All good things must come to an end… but that does not mean there is not better yet to come. My last day in this internship is here and I am reflecting on all the work I have done but also all the new skills...
All our previous planning has finally come into action this month with Winter Wildlife Field Days!!! Winter Wildlife Field Days is a month-long event that happens throughout the month of March every year here in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. It is a family nature...
One of my favorite things I get to do in this internship is host a bilingual (English/Spanish) preschool program every last Saturday of the month. I get to choose the topic, create the program and of course, have fun with it! This last program was over...
I love working with the local community and learning more about them. Luckily this job focuses a lot on building and maintaining those relationships established between USFWS and the communities that the wildlife refuges are in. The Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex covers four different...
Time goes by incredibly fast. This is especially true when it is spent doing new things, in a new place, with new people. I can’t believe my first month here in Oregon is over. At this point, I am used to the rain every day...
Hey everyone! My name is Diana and I am the new intern here in Oregon at the Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex. My official title is the Latino engagement and visitor services specialist coordinator. I'm super excited to be in a new state...
Hello! My name is Aiko Goldston and I will be the Streaked Horned Lark Field Assistant at the Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex in Corvallis, Oregon this summer! I am originally from San Jose, California and I graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a Bachelors of...
Hello! I have been living at William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) near Corvallis, Oregon for almost a month now. For this post, I will be giving a little introduction to my site, William L. Finley NWR. [caption id="attachment_20236" align="alignleft" width="300"] Overlook Pond with the Refuge...