Public Lands Stewards: Oregon Coastal Ecology

  Hello from the southern coast of Oregon! My name is Rachel Carlson and I am the coastal resources intern working with Oregon Parks and Recreation Department in Brookings, Or. In the beginning of 2019 I was looking for work that was more fulfilling than what I...

Public Lands Stewards: A Volunteer Experience!

It has now been four months since I left my home to travel to Brookings, Oregon to start my AmeriCorps volunteer internship with Oregon Parks and Recreation and it has been such an incredible journey! Over the last several months I’ve had the opportunity to meet and...

Public Lands Stewards: One Month In

It’s been roughly a month since I graduated from college and moved all the way across the United States to start working with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) through the Mt. Adams Institute’s AmeriCorps program: Public Lands Stewards! I think I can...