Stories and photos from the field
Source: Birds of North America There are seven species of new world vultures. Of these, the black vulture is one of most abundant. Black vultures are residents of tropical and warm temperate areas ranging from southern Canada to southern South America, and are native to Costa Rica. They live up to 10 years on average.… Continue reading The Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
There are just five recognized subspecies of Central American squirrel monkey, and they all reside in southern Costa Rica and northern Panama. The smallest and most threatened, Saimiri oerstedii oerstedii, resides primarily along the southwestern coast of Costa Rica. Male monkeys are the largest and weigh a maximum of 2 pounds–even fully grown! Most monkeys have… Continue reading The Black-Crowned Central American Squirrel Monkey
It’s a fun situation when what you’re trying to protect is being slapped in the face by the new presidential administration. That’s not sarcasm. Really. It’s been an adventure, and we’re definitely making progress! Here at the NWF-RMRC in Denver, my main project is working on public land protection and energy development mitigation with the Dept.… Continue reading National Wildlife Federation Rocky Mountain Regional Center – lots of public lands, wildlife conservation, and “fun” with the new administration!
Living on the Cape the past two and a half months has taught me what winter really means. I never knew it snowed at the beach until I came here. That being said, the weather hasn’t been able to slow down our work very much… I’ve had countless days of frozen feet and hands at this point. I… Continue reading The Edge of the Earth
I’m working with a couple of PhD students at University of Washington, being as one of their assistants. My focus is to find the home ranges of mule and white tail deer using R studio and ArcMap. Seems a simple task. Unfortunately, I wish that is so.
Last week, I began my internship at Capital Metro in Austin! My responsibilities these coming months will be to collect and analyze CapMetro’s data on the facilities’ energy usage (electricity and natural gas), water usage, and waste production.
(photo above taken by Lad Akins, REEF) I have been lucky enough to be a Marine Conservation Intern with REEF Environmental Education Foundation in Key Largo, FL since early January.
Hello to all from the north as we brace ourselves for what is hopefully our last blizzard of the season! I am spending my internship semester (and likely beyond, as I have been officially hired on as an education specialist) with the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium to develop informal environmental education programming for middle and high… Continue reading Environmental Education at the Pittsburgh Zoo
Tonight is my last night in Costa Rica and as I sit on my clean hotel bed with four soft pillows around me I can’t help but reflect on the past 10 weeks. This is the same hotel I stayed in my first night here and at that time I was unaware of the obstacles… Continue reading Costa Rica and a change of plans
I will be spending the next 8 months at an 240 acre, off-grid, sustainable, organic farm called Oz on the northern California coast.