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Opportunities for New EFTA Interns
Check out all of the information about the 2016 internships and apply soon! Candidates are being hired as qualified applications are received!
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Una Piñata
We had a great idea for IMBD this year. Bird piñatas with free giveaways! We sat and talked about how we could make our event in Boulder a little more inviting for Latino families in the surrounding community. After talking about it some, we came to the conclusion that adding Read more…
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International Migratory Bird Day Back Home in Lafayette, Colorado
This last weekend was really fun. It was also really hot. 91 degrees in late September, but the heat didn’t keep many from coming out to the second IMBD event in Lafayette, CO. This last weekend I had the pleasure of working with some great people and great organizations at Read more…
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My Summer Internship in Oregon Has Come and Gone
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…
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Natural History Museum
Last week we had the chance to get a behind-the-scenes-experience with the Ornithology department at the Natural History Museum, which is one of my FAVORITE museums here in Los Angeles. Every time I go, I HAVE to check out the their bird room, and I have always wondered if that’s Read more…
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Diversity and Inclusiveness
“Diversity in the world is a basic characteristic of human society, and also the key condition for a lively and dynamic world as we see today.” — Jinato Hu A main part of this internship has involved workshops and discussions about diversity and inclusiveness in the natural resources. Our first Read more…
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Exciting Things to Come
This week I have worked on more habitat restoration and I have been monitoring the Least Terns at the Venice site. We have started to plant native grasses at Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook in places where we have weeded. It looks great when all the weeds have been removed and Read more…
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Jr. Birding
About a week and a half ago, EFTA headquarters office hosted our first Jr. Birder activity! We offered this activity in conjunction with a nature day put together by Americas Latino Eco Festival (ALEF). As part of the upcoming ALEF festival in September, there are various programs focusing on the theme Read more…