In the month of July, I traveled to Vallejo, California for a training on Urban and Community Forestry program coordinated by the program manager in Region 5 which includes California and the Pacific Islands. There,…

What a busy two months it has been! I am not used to working a job where summer is the busy season. The past few years my summers have been for traveling, relaxing, and rejuvenating…

This July has been blistering so far in Albuquerque. It’s going to be 106 °F this week! This summer we have really been feeling the effects of climate change. The Southwestern and Western states have…

Kauaʻi is the oldest of the eight main Hawaiian islands and throughout my trip, I was able to learn about the history of the Alakoko loko iʻa. A loko iʻa is a fishpond created and…

The Forest Service has exposed me to a truly incredible variety of activities over the course of more than 1000 hours. For the curious and motivated no knowledge is withheld. As a Montanan, I have…

Being part of the MANO project thus far has been a wonderful learning experience. Through the MANO project, I am a data management resource assistant (RA) in the US Forest Service regional office in Vallejo,…