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Bureau of Indian Affairs WaterCorps ProgramNovember 13, 2019 | Jonathon Candelaria served as a WaterCorps intern through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) with the San Felipe Pueblo Department of Natural Resources in New Mexico. One of his duties was to help convert the Pueblo’s windmill-powered wells to solar-powered wells.
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Forget GhostBusters – Call a BIA EnviroBuster!
Bureau of Indian Affairs WaterCorps ProgramNovember 13, 2019 | “I knew I was in the right place when our biologist, wearing his Ghost Buster looking electro-shocking backpack, gave confused onlookers a confident nod as we were on our way to sample some urban streams.
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Put Through Their Paces
National Park ServiceNovember 13, 2019 | Stewards AmeriCorps Intern Kylie Decker had a busy summer. She, along with three other summer interns, began and ended their school breaks at very different places.
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Planning Porta-Pottys and Preserving America
Community Volunteer AmbassadorsNovember 13, 2019 | Since 2017, there have been 37 Preserve America Youth Summits, which provide on-site, interactive learning experiences for students and educators which engage them in the study of historic preservation, conservation, and heritage tourism.
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America's Greatest Idea
Community Volunteer AmbassadorsWhat do you want to do when you get older? This is a question I had been asked a lot while I was growing up as a young man. Naturally, my answer changed over time. My first answer was that I wanted to be Santa Claus. Then, over the years, I went through the rolodex of childhood career ideas; a firefighter, an astronaut, the president, etc. Working with the National Park Service wasn’t anywhere on my radar at the time.
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Sentry Dogs and Volunteers
Community Volunteer AmbassadorsFor centuries, we’ve been relying on our partnership with animals to enhance our safety. Between 1959 and 1974, 300 missile sites were active across the county.
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Representation
Community Volunteer AmbassadorsRepresentation matters, and while doing an education piece with a group of girl scouts recently I got reminded of how powerful it is to see yourself represented in intentional ways.
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Mustering the Troops for Patriots Day
Community Volunteer AmbassadorsMinute Man National Historical Park tells the story of the first battle of The American Revolution. In April, the park holds different events to commemorate the battle that occurred on April 19th, 1775 over the course of two weeks. With Patriots Day being a holiday in Massachusetts, this becomes a very high visitation time for the park. Visitors come to the different programs and events that are happening at the park.