My internship has officially come to an end! Thinking back on these amazing 8 months, every single moment was unforgettable! But one moment in particular stood out to me, a moment I didn't believe I was going to be able to see: the unexpected wave...
This past year, I interned with Environment for the Americas (EFTA) as a Monarch Research and Education intern, working closely with the Adaptive and Integrative Management (AIM) team at Fort Hood. What started as an opportunity to learn about monarch research turned into a season...
How I was Introduced to Monarchs As a little girl, I always had a love for butterflies. I was told from a young age that my name, Vanessa, means butterfly in Greek. Ever since then, butterflies occupied my life. I had butterflies everywhere, including on my...
Hi everyone! While June was a busy month, the highlight for me was being able to attend the annual American Society of Reclamation Sciences that took place in Knoxville, TN. This conference was focused on research and regulatory issues related to anthropogenic land disturbances and the...
Hi all! Considering my program is still hush-hush for now, I'd love to talk about my experience at the Environment Virginia conference I attended this month in Lexington, VA. There was a surprising amount of panels focused on Environmental Justice (EJ), one of the topics...
These last few weeks I was doing field work with the Columbia Spotted frog and then Lupin butterfly surveys. I had a blast at both of these work opportunities. Here are my pictures and explanations as I went through these new experiences! This was on my...
Its getting around that time in the Kern River District at Sequoia National Forest where the temperatures are dropping and snow is falling at the peaks of the mountain ranges. Ive been busy gathering data to make maps of several campgrounds along what we...
https://youtu.be/hUMVeOyXEpY I am a Natural Resources Management Intern working out of Golden Gate Recreation Area. I am very excited to get started in my position and learn a lot more about conservation efforts unique to this area. Visual description: Stephanie Ibarra sits on Rodeo beach with...