Hello, my name is Valery Serrano-Lopez. I am working for the Forest Service in the San Juan Forest, specifically the Columbine District. I graduated in December of 2021, and post-graduation I was unsure of my…

These past few months have been a real crash course in what summer is like in the Southwest.

Hello blog readers! Outside of my work as a projects and communications fellow for the Partnership Wild and Scenic Rivers Program (based out of the Springfield Armory National Historic Site in Springfield, MA), about a…

Hello all!  This month I’ve been performing a new job duty near and dear to my heart: map making with GIS! As a short recap, through the resource assistant’s program (RAP) I work with the…

Hello, my name is Nick Race and I am the new invasive plant coordinator resource assistant for the Pike National Forest located in Colorado. Essentially my job is to go out and inventory, treat, and…

Hello, my name is Josh Salwey, and I am a HAF intern for Vsitor Services at Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge In Trempealeau, Wisconsin. This past week our refuge was celebrating Latino Conservation Week. During the…