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  • Welcome to my blog!

    I am a 23-year-old from Michigan who will be using this site to reflect on my experiences week-by-week at the Smithsonian-Mason-School of Conservation, located at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. I created this for class but look forward to sharing my adventures with anyone interested who stumbles across my blog! A wild eastern American toad…

  • Initial Personal Reflective Essay

    View of sunset over the Blue Ridges from Racetrack Hill. I want to begin this post by saying that I am thrilled to be at the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation (SMSC) this fall semester. Ever since I learned about this opportunity from my mom, the idea that I could spend an entire semester studying on…