Stories and photos from the field
Seven weeks ago I began my internship at the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island in southwest Florida. I am a biology intern responsible for a wide variety of tasks. Some days we are in the mangroves assessing how their soil levels are responding to an influx of nutrients. Other days we… Continue reading Using citizen science for management of birds
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I have spent the past month working for a client of WaterPR, called the Texas Desalination Association. They are responsible for advocating for desalination and brackish water development in the state of Texas. This involves pushing for new legislation to allow for a more streamlined process for building desalination plants and encouraging municipalities and electrical… Continue reading A Salty Story of Water Production in Southwestern US
Howdy! I hope all who reads this is doing well. My name is John Gonzalez and I am currently working as an Environmental Planner with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, or TCEQ. The TCEQ is one of the largest environmental regulatory agencies in the world. Being so large, there are many departments that all focus… Continue reading Environmental Planning for a Better Future
Greetings from the Pacific Islands or should I say Kaselehlie, Ran an nim, Lwen wo, Mogethin, Iakwe, Alii, Tirow, or Hafa adai! My main role as the Pacific Islands Managed and Protected Area Community Socioeconomic Monitoring Regional Coordinator and Mentor (PIMPAC SEM Regional Coordinator/Mentor) is to provide an on-going coordination and communication with jurisdictional teams and assist… Continue reading My First Assignment: Socioeconomic Assessment
Greetings all! I’ve really enjoyed reading the blog posts and learning about the neat projects folks are working on! My internship is here in Austin with Texan by Nature and it’s focused on program management with the hope of increasing impact investments for major conservation projects happening throughout Texas. Much of my work is centered… Continue reading Texan by Nature
Greetings! This being my first blog on researching U.S. Chambers of Commerce, I hope to follow up with more information and cumulative data regarding my findings along the way. My research is identifying technology trends utilized within the Chambers Of Commerce offices across the U.S. In particular, I’m interested in the marketing and communication efforts… Continue reading Chambers of Commerce
Howdy cohort 5 from downtown Austin! I was fortunate enough to find an internship in the Austin area with the Railroad Commission of Texas. I am working with the geology ground water drilling department where they determine if folks who own land and mineral rights to a piece of land are actually going to be… Continue reading learning python and RRC
Declines in amphibian and reptile populations have been a global issue, with more than one third of all species globally threatened. At La Selva Biological Station in Costa Rica, researchers have shown that over 75% of all species of terrestrial amphibians have declined by 75% since 1870. This is among the most critical issues in… Continue reading Biodiversity Crisis: Amphibians and Reptiles at La Selva
Date: June 8, 2017 Source: Michel, N. L., Sherry, T. W., & Carson, W. P. (2013). The omnivorous collared peccary negates an insectivore-generated trophic cascade in Costa Rican wet tropical forest understory. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 30(01), 1-11. Summary: Leaf-litter disturbance by omnivorous peccaries can reverse trophic cascades. In tropical forest, insectivores, such as birds… Continue reading Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Peccaries