04 March 2022
A Frog Dilemma: Conservation and Uncertainty
New job, new town, new people. This past month has been a time of drastic change. Exactly one month ago today I left my hometown to embark on my first ever full-time professional experience. I…
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04 March 2022
My First Month as a Civilian Climate Corp Fellow
Hi everyone, my name is Benjamin (Ben) Newman. I am currently working at the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge Complex and at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge as an advanced fellow with the Civilian Climate Corp (CCC)…
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04 March 2022
Connecting with the Land… The Wetlands
Starting this fellowship as a Civilian Climate Corps Fellow with the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) through the Hispanic Access Foundation (HAF) has been the perfect way to start off the new year in 2022,…
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04 March 2022
First Month at USFWS!
Time really flies by, when you’re having fun! My first few weeks working with HAF and US Fish and Wildlife have been eye-opening and I believe the beginning of a transformative experience. Before this fellowship,…
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03 March 2022
A Question of Ethics
Conservators are often asked to perform treatments on objects that are badly deteriorated or damaged. Afterall, if an object is in good condition there’s not a good argument to be made for an expensive and…
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03 March 2022
Climate Conservation Corps Fellow
Bosque del Apache NWR (bosque) is an essential stopover for migrating waterfowl and a haven for endangered/threatened species. Floodplains, manmade wetlands, upland desert and riparian forest habitat types compose what is bosque and are essential…
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