Hi all! Long time no chat! For this blog, I want to tell you all about my sleeepover on Alcatraz Island on the 4th of July!Why did I sleep over on a creepy, rusty, smelly island willingly? Well, during this day, I actually helped out with the...
I could've never imagined that under a full moon, silvery fish would skitter up the sandy beach called Crissy Field. In the dead of a summer night around high tide, you'll see a sea of fish swarming the high tide line looking for a nice...
Volunteers removing Oxalis pes-caprae at Baker Beach in the Presidio. Greetings from Golden Gate! The past few months have simply flown by, and I’ve had the opportunity to learn so much about Golden Gate National Rec Area and habitat restoration. Working at Golden Gate, especially in...
Something I love about this internship is the access to other specialties in ecology. In college, the courses I chose for myself all had to do with marine and freshwater ecosystems. Those courses overlooking the basics of population dynamics were great for the moment. Stepping...
Siliyah Greer's second blog talking about her experience working as a Wetland and Water Quality Monitoring Intern for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA) and EFTA....
Last week, the excitement was palpable as three of our team, Internship Manager, Katherine Shorten, Internship Lead, Chavisa Yamchomsuan, and Communications Lead, Jason Singh, headed to San Francisco to work with the new 2025 intern cohort at the stunning Golden Gate National Recreation Area. For...
Spring is here! The field days have been filled with new friends and discoveries. Almost every day I am introduced to a new plant, fungi, and/or wildlife. I have been creating a list of all the plants I have come across in the field. It...
Hi! I am Joseph Batom, Golden Gate hydrology intern, and I am delighted to share my latest adventures and newfound knowledge with you in the fourth edition of my blog. As is the case with my previous blog posts, I have lots of exciting things...
To new experiences we go! The past month has been budding with a shared love of learning and living in the environment. From yurting to spotting to frogging and more, I’ll walk you through a few of the most memorable moments thus far. Starting with work January...
Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I’ve had quite a first month at GOGA. After the initial orientations, trainings, and other various meetings, I donned my waders and got into fieldwork! I started with a scour chain survey. The survey begins with a topographic survey, where...