Muir Beach Turtle population In May, my main project was trapping western pond turtles at one of our reintroduction sites to monitor the growth of each individual. Historically, western pond turtles were not present at Muir beach, but a huge restoration project was done to improve...

14 November, 2025 /

the star of the show: Rana aurora draytonii In the Golden Gate National Recreation Area there are a handful of different populations of California red legged frogs (Rana aurora draytonii) that we monitor. In the fall, this mostly consists of looking for egg masses laid by...

11 August, 2025 /

What a wonderful 8 months it has been. I've gained so much experience and knowledge working at Golden Gate National Recreation Area - now its onto my next journey. I'll be starting my first year of law school this August and I could not be...

28 July, 2025 /

rare and exciting species! As the aquatic ecology intern, I've gotten to work with so many cool species within the park already. The majority of my work so far has been involved with California red legged frogs, but I have also gotten a chance to help...

05 March, 2025 /

One of the first things I got to do when I started my internship in December was join a team of biologists to look under various cover boards for different species of amphibians and reptiles. A cover board is usually a sheet of plywood that...

27 January, 2025 /

  Hello! Trey Aviles here reporting live from the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in cold Northern California! I guess cold is subjective as one of our interns from the Seattle area thinks it's warm here, but I just moved from a sub-tropical region and I'm...

10 January, 2025 /