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Let’s Talk About: Feeding Wildlife
I think we all have an innate connection with wildlife. Whether you’re a city slicker who visits the zoo, an avid sportsman who hunts and fishes to feed your family, or you’re like me and you’re somewhere in between, we all have a desire to see our wild counterparts. Many people feed wildlife in some capacity as a way to engage with nature. But is feeding wildlife an ethical thing to do? In this blog post I’m going to explore the various components of this question in regards to the individual or household. Government agencies at both the state and federal level may engage in feeding wildlife for certain population…
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How to Get an Environmental Job
In this article I’m going to provide a breakdown of the different kinds of jobs within the environmental industry and my top tips on improving your chances for getting hired. Since a young age, I loved wildlife and nature, and knew I wanted an environmental job. While the high school guidance department didn’t offer much assistance at the time in teaching us degree options, I had whittled mine down to two : zoology or environmental science. I chose Environmental Science because it had broader applicability. Once in school, I learned of state agencies responsible for wildlife management and for years I dreamed of becoming a wildlife biologist. However, I wasn’t…
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Let’s Talk About: Volunteering
Welcome back to another “Let’s Talk About” series post, where I dive a little deeper into topics and provide supporting research. Today’s topic is all about volunteering, its benefits, and my experience. Storytime: My History With Volunteering I first began volunteering in college. Midway through my second year, I discovered that I could graduate an entire year early, and as exciting as that was, it was also a terrifying reality check. I was coming to the realization that my classwork alone wouldn’t differentiate me enough as a job applicant, and with only one and a half years of school left, I needed to get more experience, and fast. I already…
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California: Let It Burn?
As we all know, social media is both a blessing and a curse. One of the negatives of social media has been the propagation of misinformation and catchy sayings or infographics that just don’t hold any truth. The biggest one of these has been regarding the wild fires of 2020, specifically of those in California and the Western United States. I’ve seen tweets comparing 2019 wildfire statistics to those of 2020, and posts like “I don’t need a time machine to see climate change, all I have to do is look outside my window,” set to scenes of red smoky skies. As you can imagine, these and other similar posts…
