When I attended UC Santa Cruz, I worked at the Santa Cruz Arboretum for nearly four years. It was a second home to me as most of my time spent in Santa Cruz was usually there. It was the place where: I had direct experience with plant identification and plant Read more…
From: Passenger Pigeon To: Me and You! I’ve been thinking lately, that many of us don’t know that birds are truly the messengers of the natural world. When you think of a bird messenger, if you’re like me at least, then you think of a pharaoh from ancient times, in Read more…
(La traducción al Español está por debajo de la sección en Inglés) I have learned so much in just a week from living and working in Cali- Colombia with the Association Calidris (Asociación Calidris). On my first week of work the majority of the Calidris researchers were out of the office Read more…
(Traducción al español esta abajo de la sección en ingles) Wow! I have been given the honor to work with the CALIDRIS Association from mid September to early November! Calidris is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) based in Cali, Colombia. Originally formed by biology students fresh out of college along with the guidance of their former ecology professor, Dr. Read more…
As the start of summer officially begins (this Saturday, June 21st!), I am reflecting on the past months of my internship here with Environment for the Americas along with the goals I have for the final stretch of my internship. The wrap up of our International Migratory Bird Day: Walk Read more…
Onn Sunday the 18th we celebrated International Migratory Bird Day at the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve. In preparation for the event Carlos and I were able to do some redecorating in the Visitor Center. We put up a lot of different pictures of birds on the wall; I Read more…
As an intern in the Boulder, CO Environment for the Americas (EFTA) office, one of my main responsibilities is to coordinate Boulder County’s International Migratory Bird Day: Walk in the Wild event which is held at a local wetlands wildlife habitat area. I am happy [and relieved] to report that Read more…
This week I met with Patty Sun from the Audubon Center in Debs Park to discuss having an IMBD event at the park. The center has been very supportive and helpful. They offered to provide the materials needed for the activities we have planned to host next week at the Read more…