My favorite part of any experience whether it be an internship, academic semester, or major life event, is everything you learn in between the lines. This summer I worked on multiple projects like northern spotted owl surveying, mission blue butterfly monitoring, coyote tracking, stream insect sampling, and much more. The technical and professional skills I …
Author Archives: Andrea J Salazar
The Fight to Save the Owls
Last week I was out on a bank swallow survey looking for active nests with folks from San Francisco city planning. As we talked about a project and the swallows, my recent spotted owl encounter became a topic of interest. Bill, my mentor, was joking about a video I posted of an owl flying only …
Beginner’s Luck
Imagine a foggy morning at the beach, hidden coves scattered throughout the coastline or rolling hills carpeted in coyote brush and sage. This landscape is nestled within the traditional territory of the Huimen tribe, the original inhabitants of what is now part of Marin County. My summer internship is based in the Marin Headlands, a …