“In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we are taught.” Baba Dioum, 1968 During the second week of training, we focused on the interpretive programs we will be doing throughout the summer. Interpretation is a very Read more…
My name is Brenda Ramirez and while I am in Oregon, I will be working as a Field Ranger for the US Forest Service in the Siuslaw National Forest! I arrived in Waldport where I met many kind and inspiring people from all over the country. During my internship here Read more…
Everyday is bird day Susan Bonfield, Environment for the Americas A simple statement made by one of EFTA’s own coordinators when we told her about our World Migratory Bird Day event happening a week after the traditional celebration date. Simple but effective. Because what a way to think about every Read more…
The summer has come and gone, and I am finishing my last week at the park. Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area quickly became a second home, and I’m sad to say goodbye. I can tell I will be homesick the moment I leave the Oregon coast. This journey has been Read more…
What do people on the Oregon central coast do for fun? With the vast amount of state parks and National Forest land the answer is very intuitive. The major activities people do during their free time have to do with the outdoors. Hiking is perhaps the most popular since trails Read more…
Marbled murrelets, a species unknown to me and to plenty I am sure, is a threatened seabird located in Washington, Oregon, and California that nests in old-growth forests. On Wednesday, I had the opportunity to attend a marbled murrelet training and survey in Yachats, Oregon. Yachats is on the coast, Read more…