My Alaska internship and adventure has come to an end. I spent 5 months as an intern with the Forest Service in the Cordova Ranger District with the Celebra las Aves Playeras project. It was an amazing experience that I grew a … Continue reading
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Monitoring Dusky Canada Goose Nest Islands
The wildlife crew in Cordova is in mid fieldwork season! From shorebird surveys to native plant gardens, invasive plant control and our latest project Dusky Canada Goose Nest Island monitoring. We were out on Pete Dahl, our field camp on … Continue reading
Exploring Alaska and Invasive Plant Project
Last week I had the opportunity to visit a different part of Alaska. The wildlife crew in the Cordova Ranger District took part in a project in collaboration with the USFS and the American Hiking Society to work on invasive … Continue reading
Cordova Ranger District Orientation
I can not believe I have been in Cordova for two and a half months already. I have been involved in community education and outreach, owl surveys, shorebird surveys which was one of my main projects here and other wildlife … Continue reading
Shorebird Surveys in the Copper River Delta
My intern colleagues have been conducting shorebird surveys along the Pacific Flyway in shorebird wintering grounds from California to the Oregon coast for the past weeks. In the recent weeks they have seen less shorebirds at their survey sites. This … Continue reading