Hello again, one last time from Shenandoah National Park! My time at the park is winding down, and I am reflecting on my experience as a SIP fellow. When I arrived in mid-June, I wasn’t sure what to expect. The rest of the fish crew had already been here for three weeks or more, so …
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Wrapping Up the Summer and Looking Toward the Future
Hi everyone! I can’t believe that I’m already writing my last blog post of the summer. Time has really flown by during this internship. Last week I (along with my SIP Fellows cohort) had the opportunity to present my SIP project at the Ecological Society of America annual meeting in Montreal, Canada. It was so …
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Interview with NPS Mentor Evan Childress
The connection between a SIP Fellow and their NPS mentor is an important one. Not only do they support the fellow through the tenure of their position by helping them adjust to the park, teaching new skills, answering questions about their project, and giving valuable feedback on their work, they are also a valuable resource …
The Future of Dark Skies
Somehow, my time as a Scientists in Parks Fellow at the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park has come to an end. The last few weeks of my internship were remote as I moved from the hot Texas Hill Country to even hotter Arizona for graduate school. While I miss LYJO, being remote for the …
Climate Change; A Problem that Connects All
Oh wow! Twelve weeks have passed and my internship is over. I have spent this exciting and short time, at least to my perspective looking back, doing all kinds of things that have further armed me with the tools necessary to continue to walk the path towards a long and fruitful career in the preservation …
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The Importance of Science Communication
I can’t count the number of times I’ve started reading a scientific paper and thought to myself, “I have no idea what these authors are trying to say”. While this has gotten better as I’ve furthered my education, it shows the frustrating reality of science: it is not communicated in a way that is accessible …
Canal Cessation, Reflections on a Summer Well Spent as an SIP Fellow
As I reach the end of my Fellowship with the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CUVA) it’s incredible to me how much I was able to accomplish in a rapid 12-week span. I started my time with the parks with a loose understanding of the work that needed to be accomplished, and no set protocols on …
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Last Backpack to Knapsack
Our field season has had to face many hurdles including wildfires and the resulting smokey conditions. Unfortunately, our crew was evacuated from our home base in Wawona when the Washburn Fire began. We were very fortunate that our supervisor was able to coordinate for us to backpack and sample in Kings Canyon National Park while …
Landscape Approach is for the Birds, Bees, and Everything In-Between
As my internship continues, I have had the pleasure to dive into such an interesting project that encompasses a large variety of datasets requiring me use a landscape approach for the GIS prioritization model. Here at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE), there has been continuous work to keep the park pristine for tourist and …
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Putting Scenario Planning into Action at Katmai National Park and Preserve
Hello again! In my last blog, I introduced my work with the Denver Service Center Planning Division integrating climate change into parks planning processes. One method planners use to think about how climate impacts on parks is scenario planning, which accounts for uncertainties in future conditions by considering plans against a range of possible climate …
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