corpus Christi, South Texas! I am dipping my toes and have explored only 5 miles of the 70 miles. This park has to offer sand-and-shell beaches, dunes, grasslands, and tidal flats. It is the...

25 May, 2026 /

My Summer in ABCs Last year, one of my favorite blog posts that I did was The ABCs of the Blackstone. Therefore, I wanted to do it again this year to commemorate my time in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in Alaska and Congaree National...

13 September, 2024 /

As the summer stretches onward, the fish of the Blackstone River remain insatiable, eagerly awaiting their next decadent nightcrawler feast. For me, a Fish & Feathers intern, this means many more days of casting lines and landing catches. Over the past two months, I have been...

22 August, 2024 /

Welcome back to another insightful journey into the social history of the Blackstone River Valley, shared by a Fish & Feathers intern! Today I delve into the everyday life of a mill villager, a subject I have learned much about while exploring historic mill sites...

22 August, 2024 /

This summer I was tasked with piloting a Junior Angler program at Acadia National Park. I took this opportunity very seriously and tried to make the program as best I could. In working previous educational programs, I noticed that to hold kids' attention, they need...

15 August, 2024 /

Critters in the congaree On my first day at Congaree National Park I had the opportunity to walk one of their most popular trails. The Elevated Boardwalk is a 2.6 mile loop that takes visitors through an old-growth bottomland hardwood forest. Visitors will be able to...

15 August, 2024 /

Through my Fish and Feathers internship, I was granted the opportunity to lead a touch tank talk at The College of The Atlantic. The touch tank contained plants and animals native to the intertidal zones of Maine. In preparing to lead this program, I learned...

21 July, 2024 /

This week I had the exciting opportunity to work with Fish and Wildlife Services tagging Atlantic Salmon. These Salmon were caught in the Orland River via electrofishing and brought to the Craig Brook Fish Hatchery for processing. Processing includes tagging the salmon, monitoring them for...

21 July, 2024 /

This weekend, I attended my first community outreach event as a Fish & Feathers intern: River’s Day!River’s Day was created over 20 years ago in celebration of National River’s Month, with the purpose of kicking of the summer by promoting recreational activities on the Blackstone...

21 July, 2024 /

In the Intern Manual, the theme for the 5th blog post is an influential person you have met. I hope it isn’t too basic to talk about my supervisor for this post, but I truly think she deserves this recognition. Kelly Taylor has been and...

16 July, 2024 /
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