Conservation Fellow
CurrentWorking in collaboration with Salem State University and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation through a conservation fellowship concentrated on wildlife biology and endangered/threatened species management. Along with working with the Shorebird Conservation Program on the monitoring of the Piping Plover and Least Tern, I have been able to participate in local bird banding events with the in-house wildlife biologist, getting experience with Kestrel, Osprey, and Saltmarsh Sparrows. This fellowship is centered on leadership development as weekly leadership seminars are held at one of the DCR's managed parks/properties where I've learned about innerworkings of park, wildlife, recreation, and cultural resource management as well as general park operations. I have been able to sit down for discussions with the internal research team, the forestry department, the forest fire management team, and leaders of such programs as "Growing Wild" and "Greening the Gateway Cities". The fellowship has an overarching goal of completing a project relevant to the field you are placed in, mine being improving/refining the accessibility and proper interpretation of the Shorebird Conservation Program for the general public by helping to create the DCR website as well as related social media pages to increase stewardship within local communities.
